The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today released its Achievement Highlights report that summarizes the progress made on the strategic initiatives published in the CSA 2019-2022 Business Plan.
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As the pace of progress in sustainability disclosures continues to accelerate, this week the Accounting Standards Oversight Council (AcSOC) and Auditing and Assurance Standards Oversight Council (AASOC) mutually approved the formation of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB).
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announced the appointment of Stan Magidson, Chair and CEO of the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), as Chair of the CSA for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2022.
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Within North America, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have proposed regulations which, if passed into law, would require corporate issuers to publicly disclose a range of practices related to climate change. Both regulators have issued public consultations. While the CSA’s comment period closed in February 2022, the SEC has extended its deadline to June 17, 2022.
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Climate Engagement Canada launches Focus List of corporate issuers to engage on climate risks and opportunities on the road to a net-zero future.
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On March 21, 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule for the enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosures for public companies (the Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule would apply to domestic U.S. issuers and foreign private issuers that do not report through the multijurisdictional disclosure system (MJDS). Although the Proposed Rule currently does not apply to Canadian issuers accessing U.S. capital markets through MJDS, the SEC has requested specific comments on whether they should also be included.
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Climate-related shareholder activism, although not a new phenomenon in Canada, is no longer the exclusive domain of environmentalists and is increasingly becoming a key plank in institutional shareholder and activist campaigns.
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