Presentations:
My Fossil Fuel Divestment Journey By Kate Reekie
Learning how to build climate aware portfolios By Adnan Shaikh
Présentation conférence ESG_2026-03-07 By Nicolas Demeulenaere
Co-operators Home Insurance Presentation By Liv Gauthier
Canada’s Public Pensions and the Climate Crisis By Cheryl Randall
Investing in the Renewable Energy Transition with OREC By Marion Siekierski
Preserving and Expanding Affordable Housing By Mike Bulthuis & Sarah Button
Climate & Your Cash Glebe Highlight Video
Climate & Your Cash Glebe Full Length Video
Resources recommended by our presenters:
Recommended by our moderator Susan Rohac:
Responsible Investment Association (RIA); https://www.riacanada.ca/about/
Information on a variety of banks and funds.
Recommended by our “lived experience” participant Kate Reekie:
Websites that allow you to search on the fossil fuels profile of banks, credits unions, and other financial institutions in your area, plus basic investing information:
https://bank.green/ Can search globally for financial institutions.
www.fossilfreefunds.ca Note that information for some institutions has been updated more recently than for other institutions.
Banking on Climate Chaos, 2025 report: https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org/?bank=JPMorgan%20Chase#fulldata-panel
Annual reports issued by a coalition consisting of Bank Track; Centre for Energy, Ecology, and Development; Indigenous Environmental Network; Oil Change International; Rainforest Action Network; Reclaim Finance; Sierra Club; and Urgewald. The reports contain information on how much money banks have allocated to fossil fuel funding.
Recommended by Adnan Shaikh, National Bank of Canada:
How to spot a true SRI fund: https://iaclarington.com/docs/default-source/products-and-services/sri/vancity-checklist-en.pdf?sfvrsn=f1791d3_26
Towards a low-carbon future: https://iaclarington.com/docs/default-source/products-and-services/sri/fossil-fuel-free-case-study-en.pdf
IA Clarington Inhance SRI Funds-Fossil Fuel Free Investment Solutions: https://iaclarington.com/docs/default-source/products-and-services/sri/fossil-fuel-free-brochure-en.pdf
National Bank 2024 Sustainability Report: https://www.nbc.ca/content/dam/bnc/a-propos-de-nous/esg/pdf/sustainability-report-2024.pdf
NEI Responsible Investment Policy: https://www.neiinvestments.com/content/dam/nei/docs/en/responsible-investing/reports/NEI-RI-Policy.pdf
Recommended by Cheryl Randall, SHIFT Action:
2024 Canadian Pension Climate Report Card: https://www.shiftaction.ca/reportcard202
2024 Summary Report Card: https://www.shiftaction.ca/s/Shift-2024-Summary-Canadian-Pension-Climate-Report-Card.pdf
2024 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Report Card analysis: https://www.shiftaction.ca/s/Shifts-2024-Report-Card-CPPIB-Analysis-Net-Zero-Update.pdf
Entrenched Interests: Fossil Fuel Ties on Canada’s Pension Boards: https://www.shiftaction.ca/entrenched-interests
Gaslighting the Energy Transition: Hydrogen cannot prevent investments in gas from putting planet and profits at risk: https://www.shiftaction.ca/gaslighting-the-energy-transition
The Fossil Fuel Assets Privately Owned by CPPIB: https://www.shiftaction.ca/cppib-fossil-fuel-investments
Legal Challenge Overview: https://www.shiftaction.ca/cppib-challenge
Digital action supporting the young Canadians demanding action on climate risk: https://win.newmode.net/shiftaction/cppib-challenge
Webinar in climate legal challenge against CPPIB: https://youtu.be/7g9xK-yBCJY
SHIFT’s latest quarterly update on Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)-owned fossil fuel companies (CCPIP Watch): https://www.shiftaction.ca/news/cppibs-fossil-fuel-companies-jul-sep2025
Ottawa Renewable Energy Cooperative (OREC); represented by Marion Siekierski and John Kirkwood
Opportunities to invest in solar and wind projects, mainly in the Ottawa area: https://www.orec.ca
Housing Forever Bonds; represented by Mike Bulthuis (Ottawa Community Land Trust) and Sarah Button (Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation):
Housing Forever Bonds – Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation
Ottawa Community Land Trust – Affordable community housing.
Co-operators Insurance; represented by Liv Gauthier:
Sustainability practices during home insurance claims: https://www.cooperators.ca/en/accounts-services/make-a-claim/sustainable-claims
Sustainable investing: https://www.cooperators.ca/en/about-us/sustainability/sustainable-investing
General sustainability home page: https://www.cooperators.ca/en/about-us/sustainability
Climate action and advocacy: https://www.cooperators.ca/en/about-us/sustainability/climate-action-and-advocacy
Resources in the broader community:
Corporate Knights
An organization focused on a sustainable economy. Publishes a quarterly magazine and an electronic newsletter. Publishes a yearly rating of the world’s 100 most sustainable corporations.
https://corporateknights.com/rankings/global-100-rankings/
Faith and the Common Good
A national interfaith network dedicated to helping religious congregations of all backgrounds to build sustainable communities. Faith and the Common Good has developed an eco-investment tool aligned with the values in Pope Francis’ Laudato Si encyclical and focused on divesting from fossil fuels. https://www.faithcommongood.org/catholic-eco-investment-accelerator-toolkit/
https://www.faithcommongood.org/accelerateur_deco_investissement_referentiel
Go Parity
Investment opportunities that help fund small-scale community projects. https://goparity.ca/
Good Investing Classroom: Run by Tim Nash
An online resource for learning how to “create an investment portfolio that reflects your values”. Run by Tim Nash, a certified financial planner with a focus on making your money do good. https://www.giclassroom.com/
Tapestry Community Capital
Information on how community bonds work. Based in Toronto. info@tapestrycapital.ca
Books from Ottawa Public Library:
Activate Your Money: Invest to Grow Your Wealth and Build a Better World (2021). Janine Firpo.
ESG Investing for Dummies (2021). Brendan Bradley.
Financial Feminisim: A Woman’s Guide to Investing for a Sustainable Future (2021) Jessica Robinson.
Girls Just Want to Have Impact Funds: A Feminist Guide to Changing the World with Your Money, Camilla Falkenberg (2024). Audiobook.
Socially Responsible Investing (2007) e-video
The Future of Socially Responsible Investing (2013) e-video
The Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose, and Capitalism (2017). Joel Solomon.
Transition to the Green Economy. (2014) e-video.
Your Money and the World: How to Spend, Save, Donate, and Invest Sustainably (2025). Cecile Biccari.