The Sustainability Agenda

David Janashvili and Tom Heintzman of CIBC Capital Markets, join Siddharth Samarth, Managing Director & Head, Sustainable Finance to discuss key observations from this year’s Climate Week NYC 2023 conference, and the important takeaways to help companies accelerate climate action. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

Duncan Rotherham of Deloitte joins CIBC Capital Markets’ Tom Heintzman to discuss key trends in the carbon markets, how these are influencing the ‘velocity’ of decarbonization and transition efforts, and what this means for companies over the short and long term. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...

Michael Bernstein of Clean Prosperity joins CIBC Capital Markets’ Tom Heintzman to discuss the current challenges posed by carbon price uncertainty, the opportunities for a Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCFD) regime in Canada, and what this means for large emitters. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal dat...

Charles-Antoine St-Jean joins Bindu Dhaliwal, Senior Vice President, ESG and Corporate Governance at CIBC to discuss the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) Sustainability Disclosure Standards, how they are expected to be implemented in Canada, the role of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board, and what corporations should consider being prepared for. Hosted by Simplecast,...

Jonathan Belair of Power Sustainable Lios joins Ijeoma Madueke, Executive Director, Sustainable Finance, CIBC Capital Markets, to discuss the agri-food sector, including climate change’s influence on food supply strategies, the role of Controlled Environment Agriculture, and how food companies can contribute to food system resilience. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswi...

Katarina Wangler Björk of Doconomy joins Ryan Fan, Managing Director and Vice Chair, Global Markets to discuss Doconomy’s carbon calculator – what it does, how it is changing consumer and business behaviours, and why it’s an important tool for climate action. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adve...

Ghada Nafie of Litus joins The Hon. Lisa Raitt, Vice Chair, CIBC Capital Markets, for a multi-part series profiling female entrepreneurs enabling Canada’s energy transition. They discuss break-through solutions for selectively harvesting lithium from aqueous sources, and what this means for lithium producers and the future industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz...

Beatriz Molero Sanchez of SeeO2 Energy joins The Hon. Lisa Raitt, Vice-Chair, CIBC Capital Markets, for a multi-part series profiling female entrepreneurs enabling Canada’s energy transition. They discuss carbon capture utilization and storage (‘CCUS’) technology that breaks down CO2 emissions into clean fuels, how this can be used for generating power or heat, and the benefits for high-emitting i...

Ling Bai of VL Energy joins The Hon. Lisa Raitt, Vice Chair, CIBC Capital Markets, for a multi-part series profiling female entrepreneurs enabling Canada’s energy transition. They discuss the next level of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Predictive Emissions Monitoring Systems (PEMS) and how this helps companies to achieve cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, and sustainability. Hosted by...

Natasha Kostenuk of Ayrton Energy joins The Hon. Lisa Raitt, Vice Chair, CIBC Capital Markets, for a multi-part series profiling female entrepreneurs enabling Canada’s energy transition. They discuss the opportunities and challenges of hydrogen storage and transportation, and how new technology can enable clean distributed energy generation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pc...

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use o...

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adve...

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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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dr. Torill Bigg of Tunley Engineering joins Dominique Barker to discuss Carbon Reduction Planning, and how businesses of all sizes can assess their carbon footprint, develop and implement a credible roadmap to net-zero. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.a...

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about o...

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adv...

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an...