August 22, 2019
Stopping supply chain slavery in Canada
BC Shipping News - World Vision Canada has identified over $34 billion of Canadian imports annually that were at high risk of having been made by a child or forced labour.
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August 15, 2019
Warning: garment may contain slave labour
Corporate Knights - The idea was simple. Walk into the mall on a busy Saturday afternoon and turn ethical labelling on its head in an effort to understand consumer behaviour. How would people react to the possibility that a nine-year-old Bangladeshi girl paid a below-living wage had sewn the latest and greatest top?
Read MoreAugust 7, 2019
SHARE and Coast Funds announce shareholder proxy voting guidelines advocating for the rights of Indigenous Peoples
SHARE and Coast Funds today announced new shareholder proxy voting guidelines that advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Coast Funds is an Indigenous-led conservation finance organization created by First Nations, the governments of British Columbia and Canada, and private foundations as part of the 2006 Great Bear Rainforest agreements.
Read MoreJuly 3, 2019
Investors press brands for more workforce transparency
Just-Style - The Workforce Disclosure Initiative is renewing its calls for companies across the world to come forward with better data on their staff and supply chain workers, with the aim of improving the quality of jobs globally.
Read MoreMay 29, 2019
Shareholders step up for gender equality
Morningstar - A pleasant surprise at Ontario-based Waste Connections brings signs of progress - Morningstar sat down with the visionaries behind the vote at SHARE.
Read MoreMay 27, 2019
Canadian energy far from future-proof
Morningstar - Shareholders voted down climate-related targets at Cenovus Energy recently - Laura Gosset at SHARE, who worked to file to the proposal, discusses sector progress and steps to resilience
Read MoreMay 21, 2019
Gender diversity wins with shareholders
Investment Executive - Advocates for socially responsible investment and good corporate governance are touting the first win for a shareholder proposal dedicated to improving gender diversity at a Canadian firm. SHARE is pleased to report that a proxy proposal on diversity filed by the British Columbia Teachers Federation received 64.5% shareholder support at Waste Connections Inc.’s annual meeting.
Read MoreMay 21, 2019
Shareholders approve proposal to increase Canadian firm’s gender diversity
Advisor's Edge - Advocates for socially responsible investment and good corporate governance are touting the first win for a shareholder proposal dedicated to improving gender diversity at a Canadian firm.
Read MoreMay 9, 2019
Advancing Reconciliation through Responsible Investment
Coast Funds - Coast Funds is working to align our investment strategies with our values, including recent work to conduct a proxy voting audit. Responsible investment has emerged as one of the many paths organizations can take to advance reconciliation. That includes a proxy voting audit, with the help of SHARE, that helped us develop our own proxy voting guidelines.
Read MoreApril 24, 2019
Opinion: It’s time for investors to do more to advance reconciliation
The Montreal Gazette - Although Indigenous peoples have had a visible and growing presence in Canada’s business, political and cultural life, when it comes to Canadians’ investment dollars, Indigenous rights and culture are still too often an afterthought.In its final report, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called upon all sectors of Canadian society to contribute to reconciliation.
Read MoreApril 23, 2019
Climate change: past the point of mitigation
Morningstar - We’re past the point of mitigation when it comes to climate change. And only adaptation and action will save exposed and contributing Canadian companies.
Read MoreApril 15, 2019
How adding regulations may reduce the regulatory burden
The Globe and Mail - How can adding new regulations reduce the regulatory burden?Simple. Picture what happens whenever a traffic light goes out of service at a busy intersection.
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