In this episode of Voices, Mairead Lavery, CEO and President of Export Development Canada, talks about the role of overseas credit, insurance, and guarantees in the transition to a net-zero economy. In discussion with IHRB’s CEO John Morrison, Lavery discusses the importance of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to inform investment, credit, and insurance decisions throughout the finance sector. The challenge being to align human rights considerations with net-zero ambitions in order to enable energy transitions that benefit the workers and communities most affected. Lavery and Morrison also look ahead to the upcoming UN Climate Conference in Glasgow (COP26) in November 2021, and what role they forsee for ESG approaches in the deliberations.
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