Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis have published their Canadian benchmark policy guidelines for the 2025 proxy season. Key updates focus on the board’s oversight of artificial intelligence (“AI”),...more
2/10/2025
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1 Setting the Scene – Sources and Overview -
1.1 What are the main substantive ESG-related regulations and who is driving the regulatory agenda in your jurisdiction?
Originally Published in the International Comparative...more
1/14/2025
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Sustainability ,
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Sustainable Finance
On March 13, 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (“CSSB”) released proposed Canadian sustainability disclosure standards (the “CSSB Standards”) that are modelled after the sustainability disclosure standards...more
1 Setting the Scene – Sources and Overview -
1.1 What are the main substantive ESG-related regulations?
There are a variety of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”)-related regulations applicable to federally...more
On November 30, 2023, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the organization that oversees Québec’s financial industry, published a draft Climate Risk Management Guideline (the Guideline) which will apply to licensed...more
On June 26, 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (“ISSB”) released its first two sustainability disclosure standards (the “ISSB Standards”), IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of...more
There are a variety of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”)-related regulations applicable to federally and provincially incorporated companies; however, the focus of this chapter will be on public companies that...more
1. Setting the Scene – Sources and Overview -
1.1. What are the main substantive ESG-related regulations?
There are a variety of ESG-related regulations applicable to federally and provincially incorporated companies;...more
Introduction -
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently published its 2022 updates to its benchmark proxy voting policies. The policies will govern ISS’ voting recommendations for shareholder meetings held on or...more
12/16/2021
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