The Sustainability Agenda

Mitchel Selby of Shopify joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, to discuss the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) buyer’s perspective in supporting first-of-a-kind (FOAK) carbon removal projects, including how buyers select projects and other important considerations.

Dr. Spencer Meyer of BeZero Carbon joins Ryan Fan, Managing Director and Vice Chair, Global Markets, CIBC Capital Markets, to discuss carbon ratings, including what it takes to assess carbon projects, how it helps carbon credit buyers to mitigate risk, and where the carbon ratings industry is headed.

Learn more about the research mentioned in this episode here: https://cibccm.com/en/insights/podcasts/the-role-of-carbon-credit-ratings-providing-essential-market-infrastructure/

Zachary Kane of Oka joins Ryan Fan, Managing Director and Vice Chair, Global Markets, CIBC Capital Markets to discuss how carbon insurance can help sellers and corporate buyers allocate their carbon credit risk, the benefits of doing this, and where the carbon insurance industry is headed.

Ana Carolina Avzaradel Szklo of VCMI joins Ryan Fan, Managing Director and Vice Chair, Global Markets, CIBC Capital Markets to discuss the Claims Code of Practice, a rulebook helping to guide companies on how they can credibly make voluntary use of carbon credits as part of their climate commitments.

Michael Berends of ClearBlue Markets joins Ryan Fan, Managing Director and Vice Chair, Global Markets, CIBC Capital Markets to discuss the role of carbon pricing, including a closer look at Canada’s carbon pricing policies, the potential impact of political uncertainty on its related programs, and how it is helping companies to accelerate decarbonization investments.

Eric Cooperström of Manulife Investment Management joins Ryan Fan, Managing Director and Vice Chair, Global Markets, CIBC Capital Markets to discuss investment solutions with a natural capital thematic, including an investment strategy focused on forests for their carbon credit value, and how timberland assets are helping to diversify risks and generate new revenue streams.

Nathan Monash and Hugo Bonilla of Lundin Mining join Tarah Masniuk, Executive Director, Sustainable Finance, Global Corporate Banking, CIBC Capital Markets, to discuss environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges in the mining industry, what Lundin Mining is doing to meet its sustainability ambitions, and how sustainable finance is helping them to move the needle.

Luisa Fuentes of CIBC Capital Markets joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, to discuss the key takeaways from CIBC’s inaugural Electrification Summit, including observations on financing electrification in North America and beyond.

Philippe Dunsky of Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors joins Tom Heintzman, Managing Director & Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, to discuss the progress of electrification policy in Canada, the work of the Canada Electricity Advisory Council, and its recommendations to federal government that could accelerate investment in sustainable electricity systems.

Greg Payne of Mackenzie Greenchip joins Tom Heintzman, Managing Director & Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of investing in grid suppliers and operators, and the game changers that can help to accelerate a clean grid.