IR Leader
July 16, 2024

CIRI's 2024 Essentials of Investor Relations

Join CIRI for this year's Essentials of IR program, delivered over two days in Toronto, ON on September 23 & 24. 

Taught by seasoned IROs and subject-matter experts, this multi-day professional development program is designed to develop and expand your IR knowledge and expertise. Plus, you will build connections with IR peers and learn about services that can help you do your job more effectively.

The comprehensive program covers the core responsibilities of the IR function. 

Ready to kickstart your IR career? Register today!

Not yet a CIRI member? Take advantage of the 2024 Essentials/Membership Bundle and save $100!

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Add These Publications to Your Summer Reading List

Do you have a list of books and articles that you've been saving to read over the summer? Well don't forget to add IR leader and IR focus to the list! The article titles from the 2024 issues are listed below so you can add them to your summer reading list. (Please note that these are member-only publications. You will need to be logged in to access them.)

IR focus Issue 1, 2024:  Navigating the New IR Landscape: Move Your Career Up and to the Right

IR focus Issue 2, 2024:  Time Flies and IR Can Be Its Pilot: Be Sure Not to Miss Your Flight!

IR leader Issue 1, 2024 Articles:

  •      Understanding Cybersecurity: Opportunities (and Perils) for IROs
  •      Reporting Obligations Under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and the Child Labour in Supply Chains Act
  •      What Happened to the 'S' in ESG?
  •      What the &$%! is a Barber Doing in IR?!

The next issue of IR leader will be published in July.

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Top Stories

'One of the Brightest Minds in the IR World': Remembering Lorne Gorber

The highly regarded Canadian IRO passed away earlier this month.

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What the Amendments of Bill C-59 Mean for Canadian Companies

Canada's Bill C-59 received royal assent on June 20th, 2024 and officially became law. The amendments to Canada's Competition Act will require businesses to provide evidence supporting any environmental claims.

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It’s Time to Change How ESG Is Measured

Estimates suggest ESG investing could surpass $50 trillion by 2025, as investors around the world look for opportunities for their investment capital to have a broader social impact. However, research suggests that ESG ratings suffer from a measurement trap that occurs when a metric used as part of the rating is systematically biased toward certain industries or types of companies.

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Environmental Claims About a Product, Service or Business Activities: Stricter Rules to Combat Greenwashing

Greenwashing is a form of marketing that misrepresents a product, service or practice as having positive environmental effects, thereby misleading consumers and preventing them from making an informed purchasing decision.

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Only 22% of CFOs Are Ready for Climate Reporting and Assurance Requirements

Only around one in five of finance executives at large companies believe that they are well prepared to meet upcoming requirements to report and seek external assurance on climate-related risks and opportunities, even as the vast majority anticipate sustainability reporting requirements to increase over the next few years, and as more prepared executives are more likely to view sustainability as an opportunity for their companies, according to a new survey released by global professional services firm Accenture.

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These 50 Canadian Corporations are Betting Big on Green

Best 50 companies are pouring seven times more into sustainable investments than the average Canadian corporation.

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From Reporting Compliance to Operational Excellence: Treat Sustainability Just Like Any Other Strategic Imperative

We have entered an era where corporate sustainability is no longer optional but – some would say once again – a fundamental business imperative. Most companies have come to sustainability through reporting, and for many this is still too often perceived as a compliance necessity, separate from traditional management functions. But reporting is just a gateway to a company’s sustainability journey, because to create real value—both for the company and society—sustainability must evolve from being a peripheral activity to being integrated into every aspect of the business model.

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