Tag Archive for: ESG

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was founded in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated the one year anniversary of Hester’s death and all the transgender people lost to violence that year. That initial event began the world-wide observance that is the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Individual killings are not the only way that anti-transgender discrimination shows up in our society. We all know about the active legislative efforts across the United States and Canada to attack our transgender friends and relatives.

As polls show Canadian voters beginning to sour on Justin Trudeau, speculation has grown around the possibility of his resigning as Liberal leader and Prime Minister before the next election and the selection of a new Liberal leader in time for the next federal election. And even if he does run again in the next election  and win that one, there will come a time when Trudeau will need to step down,

Although the most popular choice to replace Trudeau is Christia Freeland, the current Minister of Finance, another name getting a lot of attention is Mark Carney.

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) is a strategy or philosophy that encourages investors to consider their personal outlook and moral code when they make an investment decision. Other terms that may come up when you talk about or research SRI include: Values Investing; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing; Sustainable Investing; or Responsible Investing

Social Investing

Impact Investing

Positive investing; Community Investment; Ethical Investments

Putin’s little escapade has fundamentally affected many political and economic conversations, including the need to push towards renewable energy. A significant portion of the oil and LNG used in Europe originates in Russia and threats to shut off that supply threatens to have a significant immediate impact on the European economy. By converting to renewable energy, Europe can avoid that trap.

Governance is the third tenet of ESG and generally refers to the internal workings of a corporation and its impact on that company’s overall performance and public reputation.

This is where scandal is most likely to crop up, often suddenly and without warning, mainly because not enough attention is spent examining its roots.

And political and historical examples of the impact of scandals like this are not hard to find. One of the most prominent in Canadian history almost destroyed MacDonald while he was in office. Other events during his second tenure as Prime Minister have served to seriously damage his legacy.