IR Leader
August 06, 2019

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Canadian Securities Regulators Issue Guidance on Climate Change-related Disclosure

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced the publication of CSA Staff Notice 51-358 Reporting of Climate Change-related Risks, which is intended to assist companies in identifying and improving their disclosure of material risks posed by climate change.

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Board Gender Diversity Reaches a New Milestone

As reported by the WSJ, a new milestone has finally been reached for board gender diversity: there are no longer any companies in the S&P 500 with all-male boards!

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Canada is First Jurisdiction Worldwide to Require Diversity Disclosure Beyond Gender

Effective January 1, 2020, corporations governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) with publicly traded securities will be required to provide shareholders with information on the corporation's policies and practices related to diversity on the board of directors and within senior management, including the number and percentage of members of the board and of senior management who are women, Aboriginal persons, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

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Proxy Advisors Agree to New Standards

Major firms sign up to revised principles and oversight committee.

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OSC Burden Reduction Initiative – Revisiting the 2003 Regulatory Burden Task Force

As the OSC continues to embark on its Burden Reduction Initiative, we think it is a worthwhile exercise to look back at the Commission's 2003 burden reduction initiative.

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New Index Series Targets Top-ranking ESG Companies

Indices identify "prime" ESG companies across five market segments.

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Additional Diversity Disclosure Required of CBCA Corporations in 2020

Beginning January 1, 2020, distributing corporations (generally, public companies) governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will be required to provide additional diversity disclosure in connection with their next annual meeting of shareholders held on or after such date.

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