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The Globe and Mail CAMERON FRENCH Published February 10, 2021
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When Tiff Macklem took over as Bank of Canada governor in June he brought the requisite credentials in government and academia, including a past stint as deputy governor of the central bank.
But more important to some are his ‘green’ credentials, particularly his chairing of the federal Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, which in 2019 recommended Canadian financial institutions revamp their business practices to address the challenges of climate change.
Nine months into the job, and despite the dominance the pandemic is having on the economic agenda, there are signs that the hoped-for sustainability shift is happening at the Bank of Canada.