SHARE provided input on the Interim Report, Supporting a Strong and Growing Economy: Positioning Canada’s Financial Sector for the Future. SHARE’s comments focused on opportunities for the Canadian government to use this review to more closely align Canada’s financial sector with sustainability.
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This report reveals that Canadian retail companies lag behind their global peers in their disclosure of decent work metrics. It identifies the important role investors can play in seeking improved corporate disclosure of this information through engagement with retail companies in their portfolios.
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SHARE provided comments on the Changing Workplaces Review: Special Advisors’ Interim Report and highlighted the importance of greater transparency from companies on their approaches to workplace policies and practices.
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Ce rapport examine ce que les entreprises du commerce au détail au Canada divulguent au public concernant leurs politiques et leurs pratiques dans le milieu de travail.
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SHARE asked the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) to revise its Pension Plan Governance guidelines and related documents to better guide pension administrators on the integration of environmental, social and governance matters in investment decision-making.
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SHARE commented on the Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) 2016-17 Draft Statement of Priorities, urging the Commission to consult with stakeholders regarding adoption of regulations requiring issuers to hold an annual “say on pay” vote, to enhance its systemic risk oversight with regard to climate change, to update guidance to issuers on disclosure of environmental considerations, and to consider whether additional diversity measures such as Aboriginal heritage should form part of future board and senior executive diversity disclosure requirements.
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This Roundtable provided a forum for academics, pension trustees and practitioners to exchange knowledge and ideas about the relationship between investment decision-making at the portfolio level and at the broader systems level.
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Don’t miss our annual report outlining our activities and achievements in 2015.
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This report looks at how Canadian corporations are indirectly supporting action against US climate regulations and studies the risks that can arise for investors linked to aggressive lobbying, especially as it relates to management and disclosure of political spending associated with climate action.
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SHARE provides comprehensive model guidelines to help institutional investors expand their own voting guidance, particularly on environmental and social issues. SHARE’s proxy voting guidelines incorporate international conventions and standards including the United Nations Global Compact, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the ILO Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, CDP and GRI.
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SHARE provides comprehensive model guidelines to help institutional investors expand their own voting guidance, particularly on environmental and social issues. SHARE’s proxy voting guidelines incorporate international conventions and standards including the United Nations Global Compact, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the ILO Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, CDP and GRI.
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The Supreme Court released its ruling in the case of CIBC v Green. SHARE intervened in the case to argue that investors should not be prevented from advancing their claims because of procedural difficulties related to the three-year time limit within which they were required to obtain leave to pursue legal action. The decision of the Supreme Court is a clear indication that legislatures must act to ensure clear rules for shareholder remedy and protect the transparency of capital markets.
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