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Full-Text Articles in Banking and Finance Law
The "Equator Principles": Improved Social Responsibility In The Private Finance Sector, Miki Kamijyo
The "Equator Principles": Improved Social Responsibility In The Private Finance Sector, Miki Kamijyo
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
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Perceived Challenges To Recognition On Prior And Informed Consent Of Indigenous Peoples And Other Local Communities: The Experiences Of The Inter-American Development Bank, Anne Deruyttere
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
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Indigenous People's Right To Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank's Extractive Industries Review, Fergus Mackay
Indigenous People's Right To Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank's Extractive Industries Review, Fergus Mackay
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
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Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank Group, Robert Goodland
Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank Group, Robert Goodland
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
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Financing Environmental Change: A New Role For Canadian Environmental Law, Benjamin J. Richardson
Financing Environmental Change: A New Role For Canadian Environmental Law, Benjamin J. Richardson
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Financial institutions occupy a central role in equity and debt markets, providing the finance that shapes economic development and thus environmental pressures. Environmental regulation has traditionally focused on development itself but not those that financially sponsor developers. To achieve an environmentally sustainable economy in Canada, new regulations and policies to promote environmentally friendly financing in the financial services sector are necessary. This article explains why financing environmental change is crucial, surveys the main private financial institutions in Canada relevant to this task, and makes recommendations on how financial regulation and its broader institutional context can be reformed to support sustainable …