Tag archives: Environmental/Social Risk Oversight

Is Governance Going Green? The Influence of Environmental and Social Issues on Corporate Governance and Investing

Photo of Samantha Sarkozi (Toronto)By Samantha Sarkozi (Toronto) on Posted in Corporate Governance
With the heightened awareness of climate change, wage disparities, gender inequality and the like, the effects of these and other environmental and social (E&S) issues are widespread, extending as far as topics like corporate governance and investing. In fact, in its report entitled “2018 Canadian Proxy Season Review” (the Review), Kingsdale Advisors (Kingsdale) notes a … Continue reading

Best Practices for Board Oversight and Disclosure of Environmental and Social Issues

Photo of Mark Bissegger (Toronto)By Mark Bissegger (Toronto) on Posted in Compliance, Corporate Governance, Shareholder Activism
In a recent post, we discussed investors’ growing interest in environmental and social (E&S) governance. As a recent report published by the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) demonstrates, public company boards are no less attentive to growing shareholder interest in E&S issues. The Directors’ E&S Guidebook (Guidebook), which is the product of consultations with … Continue reading

Glass Lewis’ 2016 Canada Policy Guidelines

Photo of Kristine SpenceBy Kristine Spence on Posted in Corporate Governance
Last week, Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis), a top governance analysis and proxy voting firm, released its 2016 proxy season guidelines for Canada and the United States, as well as its guidelines for evaluating shareholder initiatives. Here, we summarize what’s new in Glass Lewis’ 2016 Canada Policy Guidelines (the Guidelines) for the upcoming 2016 … Continue reading
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