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Beyond Treehugging: Bottom-up Climate Risk Stress Tests
PANEL: This concluding panel looks to the near future. Central banks and financial regulators now widely acknowledge that climate change is a source of financial stability risk, via physical and transition risk. Discover how financial institutions are leveraging risk quantification techniques to understand the current vulnerabilities to climate-related risks, examine how firms expect to adjust […]
New-Age Checkout: Supporting SMB & Consumer Decisioning
PANEL: Discover how financial institutions can play a pivotal role in supporting SMBs and consumers in adopting and incentivizing sustainable business practices and financing options at point-of-decision. Explore the challenges and opportunities faced by consumers when it comes to making sustainable purchasing decisions and how financial institutions can provide guidance and incentives.
Networking Lunch
Green(ing) Mortgages
PANEL: Join us for an engaging panel discussion on the evolving landscape of green mortgages and their role in promoting energy efficiency and sustainability in both residential and commercial sectors. Discover the initiatives, programs, OPTA intelligence and financial incentives available to individuals and businesses who opt for green mortgages, and how these financing options contribute […]
Tax: Incentivising Good Behaviour
PANEL: The variety of structures that can be utilized in financing green oriented finance projects. These projects will include renewables (solar, wind , hydro and geothermal), nuclear, hydrogen, carbon capture and retrofit. Budget 2023 proposes to provide $500 million over ten years to the Strategic Innovation Fund to support the development and application of clean […]
The End of Proxy Data: Real Analytics
PANEL: How can we understand, develop, and execute on strategies around the Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standards for the Financial Industry (PCAF)? This panel explores how current qualitative and proxy data can be replaced by quantitative factual data, outlining emission-intensive hotspots in the lending industry. By addressing the existing gaps in data sourcing, measuring, […]
Sustainability Semantics 101: Frameworks & Taxonomies
PANEL: This introductory panel sets the stage and allows the attendees to gain a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory landscape and how new mandates will impact the finance sector. Explore the challenges and opportunities that financial institutions face in meeting these requirements.
Oh Canada! Our Lackluster Global Scorecard
MINI KEYNOTE: This keynote looks to global success stories and scores Canada’s progress. How Canada can leapfrog by emulating some of these wins?
Afternoon Networking Hour
NETWORK MEETINGS: Use the Sustainable Finance Summit App to setup multiple one-on-one sessions in the networking hall. Scheduled meetings correspond to table numbers. Establish the partnerships that will advance your business in 2024.