Sustainability Leaders

In this episode, First Nations Financial Management Board CEO Geordie Hungerford and Data and Analytics Manager, Shawn Blankinship, discuss the Roadmap Project, which features six areas on how to help nations advance and begin to share in the prosperity of Canada.

In this episode, BMO and Bloomberg discuss a subject that is fundamental to the energy transition: Electric Vehicles and why EV sales are surging.

In this special episode from BMO’s IN Tune Podcast, our BMO experts discuss why the conversations around the role of farming in carbon and emissions management are intensifying.

The need for companies to integrate ESG performance criteria is an important mechanism to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to help in the transition to a net zero economy, according to the bilingual panelists at the recent International Economic Forum of the America’s Conference of Montreal.

Everyone has different goals regarding impact and risk in ESG integration and sustainable finance products. And it’s important to understand, both from the perspective of investors and issues, what the trade-offs are, according to panelists at the recent BMO Global Reserve and Asset Managers Conference. The panel featured BMO’s Former Head of Sustainable Finance Jonathan Hackett, Kathrin Forrest,...

Conversations around investing for an environmentally sustainable future have significantly changed over the last decade, shifting from avoiding potential risks to seizing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, according to panelists at the recent Milken Institute Global Conference. The panel, featured Dan Barclay, CEO of BMO Capital Markets, Giulia Chierchia, Executive Vice-President, Strategy, Sustai...

In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, join Dan Barclay, CEO of BMO Capital Markets, in conversation with John Ruffolo, one of Canada’s best known venture capitalists, John and Dan discuss an accident that left John unable to walk, his personal journey of recovery and the importance of the support he received from the University Health Network Foundation and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institut...

Hydrogen holds lots of promise for decarbonizing heavy industry and is also one of the leading options for storing renewable energy. In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, join host Nalini Feuilloley, BMO’s Head of Responsible Investment in this podcast discussion with Matthew Fairlie, Vice Chairman and Director of Next Hydrogen, on how hydrogen will be used to help in the transition to a low...

The manifestations of climate change - from oppressive heat to torrential floods – can impact vulnerable peoples the most. In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, George Sutherland, BMO Advisor, Climate Change and Sustainability, speaks to Patricia Fuller, Senior Fellow, University of Ottawa Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, about how climate change policies can advance the c...

This special episode from BMO’s IN Tune Podcast digs into the core themes from BMO’s 17th annual Farm to Market Conference across the food and agriculture value chain. Listen to what BMO experts Dan Barclay, Bert Powell, Joel Jackson, Ken Zaslow and Doug Morrow had to say.

Join BMO Capital Markets Chief Executive Officer Dan Barclay as he hosts this special podcast discussion with Justine Hendricks, Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Sustainability Officer at Export Development Canada and BMO’s Jonathan Hackett, Head, Sustainable Finance, on the nature of the challenges and opportunities ahead as their organizations collaborate to help carbon intensive compan...

In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, Susan McGeachie, Head of the BMO Climate Institute, hosts this special, Earth Day podcast discussion with Corey Diamond, Executive Director of Efficiency Canada on how Canada can help meet its climate ambitions through building retrofits.

In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, Jonathan Hackett, Former Co-Head of the BMO Capital Markets Energy Transition Group and Former Head, Sustainable Finance, joins Jason Few, President and CEO of FuelCell Energy, in a conversation about the role of fuel cell energy and hydrogen in the transition to a low-carbon world. Listen to learn why clean baseload platforms, hydrogen and carbon capture...

This week on Sustainability Leaders, as we look to the next Milken Institute Global Conference in May, we look back at some of the issues that were top of mind at its last global gathering in October. The Milken Institute Global Conference 2021 hosted a panel with top experts, including Kristi Mitchem, CEO of BMO Global Asset Management. Panellists discussed a number of topics including the future...

Increasingly industry has come to the realization that to reach 2050 climate goals, big business must take a leadership role. That was one of the key takeaways from this conversation between Rohitesh Dhawan, CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and Dan Barclay, Chief Executive Officer of BMO Capital Markets, at the 2022 Global Metals and Mining Conference. In this episode,...

Increasingly more companies and governments have come to realize that the global economy must become more sustainable or risk an environmental-related collapse. That was one of the key takeaways from the 2021 Milken Global Institute Conference panel on Investing in a Sustainable Business Transition. The panel featured Dan Barclay, CEO and Group Head at BMO Capital Markets, Jorge Mesquita, CEO, Blu...

The disparity in access to capital for Black and Brown founders is well documented, as is the low number of Black and Brown leaders in private equity and venture investing. But promising trends have and disruptive solutions are being put into play to drive change. This episode of Sustainability Leaders is from a recent BMO EMpower Summit, where leaders of color in the investment space share their...

Join BMO’s Michael Torrance and Mr. Basile van Havre as they discuss the Pre- and Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, what functions it serves, the goal of COP15, the importance of biodiversity protections for countries and the potential impacts if the world fails to act. 

In this special Sustainability Leaders episode from BMO’s IN Tune Podcast that aired in late December, BMO’s Camilla Sutton, MD in Equity Research, joins BMO’s Doug Morrow, Ben Pham, and John Gibson to discuss how Carbon, Capture, Usage, and Storage (also known as CCUS) represents one of the best near-term opportunities to reduce C02 emissions, particularly as Canada looks to meet its 2030 and 205...

Join BMO’s Michael Torrance, Justin Huntington, Founder and Chief Science Officer of Climate Engine, and Jamie Herring, CEO of Climate Engine, as they discuss Climate Engine’s innovative spatial analytics tools leveraging Earth Engine and satellite big data to analyze climate risk, for sustainability management and climate finance. Climate Engine is a firm that specializes in the unique delivery o...

On this special episode of Sustainability Leaders, BMO’s Dan Barclay joined Hiromichi Mizuno, Special Envoy of U.N. Secretary-General on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments, to discuss COP26, the role of finance and banking in the battle against climate change and the transition to a low carbon world.

In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, BMO's John Uhren spoke with two of the women awarded a grant through our BMO Celebrating Women Grant Program. Melissa Tashjian, Founder and CEO of Compost Crusader, and Christal Earle, Founder and CEO of Brave Soles, discuss their innovative businesses and how they’re driving sustainable outcomes for their clients and customers.

In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, BMO's Jonathan Hackett spoke with Justine Hendricks, Senior Vice-President and Chief Corporate Sustainability Officer, Sustainable Business and Enablement, at Export Development Canada (EDC), on the ground in Glasgow as the COP26 was coming to a close. The two experts discussed how EDC has evolved with the growing global focus on Climate Change and why su...

In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, BMO's Nalini Feuilloley, Director of Responsible Investment Team, spoke with Fiona Reynolds, CEO of the United Nations Supported Principles for Responsible Investment, on the ground in Glasgow as the COP26 rolled into its final days. The two experts discussed how the UN Climate Conference has changed, why COP26 has been so unique, and what the road looks...

On this special episode of Sustainability Leaders, BMO Financial Group's CEO, Darryl White, sat down with John Graham, President, and Chief Executive Officer at CPP Investments, at this year's International Economic Forum of the Americas' Toronto Global Forum. The two discussed sustainable investing and capital allocation in the context of the global energy transition.