Voting for Decent Work: 2019 Key Vote Preview

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Don’t miss this important opportunity to hear about upcoming decent work-related shareholder resolutions at North American companies including Amazon, Restaurant Brands International and Magna. The webinar will cover proposals calling for: Better board oversight of workplace risks Enhanced measurement and disclosure of human capital management practices Improved due diligence on worker rights down the supply […]

Webinar on Work, Rights, and Risks at Amazon

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Amazon has grown rapidly to become the third-largest private employer in the world, and this growth has created challenges for the company, including abuses of workers’ rights. You are invited to join a webinar on Thursday, January 23, organized by the Committee on Workers Capital and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.

CCSN Webinar: Proxy Voting Power

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This webinar will look at how asset owners can ensure that their fund is seizing the power of proxy voting.

Racial Justice in Finance and Investment

This session is part of the Racial Equity & Justice in Philanthropy Funders’ Summit being hosted by the Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples, Real Estate Foundation of BC and LEVEL.

Post-pandemic opportunities to finance a sustainable society webinar

Join SHARE CEO Kevin Thomas for the UBC Canada Climate Law Initiative's free webinar: Post-Pandemic Opportunities to Finance a Sustainable Society featuring twelve Canadian Climate Governance Experts as well as others with expertise in sustainable finance.

Indigenous perspectives on obligation, wealth, trusts, & fiduciary duty

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  What is an Indigenous law understanding of the duties of someone who holds assets in trust for the benefit of others? What can Indigenous legal orders and traditions tell us about the duties of Indigenous trustees? How does Indigenous law speak to the issues of applying Indigenous values, beliefs, and interests in investment policy? […]

Votes that mattered in 2020

Shareholders are using their votes to push corporations to address environmental, social and governance reforms in ever-increasing numbers. Now more than ever, how institutional shareholders vote makes a difference for diversity and inclusion, climate justice, and corporate accountability. Please join GIR and SHARE for a webinar on October 15, 2020, 1:00pm Eastern. This is a timely […]

Shareholder Engagement and Stewardship Series: Basics

This series will focus on Shareholder Engagement and Stewardship strategies and different methods to implement them. Industry experts and practitioners will share their stories, challenges and the positive outcomes that they have encountered.

Responsible Real Estate in the context of COVID-19

This webinar highlights the findings of the CCSN's latest report, which drew attention to significant gaps in oversight by real estate investors on COVID-19 mitigation measures.

Investors for Affordable Cities: An online forum on responsible investment and the financialization of housing

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Affordable housing is at a crisis point in Canada. Against a backdrop of rising homeownership costs, a shortage of affordable rental units and escalating rents, institutional investors are increasing their allocations to residential real estate through vehicles such as joint ventures, private equity funds and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).   Predatory practices to replace low-paying tenants with higher paying tenants, evictions disproportionately impacting racialized communities and deteriorating conditions in aging buildings owned by […]