Author archives

Dominique Barker of Lithium Royalty Corp joins Tom Heintzman, Managing Director and Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability to discuss the latest developments in the market demand for electric vehicles, how this is impacting lithium’s growth projections, and where Canada’s ambitions stand in building a secure and sustainable lithium supply chain.

Goda Aglinskaite of ClearBlue joins Dominique Barker, Managing Director and Head of Sustainability Advisory to discuss the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – what it means for EU and non-EU producers in carbon-intensive industries and the implications for global trade.

Henry Boucher of Sarasin & Partners joins Dominique Barker to discuss the stewardship role assets managers can play in sustainable investing – from changing the conversation on achieving returns, to active engagement with investee companies on ESG-related disclosures, and why it’s important.

Debra Chen, Producer and Host of The Great Fail podcast series, joins Dominique Barker to discuss the lessons learned from companies who have failed, and why companies need closer engagement with their investors on sustainability to avoid the next Great Fail.

Myles Allen of Oxford University and Jane Savage of Producer Accountability for Carbon Emissions (PACE) join Dominique Barker to discuss the Carbon Takeback Obligation for the safe and permanent disposal of CO2, and what it could mean for companies that extract or import fossil fuels. Learn more about the reports referenced in the episode: Mission Zero: An Independent Review of Net-Zero, Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP (2023) UK Government https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1128689/mission-zero-independent-review.pdf Extended producer responsibility for fossil fuels, Stuart Jenkins et al (2023) Environ. Res. Lett. 18 011005 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aca4e8/pdf

Roman Dubczak of CIBC Capital Markets joins Dominique Barker to discuss the growth of Sustainability Advisory, how we are evolving the conversation with our clients, and our priorities for 2023.

Linda Scala of CIBC Enterprise Risk Management joins Dominique Barker to discuss the key takeaways from the Finance and Biodiversity Day at the COP15 Convention on Biological Diversity, and what it means for financial institutions.

Bruce Ander of Markham District Energy joins Dominique Barker to discuss why District Energy is important to the transition in Canada and the opportunities for city-owned utilities.

Join Brandon Lewis and Dominique Barker in the third episode of our multi-part natural capital series, as they discuss investments in natural capital, the potential for positive financial returns and how it contributes to global sustainability solutions. The World Economic Forum’s Report referenced in this episode can be found here: https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Future_Of_Nature_And_Business_2020.pdf

In anticipation of COP15, join Camille Maclet and Dominique Barker for the second episode of our multi-part natural capital series as they discuss nature-related financial disclosures, the upcoming post-2020 global biodiversity framework and what it could mean for the private sector.

The economy and societal well-being are highly dependent on nature, but, nature is being lost at an unprecedented rate. In anticipation of COP15, join Dr. Gemma Cranston and Dominique Barker for the first episode of our multi-part natural capital series, as they discuss this emerging topic concerning businesses and financial institutions.

Annalee Bloomfield of Sustain.Life joins Dominique Barker to discuss sustainability software that supports businesses in managing their climate impact; and the challenges and opportunities for small to medium-sized enterprises to integrate sustainability, and measure and report on their carbon emissions.

Paul Judge of GE Renewable Energy joins Dominique Barker to discuss Lessons from the Wind Industry - from key technological innovations, challenges and opportunities, to the parallels drawn from scaling other carbon removal technologies like Direct Air Capture

Bindu Dhaliwal, VP of Environmental, Social, Governance at CIBC, joins Dominique Barker to discuss CIBC’s Power Generation target and how it advances CIBC’s Net Zero ambition.

Craig Stewart from the Insurance Bureau of Canada, and Dr. Blair Feltmate from the Intact Center on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo, join Dominique Barker, and special co-host, Natalia Moudrak from Aon, to discuss Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy (“NAS”), its impacts on the Canadian economy and society, and its global relevance as we head into COP27.

James Wright and Frank Palladino of CIBC Capital Markets join Dominique Barker to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”), its impacts on the U.S. energy transition, and what it means for our clients going forward.