Dollarama Inc. Shareholder Proposal #3, Adoption of Net Zero Targets

This proposal asks for the adoption interim- and long-term. science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. This brief addresses the response by the corporation in Dollarama’s 2023 Management Proxy Circular and the analysis of proxy advisory firms.

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Proxy Alert: Shareholder Proposal on 1.5 Degree-Aligned Greenhouse Gas Targets at Dollarama Inc.

Dollarama Inc lacks targets or clear plans in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. SHARE recommends a vote FOR the proposal of adopting net zero targets.

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Rebuttal of Amazon’s Opposition Statement to the Proposal Requesting a Third-Party Assessment of Adherence to Labour Rights Commitments

This document is the response to Amazon’s opposition statement to the proposal requesting a third-party assessment of their adherence to their labour rights commitments.

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FAQ: Labour Rights at Amazon.com Inc

This document offers answers to frequently asked questions about freedom of association and collective bargaining. While it uses Amazon as an example, the answers apply to all companies that abide by the international labor standards discussed.

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Exempt Solicitation: Freedom of Association at Amazon.com Inc.

In the face of unionization efforts at Amazon, Proponents are concerned that Amazon’s conduct contradicts its stated commitment to freedom of association and collective bargaining. In response, investors have filed a shareholder proposal requesting a third-party assessment.

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Proxy Alert: Advisory resolution on approach to executive compensation (Say on Pay) at Loblaw

Loblaw Companies increased total compensation for its Principal Executive Officer and largest shareholder, Galen Weston, by 55% in 2022, bringing his total annual compensation to 340 times that of a front-line grocery worker. SHARE recommends voting AGAINST.

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Proxy Alert: Racial Equity Audit Proposals at Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal

The proposals ask RBC and BMO to oversee and publish a third-party racial equity audit analyzing their adverse impacts on non-white stakeholders and communities of colour.

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Proxy Alert: Shareholder proposal on Climate Action Plan (CAP) at Bank of Nova Scotia

Shareholders are asking Scotiabank to report to shareholders on its plans to establish and evaluate the effectiveness of its clients’ net zero plans in relation to the bank’s 2030 emission reduction and net zero goals.

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Proxy Alert: Shareholder proposal on 1.5-degree-aligned greenhouse gas targets at METRO Inc.

Proposal 1 in the 2022 Management Proxy Circular asks the Company to adopt 1.5 degree-aligned near- and long-term science-based GHG emissions reduction targets, inclusive of emissions from its full value chain, to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. Image C/O Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Proxy Alert: Shareholder Proposal on Freedom of Association at Tesla

Tesla's role in the world's transition to sustainable energy should not come at the expense of fundamental labour rights. Shareholders need greater clarity on how Tesla has interfered with workers’ efforts to join and form trade unions and how the company is respecting the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

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Proposal: Shareholder proposal on freedom of association at Tesla

We are calling on the Board of Tesla, Inc. to adopt and publicly disclose a policy on its commitment to respect the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

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Proxy Alert: Shareholder Proposal on Indigenous Reconciliation at Onex Corp.

With no commitment to obtaining Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Certification nor Indigenous programs or policies in place, Onex Corp is lagging its peers and an emerging standard among Canadian TSX issuers with respect to reconciliation-related commitments.

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