SHARE Annual Activity Report 2013
SHARE’s First Annual Report outlines SHARE’s activities and achievements in 2013.
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Conflict Minerals and the Eastern Congo: Implications for Investors
This brief reviews the key issues related to the trade in conflict minerals, including conflict-minerals related risks and engagement recommendations for investors who want to manage these risks in their portfolios. It provides an overview of recent efforts aimed at addressing conflict minerals in the supply chain and provides a roadmap for investors to engage companies in implementing responsible supply chains.
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Comments on CSA Consultation on Potential Regulation of Proxy Advisory Firms
The CSA launched this consultation “to provide a forum for discussion of certain concerns raised about the services provided by proxy advisory firms and their potential impact on Canadian capital markets and to determine if, and how, these concerns should be addressed by Canadian securities regulators.”
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Cleaning Up: Executive Summary
The executive summary provides an overview of the results of SHARE’s Cleaning Up report, which assesses and compares commercial real estate companies and major commercial property tenants on the degree to which they have incorporated labour considerations into company policies that apply to the procurement of property services, including janitorial, maintenance, and security services.
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Cleaning Up: Assessment of Responsible Contracting in Canada’s Commercial Real Estate Sector
This report assesses and compares commercial real estate companies and major commercial property tenants on the degree to which they have incorporated labour considerations into company policies that apply to the procurement of property services
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Comments to Ontario Securities Commission on 2012-13 Statement of Priorities
As in past years, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a draft of its priorities for the coming year and invited feedback. SHARE took this opportunity to express support for improvements in how shareholder votes impact the
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Investor Guidance on Occupational Health and Safety
This guidance document is designed to assist investors in assessing how well companies are meeting their responsibility to provide a safe and healthy workplace by outlining general best practice principles for Canadian companies.
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Review of CAPP’s Hydraulic Fracturing Operating Practices
This report reviews the Hydraulic Fracturing Operating Practices to guide water management and improve practices for shale and tight gas development published by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. The report provides analysis of the requirements of each Practice and discusses their strengths and weaknesses with respect to how they might contribute to mitigating risk.
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Active Ownership Tools for Faith Based Investors
Workshop report outlining different approaches to responsible investment.
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Investor Statement on Transparency in the Extractive Industries
The statement puts forward a set of recommendations regarding transparency of payments by extractive industry companies to host governments to contribute to good governance and sustainable development in resource-rich countries as well as being in the interests of public companies and their investors.
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Cleaning Up: Assessment of Responsible Contracting and Procurement in Canada’s Commercial Real Estate Sector
This report assesses and compares commercial real estate companies and major commercial property tenants on the degree to which they have incorporated labour considerations into company policies that apply to the procurement of property services
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FSC Certification and Timberland Investments
This briefing note seeks to assist institutional investors in choosing among the major forest certification schemes available in Canada to mitigate environmental risks and protect the long- term value of their timberland investments. The document shows how FSC certification is superior to competing systems in mitigating risks and adding value to timberland investments.
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