Environmental. All sectors of the Canadian economy are adopting increasingly sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices to help the transition to a net-zero economy. In particular, as the Government of Canada stated in its Emissions Reduction Plan, Decarbonizing the buildings sector is critical to Canada s pathway to 2030 and 2050.1 In 2019, commercial and residential buildings accounted for 12 percent of Canada s greenhouse gas GHG emissions.2 Clearly, the real estate industry has a pivotal role to play in achieving the federal government s emissions reduction goal by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are essential to businesses for the opportunities they bring, and for the reputational and economic risks that arise from making the wrong decisions. In light of the growing interest and scrutiny in ESG matters from within Japan and abroad, the Japanese government has been pushing a range of measures to implement ESG initiatives.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are essential to businesses for the opportunities they bring, and for the reputational and economic risks that arise from making the wrong decisions. In light of the growing interest and scrutiny in ESG matters from within Japan and abroad, the Japanese government has been pushing a range of measures to implement ESG initiatives.
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The government of Canada recently delivered its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan. The Plan outlines current and new policies by the federal government to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets and, in some cases, associated funding. This article is the third in a three-part series that outlines certain strategies of the Plan (supplemented by the recent federal budget) to further Canada's transition toward a low carbon economy.