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Olaf Weber

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CIBC Chair and Professor in Sustainable Finance, Schulich School of Business.

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · Sep 5

Happy to announce a new publication. An investigation of campuses’ sustainability practices in Nigerian higher education institutions. HEIs adopt a wide range of sustainability approaches, underlying the need for concerted efforts to enhance sustainability initiatives. doi.org/10.1108/IJSH...

An investigation of campuses’ sustainability practices in Nigerian higher education institutions

Purpose. This study aims to dive into the unique context of Nigerian universities, exploring their roles in terms of campus sustainability practices and the challenges they face while implementing sus...

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · Sep 4

New publication alert An Assessment of Sustainable Banking Performance in Sub‐Saharan Africa—Does Doing Good and Doing Well Go Hand in Hand? Is available open access at dx.doi.org/10.1002/csr....

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Sep 4

Good.

Ørsted sues Trump administration for halting $1.5bn offshore wind project

Danish renewable energy company seeks court order to allow it to finish Revolution Wind development

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · Jul 3

The air heat pumps we use in Canada can.

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · Jul 3

Just some facts in light of the heat. Heat pumps can also cool. Nuclear power plants can only run at reduced capacity.

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations on your PhD, Adeboye and Vasu. This is an outstanding achievement. #convocation

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · Jun 5

Today the 2025 #CSFN conference will start. csfn2025.schulich.yorku.ca #CSFN2025

Home - CSFN 2025 Conference

The Schulich School of Business and the Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business at York University are pleased to be hosting the 6th Canadian Sustainable Finance Network Conference on June 5-6, 2...

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · May 28

We are pleased to announce that the final program of the 2025 Annual Canadian Sustainable Finance Conference is now available. Have a look at the great presentations: csfn2025.schulich.yorku.ca/wp-content/u...

#CSFN2025

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · May 28

Thanks a lot to the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada for selecting me as their fellow. Your are a home for me since 15 years. Check asac.ca/membership/a... for more information.

ASAC Fellows

The “ASAC Fellows” program is a networking and mentoring initiative intended to showcase and engage distinguished Canadian scholars in helping early career researchers, especially doctoral students…

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Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬 @drkarenpinder.bsky.social · May 27

Uh no, we are NOT. #Never51 🇨🇦

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Julie Segal @julieesegal.bsky.social · May 15

A new climate Transition Plan organization launched in Canada: Business Future Pathways.

Risk / emission disclosure is a start, but a transition plan is for action. In a sinking boat, counting the leaking holes isn't enough, plugging the holes is a necessary solution.

www.businessfuturepathways.ca

Home - Business Future Pathways Canada

Business Future Pathways provides practical, investor-endorsed, internationally aligned, and made-in-Canada guidance to help companies operationalize and report credible climate transition plans to gl...

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · May 9

Interested in #greenwashing in #fashion? Here is a report for you: www.fashiontakesaction.com/canadian-con... One interesting finding is that those who think they recognize greenwashing actually don't recognize it.

Canadian Consumer Perception of Sustainable Fashion & Greenwashing — Fashion Takes Action

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Investors for Paris Compliance @investors4paris.bsky.social · May 2

You might not have had time to sift through RBC's recently released 150-page Sustainability Report, but we did... 👀

Explore our summary here:
www.investorsforparis.com/is-rbc-aband...

#ESG #baking #finance #climate #canada

Is RBC abandoning its “sustainable finance” target a bad thing? - Investors For Paris Compliance

In case you don’t have the time to sift through RBC’s recently released 150-page Sustainability Report, below we identify key updates to its climate commitment.

www.investorsforparis.com

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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · May 1

Good news from Britain… because markets alone arent doung the job. www.businessgreen.com/news/4413004...

'A common-sense decision': Government to make solar panels mandatory for new homes in England

Ministers expected to beef-up Future Homes Standard to ensure solar panels are installed on 99 per cent of new build homes from 2027

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · May 1

Last year, Pakistan installed an incredible 22GW of solar—more than Canada has ever built!

