The Daily Monday, March 28, 2022
Press Release
Experimental Environmental, Social and Governance Dashboard
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) refers to three non-financial factors that can be used to inform the long-term risk and return of an investment. This experimental dashboard offers an overview of the performance over time of selected industries with respect to a collection of ESG indicators.
Environmental protection expenditures by businesses, 2019
In 2019, Canadian businesses spent about $21.1 billion to reduce impacts on the environment; just over two-fifths ($8.9 billion) were allocated to environmental protection activities—a decline of 8% from 2018 (see note to readers)—and the remaining $12.1 billion was devoted to resource management activities (+21% from 2018).
Canadian System of Environmental–Economic Accounts: Intensities and demand-based measures for energy and greenhouse gas emissions, 2018
In 2018, personal expenditures by households continued to be the primary driver for energy use in Canada, initiating 44.2% of total energy use, a slight decrease from 44.8% in 2017. Demand for international exports initiated 39.9% of energy use in 2018, a slight increase from 39.0% in 2017.
Study: Measuring the Correlation Between COVID-19 Restrictions and Economic Activity
Tighter public health restrictions on business and personal activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with a slowing of economic activity, but the strength of that relationship depended on the severity of the restrictions and the wave of the pandemic. These are the main findings of the study “Measuring the Correlation Between COVID-19 Restrictions and Economic Activity” that is released today by Statistics Canada.
Informatics professional services price indexes, 2021
Data are now available for the informatics professional services price indexes for 2021.
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