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Peter Johnson

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Director, Global Sustainable Business, Global Corporate Affairs at Scotiabank
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Peter is a proven sustainability leader at Scotiabank, currently spearheading the banks $10 billion Affordable Housing Commitment. His expertise spans sustainable finance, environmental and social risk, and developing net-zero pathways. He holds advanced degrees in Forestry from the University of Toronto and Lakehead University.

Outside of his primary role, Peter is deeply passionate about forest conservation and community engagement. He actively supports Forests Ontario and has participated in community events like the Honda Indy sponsors lap to promote environmental initiatives and tree planting across Canada.

He was the originator and elected Chair of the Canadian Standards Association’s Technical Committee on Transition and Sustainable Finance.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Director, Global Sustainable Business, Global Corporate Affairs
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

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Priorities

Topics Peter cares about

Sustainable Finance
He creates sustainable finance products like green bonds and previously led Scotiabank's Sustainable Finance team, shaping strategies for governments, institutions, and corporate clients globally.
Affordable Housing
His core focus at Scotiabank is managing the delivery of the bank's $10 billion commitment to increase the availability of affordable housing in Canada.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Director, Global Sustainable Business, Global Corporate Affairs
Scotiabank
6-2021 - 2-2025
Director, Sustainable Finance, Scotiabank Capital Markets
Scotiabank - Global Banking and Markets
4-2018 - 10-2021
Elected Chair, CSA Technical Committee, Canadian Transition Taxonomy and Sustainable Finance
Canadian Standards Association
8-2015 - 6-2021
Director / Senior Manager, Environmental and Social Risk
Scotiabank
11-2012 - 6-2015
Senior Manager, Environmental Risk
TD Bank Group
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Education
B.Sc.F.
University of Toronto
M.Sc.F.
Lakehead University
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