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Marija Kramer is Head of Responsible Investment Business at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). She is responsible for all aspects of responsible investing (RI) offerings, including policy [...]

Gene Fredriksen is the Chief Information Security Officer for PSCU. In this role, he is responsible for the development of information protection and technology risk programs for the company. [...]

Emilio Tenuta is the Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at Ecolab. His strategic sustainability journey at Ecolab focuses on corporate responsibility, internal environmental stewardship [...]

An often overlooked and undermentioned topic of value, human capital, simply put, is the ends all be all for intangible values. Without consideration for how to best value it, the potential for [...]

Crumbling infrastructure, the dis flow of water and an increasing limited accessibility to fresh water are all reasons why people are beginning to understand the liquid’s value. People, both [...]

The turn of the 21st century redefined innovation once more in the global economy, as thought leaders have been driven by the goal of gaining a competitive advantage through human capital. We [...]

Patricia Olasker heads the shareholder activism practice at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, advising both boards and activists. As a result of her leadership, Davies has been involved in [...]

The past decade has shown a large change within Canadian activism, and there is no sign of the change coming to a stop. If the past five years have shown anything it’s that Canadian market is on [...]

Companies that perform sub-optimally may gain the attention of activist investors, who are seeking to reconstitute the current board with new, improved directors. The “activist directors” are put [...]

Market trends, no matter how subtle the movement, are constantly shaping the way activism takes place around the globe. Currently, trends are showcasing the return of activists’ interests to [...]