Kimberly-Clark Corporation, the world’s largest tissue products manufacturer, has just announced a new corporate environmental policy that incorporates outstanding commitments to responsible forest management.
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This fall, schoolchildren will be transported to Uzbekistan’s fields to harvest cotton. Uzbekistan is the third largest exporter of cotton worldwide, and cotton serves as an economic monoculture…
The OECD Guidelines for Pension Fund Governance were released on July 7, 2009.
The document describes the fundamental requirements of pension fund governance, with an emphasis on risk management.
Not so long ago, holders of shares in U.S. and Canadian companies dropped their proxy ballots into a black hole. Companies in both countries were…
The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) recently published the first ever trade union “checklist”* on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The checklist, which is designed to be applied to…
Athabasca University, Canada’s Open and Distance University, is developing a course in consultation with SHARE, that should be of interest to all those who serve as pension representatives or give guidance…
‘Say on pay’ looks set to be the big story for the 2009 Canadian proxy season. This year, for the first time shareholders have given majority support to proposals asking that they have an annual say in how the…
This spring, investors have the opportunity to ensure that their investments are supporting democracy in Burma. Foreign companies operating in Burma provide…
