There’s a bit of a myth of this little religious community from Newfoundland and Labrador trying to stand up to two giant multinational corporations,” said Davis. “But once we became members of SHARE we were no longer a little religious community. Now you are talking about millions and millions of dollars being invested by many, many organizations that shared similar values.”
SHARE welcome’s SNC-Lavalin’s first annual report on Lobbying & Political Activities and its continued commitment to overseeing and reporting on lobbying activities, as well as its commitment to continued dialogue.
The Shareholder Association for Research and Education is teaming up with the U.S.-based Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility to send a letter to 30 companies requesting they participate in a water questionnaire from the Carbon Disclosure Project, a British organization that encourages companies to disclose environmental data and has the backing of 639 investors worldwide.
SHARE is collaborating with the US-based Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and its members to ask 30 North American oil and gas companies to disclose key information about their water-related risks by responding to the CDP Water Questionnaire.
Faith-based organizations from across Canada along with international guests will plan the next steps for making the most of collaboration at SHARE’s 9th Annual Responsible Investment Workshop for Religious Investors in Toronto, Canada
SHARE is hiring a Toronto-based Shareholder Engagement & Policy Analyst to undertake research and program activities in support of our shareholder engagement service on social, environmental and governance (ESG) issues. Please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected] by 5pm ET on November 22, 2018.
Benefits and Pension Monitor: Institutional investors have increasingly begun to realize that the gap between the very wealthy and all others has become one of the most socioeconomic issues of these times, says Steve Lydenberg, founder and CEO of The Investment Integration Project (TIIP).
Speaking at the ‘Investing to Address Income Inequality’ event sponsored by the Shareholder Association for Research & Education (SHARE), the Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI), and TIIP during ‘Canada’s Responsible Investment Week,’ he said it has the potential to negatively impact institutional investor portfolios, increase financial and social system-level instability, lower output and slow economic growth, and contribute to the rise of nationalistic populism and tendencies toward isolationism and protectionism.
READ FULL ARTICLEBusiness & Human Rights Resource Centre: In November and December 2017, the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development undertook a study on child labour in supply chains. The Subcommittee received testimony and written briefs from representatives from non-governmental organizations, the private sector, academics, the ILO, and Government of Canada officials to inform the drafting of this study.
The study includes several recommendations for how Canada can contribute to eliminating child labour and forced labour through its international assistance; support for education, law enforcement and judicial systems; free trade negotiations; engagement with Canadian businesses; procurement policies; and legislative and policy initiatives.
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SNC-Lavalin Lobbying & Political Activities report builds greater corporate transparency
Religious institutions amplify their impact through international investor collaboration
SHARE is hiring a Shareholder Engagement & Policy Analyst
Reconciliation and Investing in the Indigenous Economy – How do you contribute?
