Capital Markets and Sustainability

Following consultations with 200 representatives from the private and public sector across Canada, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) issued its report on Capital Markets and Sustainability in February 2007. The government appointed body concluded that, by linking sustainability factors with investment decisions, capital markets are key to addressing environmental issues such as climate change and ensuring Canada’s long-term economic competitiveness. Given recent polls showing the environment rising to the top of the public agenda, the report’s recommendations about how to overcome barriers to integrating environmental, social and governance factors in investment decisions, is particularly timely.