Canaccord Genuity equity research has published its top ESG stock picks for the Canadian market. According to CG, more than two-thirds of asset managers are now using some form of ESG investing as part of their investment criteria with Canadian ESG assets under management growing over 20% in the last two years.

The Canaccord Genuity Canadian research top picks for ESG investors are:

Consumer and Retail: Maple Leaf
Financials: TD Bank
Industrials: Air Canada and Stantec
Pipelines: Keyera
Real Estate: Brookfield Asset Management
Telecoms: Telus and CGI Group
Energy: Gen III Oil, Secure Energy, Tervita, Suncor, and Vermilion
Metals and Mining: B2Gold, Teck Resources, and TMAC Resources