ESG. It's one of the fastest growing areas of investment today. Representing 1-in-4 of every dollar that is professionally managed, sustainable investing is being integrated into portfolios at 17% each year. And yet, for all the investor interest and excitement around ESG, companies struggle to understand what information to report, how to report it, and the relevance of ESG information to investors.
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Canada’s principal stock exchange, the TSX, recently unveiled the "TSX Sandbox", an initiative that will provide an alternative path to a stock exchange listing or listing of other securities by existing listed issuers for certain qualifying companies. The TSX Sandbox is designed to achieve this by providing a framework for the exercise of the TSX's discretion to accept meritorious applications even if they do not satisfy all of the exchange's traditional requirements.
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Four in five finance chiefs say there's not currently anyone in the company ready to take over the role, a survey reveals.
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today set out next steps for a new integrated national information and filing system (the Renewed System) for Canada's capital markets. The Renewed System will replace the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR), the System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI), the National Registration Database (NRD), and various local records filing systems.
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Data shows activism down globally in Q1 but mixed bag regionally.
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ESG not just concern for institutional shareholders.
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Since the legalization of recreational cannabis on October 17, 2018, the Canadian cannabis industry has experienced a significant boom. In its 2018 Cannabis Report, Deloitte predicted that legal sales of marijuana are expected to generate up to $4.34 billion in 2019. Moreover, and as previously discussed, Health Canada has introduced draft regulations governing the production and sale of edibles, extracts, and topicals, potentially providing additional growth opportunities for Cannabis companies to partner with the traditional food and beverage industry.
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Corporate communication is becoming faster and more flexible. It will continue to be further transformed by social media, which provides a simple, quick and cost-effective way to connect with the public. While disclosure through social media can be efficient, and can enable greater investor access and engagement, the informality and limitations of such platforms pose certain risks to Canadian public companies subject to strict securities and disclosure requirements. This post outlines how social media use by Canadian public companies is governed by Canadian securities laws, and outlines some best practices given the current regime.
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I work with hundreds of companies each year to help them determine sustainability projects that make the most sense for their unique business and goals. Through one-on-one conversations with companies participating in EDF Climate Corps, which hit a record high for the second consecutive year, I get a close up look at how businesses across industries - from big tech companies like Google and Amazon, to food and beverage giants like McDonald's and Danone Waters North America - plan to reduce their environmental impact.
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