FSC certification adds value to timberland investments
Timberlands are an attractive asset class for pension funds and other institutional investors, since they
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January 20, 2011
Shareholder Gets Not-So-Special Treatment From Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Most shareholders provide feedback to their equity portfolio companies only by way of the proxy
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January 18, 2011
Shareholder Engagement Report Q4 2010
During the fourth quarter of 2010, SHARE corresponded with 33 companies on key ESG issues.
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December 17, 2010
Quebec clarifies new shareholder proposal rules
On February 14, 2011 the Quebec Corporations Act (QCA) will come into force. As we
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December 17, 2010
CEP endorses UN Principles for Responsible Investment, joint trusteeship
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) Union is encouraging pension plans that include its members
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November 23, 2010
Is the Canadian shale gas boom putting our water at risk?
The Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto has released a new
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November 19, 2010
U.S. Companies to Provide Pay Disparity Disclosure
In recent testimony before a United States Senate Committee, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro rattled off
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October 20, 2010
Shareholder Engagement Report Q3 2010
This quarter, SHARE lead shareholder engagement with 48 companies on a range of issues including
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October 20, 2010
Shareholder Meetings: How-To and How-Not-To
The annual shareholder meeting of a large Canadian or U.S. public company is an opportunity
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October 20, 2010
Oil sands tailings ponds pose on-going
Hundreds of ducks have died in a Syncrude Canada Ltd. tailings pond, only a few
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September 27, 2010
Annual Report: Proxy Voting by Canadian Mutual Funds
Our annual report Proxy Voting by Canadian Mutual Funds examines how funds vote their shares.
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September 20, 2010
Court gives green light to Magna deal with Stronach
Early in May this year, Magna International Inc. (Magna) announced plans to eliminate the super-voting
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