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Banking on 2 Degrees: The Hidden Risks of Climate Change for Canada’s Banks
SHARE’s report outlines the impacts that climate change-related risks could have for Canada’s banking sector. It also provides a set of recommendations for how Canada’s banks can more effectively manage these risks and catalyze the transition to a low carbon economy.
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Psychological Health and Safety and the Canadian Financial Sector
This investor brief looks at what Canadian financial sector companies report about the protection and promotion of mental health at work.
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Alberta Climate Policy Investor Letter
A group of 120 institutional investors representing over C$4.6 trillion in assets under management from Canada, US and Europe that invest in Alberta delivered a joint letter today to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley supporting the government of Alberta’s commitment to update and strengthen its climate policy. The letter is also available in French.
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Comment on the Ontario Securities Commission’s 2015-16 Draft Statement of Priorities
SHARE urged the Commission to: consult with stakeholders regarding adoption of regulations requiring issuers to hold an annual “say on pay” vote; provide guidance to issuers on disclosure of social considerations; study the potential for mandatory ESG reporting by issuers; extend its investor education activities; study the market-level risks created by climate change; and consider adopting greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements including requiring energy producers to quantify the carbon price forecasts they use in capital expenditure decisions.
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Board Diversity Roundtable Report
This report summarizes what was discussed at a issuer-investor roundtable on board diversity co-sponsored by SHARE and the Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. The summary is presented on a non-attribution basis and does not necessarily represent conclusions agreed to by the participants.
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Investor Brief on Climate Risk
Learn how climate change presents risks and opportunities for institutional investors and steps that investors are taking to address these.
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Letter to the Federal Minister of Finance on Carbon Pricing
A letter on behalf of fifty-three religious institutional investors with combined assets of more than $2 billion asking that the Government of Canada establish mechanisms to set a clear, reliable and effective price for carbon emissions with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting catastrophic climate change.
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Safety Risks in Bangladesh Apparel Factories
This brief looks at publicly-traded apparel companies in Canada to determine what the have reported publicly about their post-Rana Plaza efforts to address health and safety.
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SHARE Annual Activity Report 2014
Our Annual Report outlines SHARE’s activities and achievements in 2014 related to our responsible investment services, educational events and research.
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Vancouver Proclamation Investors Climate Day
Proclamation from Gregor Robertson, Mayor of the City of Vancouver, proclaiming Thursday, February 26, 2015 Vancouver Investor Climate Action Day
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Dollars, Democracy and Disclosure
Second in a series as part of a 3-year project, this investor briefing outlines some of the ways Canadian corporations engage in political spending and whether investors need to demand better disclosure from companies on these activities.
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Shareholder Engagement Plan 2015
SHARE’s engagement plan for 2015 includes an overview of the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues that SHARE’s team will be focusing on and a list of focus companies.
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