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A new report from Enbridge on its approach to Indigenous Peoples’ rights signifies an important step for the company in improving its accountability and transparency. Learn more about our engagement efforts related to addressing Indigenous and human rights and environmental impacts in investment review processes.

A guest blog by responsible investment pioneer, Moira Hutchinson, on the experience of church investor activism on apartheid in South Africa.

A look at why investors need workforce disclosure that accounts for the entire employment footprint in the context of new kinds of employment relationships and fissured workplaces.

Whenever new leadership takes the helm at an organization you’ll always hear someone talk about their vision for the future, the great things that they’re going to achieve, and where they’re going to take the organization. But I learned long ago that anytime you’re trying to set a course you also need to have a very good sense of where you’re coming from.

This week marks Peter Chapman’s final week as the Executive Director of SHARE. Thankfully, we are not saying goodbye to Peter completely and we will continue to benefit from his knowledge, wisdom and leadership in the months and years to come.

SHARE’s Director of Shareholder Engagement reflects on lobbying disclosure and oversight shareholder resolutions at Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO), Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD), Encana Corporation (TSX:ECA), and SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX:SNC).

On April 26 SHARE presented a shareholder proposal about board gender diversity at the Annual General meeting of Constellation Software on behalf of the Fonds de Solidarité des Travailleurs du Québec. The proposal received 49.16% of the shareholder vote; the highest vote for a gender diversity proposal ever in Canada.

In an era marked by Cape Town’s looming ‘day zero’, the value of water cannot be overstated, and understanding water-related risks is essential for investors. SHARE, on behalf of The Fonds de Solidarité des Travailleurs du Québec (FTQ), has filed a shareholder proposal requesting better disclosure from Canadian company Imperial Oil on its exposure to and management of water-related risks.

This quarter SHARE achieved two strong successes on human rights by raising the stakes of our engagements and helping shareholders exercise their right to file resolutions with a company. In both cases we were able to achieve important progress without going to a vote.