Pakistan initially committed to slash emissions 20% by 2030. But in 2021, it upped that commitment to 50%, as it's a win-win: switching to clean energy addresses poverty too.

Read more:

Break the climate silence!

Pakistan scales up solar, the world loses a climate champion, and conversations spark action

www.talkingclimate.ca

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Richard Brooks @richardbrooks.bsky.social · Apr 30

Remember when banks were scrambling to respond to activist pressure and show they were climate leaders? In Feb 2021, Royal Bank of Canada announced they would put $500 billion into Sustainable Finance by 2025. Yesterday they abandoned that goal. Oh the good 'ol days.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · Apr 30

Today is the last day to register for the Canadian Sustainable Finance Network Annual Conference. The conference offers the latest research and an exciting panel about the future of #sustainablefinance. Register at csfn2025.schulich.yorku.ca/registration/

Registration - CSFN 2025 Conference

Registration – now open Registration deadline is April 30, 2025. All registration rates are inclusive of federal HST taxes. Register Now Rates CSFN members: $425 Non-CSFN members: $475 PhD students: $...

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ETH Zurich @ethz.ch · Apr 30

What does it mean to trust politics and climate science — and what drives trust or mistrust? Is the much-discussed "crisis of trust" real? Find out for yourself and join SiP Talk #12 on Monday, May 19, 18:15-19:45 at Clausiusstrasse 59. gess.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

SiP Talk #12

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Apr 28

If you want Mark Carney as our Prime Minister, don’t take anything for granted today.

Trump won in part because too many people didn’t think he would.

Think how you’ll feel if Poilievre wins a close election & you didnt #VOTE for Carney.

This is no time to take chances.

TURNOUT WINS ELECTIONS.

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · Apr 26

I am not a formal dress-code kind of person. But showing up at a funeral in a blue suit and red tie is not appropriate.

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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · Apr 24

Why Did the Republicans Want to Fundraise for Pierre Poilievre?
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/why-did-th...

Why Did the Republicans Want to Fundraise for Pierre Poilievre?

A curious fundraising website reveals an abandoned GOP-Conservative collab

www.bugeyedandshameless.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Apr 24

When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Apr 22

🌍 | Rising global temperatures are driving changes in sea level and contributing to extreme weather conditions, causing catastrophic impacts on human life and a decline in the planet’s biodiversity.

#OxfordClimate

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · Apr 19

I was #voting early today. You can use the long weekend to go and #vote #Canada #elections

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Apr 11

We got our Canadian election voter card in the mail this week, and will be taking advantage of the 4 days of advance voting that will make it easy.

Remember, the polls look good for Carney, but DON’T be overconfident.

Polls don’t win elections.

Neither do pundits.

TURNOUT wins elections.

#VOTE

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Apr 18

History Professor Answers Dictator Questions

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...

History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

YouTube video by WIRED

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Olaf Weber @webero.bsky.social · Apr 15

Big Banks Look for Profits in 3°C Future—and Keep Financing Big Oil www.theenergymix.com/big-banks-lo...

Big Banks Look for Profits Amid Global Temperature Rise

Banks are planning for a future where climate action fails and global temperatures rise as high as 3°C—but they’re still financing the fossil fuel projects driving that catastrophe, often through shar...

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ETH Zurich @ethz.ch · Apr 15

Die ETH ist auf Kurs aber noch lange nicht am Ziel: Eine klimaneutrale ETH bis 2040. Am 8. Mai wird der zweite Net Zero Day an der ETH Zürich durchgeführt: Auf der Expedition Netto-Null braucht es die ETH-Gemeinschaft mehr denn je für konkrete Weichenstellungen – jetzt.

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Net Zero Day

Der zweite Net Zero Day der ETH Zürich findet am 8. Mai von 13.00 Uhr an im und um das CAB-Gebäude statt.

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MaTT FLaMMaBLe @mattflammable.bsky.social · Apr 15

Who is going to do something?

This is Kim Jong-Un shit.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · Apr 14

Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu

Harvard University

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.

www.harvard.edu

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