Baseline Expectations for Asset Managers on Fundamental Labour Rights

How can pension funds, foundations and religious investors connect with asset managers to ensure their workers' capital is being stewarded to progress workers' rights?

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Video: TMX Group AGM Proposal on Reconciliation and Indigenous Inclusion

CEO of the Atkinson Foundation, Collette Murphy, presents a shareholder resolution on Indigenous inclusion and reconciliation at the 2021 TMX Group AGM.

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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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Briefing Note: Investors and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

This briefing note discusses six questions for investors, both short-termand long-term, raised by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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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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Letter to Shareholders of Canadian Solar Inc. Regarding Omission of Shareholder Proposal

A proposal calling on the Board of Directors to oversee a third-party assessment of the effectiveness of policies and procedures in protecting against forced labour, including in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has been omitted.

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2022 Canadian Capital Stewardship Network (CCSN) Proxy Power Webinar

The CCSN held our annual Proxy Power Webinar on April 21, 2022, where we examined key votes related to decent work in the 2022 AGM season in companies.

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Proxy Alert: Shareholder Proposal on Pay Equity at SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

Recommendation: Vote FOR Proposal 5 shareholder proposal on conducting and disclosing pay equity analysis.

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Letter to Meta Platforms Inc. regarding inadequate corporate governance practices

We write to you as Meta Platforms, Inc. shareholders representing US $2.7 trillion in assets under management or advisory. We are writing to draw your attention to shareholder concerns with what we view as inadequate corporate governance practices.

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Proxy Alert: Shareholder proposal on racial equity at Constellation Software Inc.  

Recommendation: Vote FOR Schedule “B” Shareholder proposal on racial equity at Constellation Software Inc.’s Annual Meeting on May 5, 2022.

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Proxy Alert: Conducting an independent Human Rights Impact Assessment on migrant workers at Loblaw Companies Limited

Recommendation: Vote FOR shareholder proposal on conducting an independent Human Rights Impact Assessment on migrant workers at Loblaw Companies Limited

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2021 Annual Report

In 2021, we built powerful partnerships, working alongside investors and community mobilizers to create purposeful and sustainable solutions to some of society’s most pressing issues.

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