In preparation for the upcoming proxy season, issuers should familiarize themselves with the Canadian proxy voting guidelines recently published by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis), respectively. This bulletin addresses certain topics covered by the ISS benchmark policy recommendations and Glass Lewis's proxy guidelines and shareholder initiatives guidelines, respectively, in each case for the 2021 proxy season in respect of issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
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As environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become a growing focus for companies and their shareholders, financiers, employees and other stakeholders, they have also become increasingly important to the success of M&A transactions.
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Back in March, my colleagues at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University thought that it might be useful to begin thinking about "the day after coronavirus." For a research center dedicated to longer-term thinking, it made sense to ask what our post-COVID-19 world might look like.
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New guidance on automatic securities disposition plans (ASDPs) published by the Canadian Securities Administrators on December 10, 2020 focuses on the reduction of the potential for improper insider trades and enhancing transparency around the establishment and use of ASDPs.
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Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) has progressed from optional to essential in determining a company's success. ESG - which includes supply chain management, climate change leadership and workplace culture - will increasingly shape a company's performance and long-term value.
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Despite the Trump administration's environmental policies investors and companies have rallied around sustainability. Get ready for a Biden boom in 2021.
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Summary of alignment discussions among leading sustainability and integrated reporting organisations CDP, CDSB, GRI, IIRC and SASB.
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