Diane's Latest Articles
Q&A: How will Canada define what a ‘green’ investment is?
Within the next year, the investment community and the public should know what activities will and will not count as contributions to Canada's 2050 carbon neutrality goal.
Proposed housing solution: A Quebec hub to accelerate affordable housing financing
Le Pôle accélérateur en finance immobilière is one of the 18 finalists for Round 5 of the CMHC Housing Supply Challenge. All the finalists proposed new ways to deliver housing.
4 Canadian suggestions to increase community finance funds
Canadians were invited to submit propositions for the 2025 budget last summer. Starting Oct. 1, the House of Commons finance committee meets with the submitters, including Catalyst Community Finance Initiative.
Private developer joins forces with non-profit team to outbid the competition and build social housing in Montreal
Once cursed property now blessed with a unique partnership and new potential.
Blended finance: A Canadian way to raise funds, but happening mainly in Quebec
Major players in Canada's social finance ecosystem are exploring blended finance to attract private capital. Quebec, which has used blended finance for decades, is a key resource.
PREVIEW: A Q&A with MP Ryan Turnbull on Canada’s social finance future
Ahead of this week's Social Finance Forum, the Whitby, Ont. MP chats to social finance reporter Diane Berard
Ten observations about the state of Canada’s outcomes-based finance efforts
The Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation and the Sorenson Impact Institute at the University of Utah have published the first comprehensive report on Canadian Outcomes-Based Finance.
Q&A: Will Canada follow in Europe’s footsteps and regulate greenwashing?
Canada’s sustainability disclosure regulation is caught between Europe's pull and the U.S. status quo
