A new report by the Shareholder Association for Research and Education assesses contracting and procurement policies for workers who clean, maintain and provide security for commercial buildings in Canada.
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SHARE has joined the “Boreal Business Forum” of the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), an agreement signed in May 2010 by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), the twenty-one FPAC member companies, and nine environmental organizations.
During the first quarter of 2011, SHARE corresponded with 45 companies on key ESG issues. Our thematic focus this quarter was on climate risk disclosure…
The Shareholder Association for Research & Education (SHARE) is launching a two-year project aimed at developing tools to assist investors in ensuring their pension investments uphold the highest standards of human and labour rights.
In Canada, the Ontario Securities Commission recently invited comments from the public about on ‘shareholder democracy’ issues, including whether it should develop proposals to require public companies…
When they cast their votes at annual meetings, institutional shareholders are showing a growing intolerance for poor governance practices according the 10th annual Canadian Key Proxy Vote Survey.
The Final Report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (the Commission) was released on January 27, 2011. The Report is a bestseller according to the New York Times, but it does not…
The constitutionality of the Canadian federal government’s proposed national securities regulator will be considered by the Supreme Court of Canada beginning in April 2011.
