Charting The Course For A Sustainable Future: OSC Hosts Virtual Panel On Regulating For Sustainability

On November 23, 2021, the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") held OSC Dialogue 2021: Creating Conditions for Growth. As part of this virtual event, which centred a discussion around how capital markets can contribute to sustainable long-term growth during a critical period for the Ontario economy, the OSC hosted a panel discussion entitled Regulating for a Sustainable Future (the "Panel"). The Panel was moderated by Wendy Berman, then Vice-Chair of the OSC, and discussed the steps that Canadian corporations can take, and are taking, to address climate change.

Topics raised by panel members ranged from the regulatory importance of consistent disclosure to the intersection of ESG and capital markets, as well as how climate-related initiatives can support innovation.