The Order of Ontario rewards a climate villain
By continuing to fund fossil fuel expansion, RBC is complicit in robbing us of a livable future, write Jordan Thaker, Dani Michie and Amy Mann.
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Vancity credit card will let you measure carbon emissions of your purchases
A first in Canada, the move will allow Vancity Visa customers to see the estimated carbon footprint of everything they purchase using their credit card.
Citizen's lab report slams Liberal cybersecurity bill as 'bad law'
A new research report says federal cybersecurity legislation is so flawed it would allow authoritarian governments around the world to justify their own repressive laws.
Where should climate-concerned Canadians bank?
Climate-concerned Canadians can take action against fossil fuel-funding banks by shifting their business elsewhere, writes Matt Price of Investors for Paris Compliance. But where should you take your dollars?
One in 5 Barclays shareholders rejects U.K. bank's climate strategy
The bank plan met opposition after environmental protesters disrupted its annual shareholder meeting in Manchester earlier this month.
‘They pretend we don’t exist’: Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs insulted after RBC cancels in-person meeting last-minute
“Today is one of the highest insults I've ever received as a chief,” Wet'suwet'en hereditary Chief Namoks said Thursday after RBC cancelled the in-person portion of its meeting at the last minute. “You’ve seen the violence (on Wet'suwet'en territory); I think today's insult was bigger.”
Switzerland’s biggest bank shuns new oilsands projects
Despite committing to the Paris climate agreement, Rainforest Action Network called the move by UBS an “absurdly weak policy.”
Global bank financing for fossil fuels increased in the three years following the adoption of the 2015 Paris Agreement, from US$612 billion in 2016 to US$654 billion in 2018.
They say climate change will define Canada's economy over the next decade, yet Canadian financial institutions are some of the world's biggest backers of oil and gas.
Canada's G7 presidency in 2018 is an opportunity to lead the world towards a sustainable financial system
Will Canada lead the world in the transition to a more sustainable financial system?
New federal cybersecurity strategy follows 'overlap, lack of clarity'
In the often shadowy and dangerous domain of cyberspace, the federal government wants Canadians to have a trustworthy place to turn to help stay safe online.
After fining bank, financial spy agency pursues others for sloppy oversight
After fining a Canadian bank $1.1 million, a financial spy agency is now pursuing a number of other large businesses in court for for sloppy oversight or failures to report suspicious activities.