This series provides annual, peer-reviewed updates on key indicators of the global climate system and human influence. It tracks developments between IPCC assessment cycles, using consistent methods to support comparability, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making for policy and finance audiences.

Climate Engagement Canada is an investor-led collaborative initiative supporting corporate climate action in Canada. It engages companies on net-zero alignment, climate governance and transition planning, using benchmarks, dialogue and public reporting to drive accountability, manage climate risk and support a just transition.

Climate Engagement Canada is a public database that tracks and analyses climate-related engagement activities by Canadian institutional investors. It provides company-level information on engagement themes, progress, and outcomes to support transparency, accountability, and informed assessment of investor stewardship practices.

Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health is a Canadian non-profit advancing climate-aligned pension investing. It engages pension beneficiaries, publishes research such as the Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, and advocates for responsible investment, climate risk management, transparency, and long-term financial security across public retirement systems in Canada today.

Future Earth is a global sustainability science platform advancing research on climate, biodiversity and societal transformation. It connects scientists, policymakers and practitioners to produce actionable knowledge, synthesis reports and policy-relevant insights, supporting decision-making for sustainable development and Earth system resilience worldwide through networks, conferences and international partnerships across regions globally.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is a federal department advancing sustainable development of Canada’s energy, minerals, forests and earth sciences. It delivers research, data, policy and tools on climate change, clean energy, critical minerals and resource efficiency, supporting evidence-based decision-making by governments, industry and the public across domestic and international contexts.

International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) develops global sustainability disclosure standards for capital markets.Operating under IFRS Foundation, ISSB issues IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, supporting consistent, comparable ESG and climate reporting.Used by regulators, investors and companies to align sustainability information with financial reporting across jurisdictions worldwide and regulatory frameworks.

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) supports implementation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity by coordinating global biodiversity policy, meetings, and reporting. It provides technical, scientific and administrative support to governments, promotes biodiversity conservation, sustainable use, and equitable benefit-sharing, and facilitates international cooperation on nature and ecosystems.

IFRS Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that develops globally accepted accounting and sustainability disclosure standards.It oversees IFRS Accounting Standards and IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, supporting transparency, comparability and trust in global capital markets for investors, companies and regulators worldwide.

This legal opinion examines whether nature-related risks are foreseeable and material for Canadian companies. It concludes directors must consider, manage and, where material, disclose such risks to meet fiduciary and care duties under Canadian corporate and securities law.

Resilient LLP is a specialist climate change and clean energy law firm providing expert legal, policy and regulatory advice to public and private energy companies, governments, financial institutions and NGOs. It focuses on carbon markets, net-zero strategy, sustainable finance and Indigenous rights in the energy transition.

This toolkit outlines how B Corps and impact businesses can engage in responsible policy advocacy and collective action. It provides guidance, standards, case studies and practical resources to support stakeholder-focused, climate-just and equitable economic systems through transparent lobbying and collaboration.

B Lab U.S. & Canada certifies businesses as Certified B Corporations (B Corps) that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. It promotes inclusive, equitable economic systems in the United States and Canada and supports companies using business as a force for good.

This report synthesises discussions from an international round table on financing city-level climate action, highlighting how local governments overcome fiscal constraints through tailored funding scales, partnerships, innovative revenue mechanisms, and long-term approaches to deliver major decarbonisation programmes across Europe and North America.

This case study explains how the Royal Bank of Canada piloted and expanded a financial access programme for survivors of human trafficking, using a risk based approach to customer identification and verification. It shows how regulated banks can advance financial inclusion while meeting compliance requirements through partnerships with support organisations.

This case study shows how Scotiabank partnered with survivor support organisations to improve financial access for modern slavery survivors. By piloting a simplified, risk-based customer due diligence approach, the bank balanced regulatory compliance with social inclusion, demonstrating a practical model for inclusive banking within existing know-your-customer (KYC) frameworks.