Market Insight: The CSA’s Climate-Related Disclosure Proposal In Context

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Executive Summary

Canadian-regulated climate disclosures are on the horizon. Already under pressure from carbon pricing systems, growing investor and stakeholder focus, and pre-existing environmental regulation, the question executives must ask is this: how can we best prepare for upcoming regulation? This report provides executives with a summary of the movement of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) towards regulated climate disclosures. It highlights the key areas of difference between the CSA’s proposal and other jurisdictional implementations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.

Table of contents

The CSA Aims To Upgrade Mandatory Climate Disclosures For Canadian Firms 
The Developing North American Climate Regulatory And Disclosure Landscape 
The Requirements Of The CSA Proposal 
The CSA Proposal Falls Short Of The TCFD Recommendations 
Looking Forward: Preparing For The CSA’s Mandatory Climate Disclosures 
 

Table of figures

Figure 1. North American Climate-Related Regulatory Developments
Figure 2. Developments Impacting Canadian Spend On ESG And Sustainability
 

About the authors

Connor Taylor

Senior Analyst
Connor is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. His current research agenda focuses on carbon management software, climate change consulting services, and the voluntary carbon markets. Connor joined Verdantix in 2021, with prior experience in EHS technology sales and development. He holds a BA from the University of Cambridge in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic.

Kim Knickle

Research Director, ESG & Sustainability
Kimberly Knickle is Research Director of the ESG & Sustainability practice at Verdantix. Her research areas encompass ESG regulations and reporting, ESG risk, supply chain sustainability, circular economy, social impact, and sustainable finance. Kim has worked for more than 20 years in the IT industry, providing research and analysis to help companies invest wisely in new technologies. Before joining the analyst industry, she held various roles in IT services, engineering and product safety testing, beginning her career at Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Kim holds an MBA from Boston University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell.

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