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Deb Abbey: The Need for Sustainable Business Supply Chains is Growing
In her latest article for Investment Executive, RIA CEO Deb Abbey discusses supply chain risk and the growing
awareness among investors and companies that sustainable supply chains can enhance risk mitigation while
ensuring the well-being of workers around the world.
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ESG AfterWork: March 8th, Vancouver
Join us for a glass of wine, an appetizer, and networking with other professionals working in the field of responsible and impact investment, and enjoy vibrant discussions about trends and issues in the field. Special thanks to
Leede Jones Gable Inc. for sponsoring the event.
- ESG Afterwork: RIA Spring 2017 Social Event
- March 8th, 2017, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PST)
- Royal Dinette, 905 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver
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2017 RIA Conference
Early Bird tickets for the RIA Conference are selling quickly! Register today to take advantage of reduced pricing. Stay tuned for exciting speaker announcements in the coming days! Agenda coming soon.
- Book hotel at the RIA group rate here.
- Get flight discount code here.
- Register here.
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Canadian RI
Trends
The Canadian RI Trends Report was released on Feb. 2nd, showing rapid market growth across all segments. View the report here, and media coverage below:
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February 23, Webinar
February 23, Vancouver
February 23-24, Vancouver
February 28, Facebook
March 3-4, Washington
Hosted by the RIA
March 8, Vancouver
April 3-4, Toronto
2017 RIA Conference
June 1-2, Vancouver
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RIA Membership Growth
RIA Membership continues to grow! We are pleased to welcome new RIA Associate Member
Franklin Templeton, and new RIA Advisor Member
Drew Ferrie.
View the full RIA Member list
here.
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Canada's Newest Recipients of RI Certification
Congratulations to Canada's newest recipients of the RIA's financial designations in recognition of expertise in responsible investing:
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RI Industry News 
Québec Issues First Green Bond
Québec has issued its first green bond, a 5-year C$500 million issue
. View the investor presentation, use of proceeds and more
here
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RI Funds win FundGradeA+ Awards
Congratulations to RIA Members NEI, OceanRock, and PH&N on receiving FundData awards for their responsible investment funds.
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RBC GAM wins Morningstar's Steward of the Year Award
RIA Member RBC GAM has been recognized by Morningstar for passing the benefits of economies of scale to its customers by cutting fund expenses.
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IRRI 2016 survey reveals best SRI and CG firms and analysts
Congratulations to RIA Members MSCI, Sustainalytics, ISS, Bloomberg, Vigeo-Eiris, Amundi and BMO GAM on their rankings in this years Independent Research in Responsible Investment (IRRI) Survey. More
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Low Carbon ETFs Catch a Spark in Trump Era
MarketWatch explains that although environmentalists may have been dismayed by the election of Donald Trump, political pessimism hasn't been showing up in several low carbon ETFs including the ETHO ETF and a fund tracking the MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index. More.
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ESG News
OpTrust on Climate Change
OPTrust released a position paper that details the fund's approach to navigating the complexities of climate change with respect to institutional investing and includes a call for collaboration in the development of standardized measures for carbon disclosure.
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ExxonMobil Puts a Climate Scientist on its Board
Besieged by court battles over its past positions on climate change, ExxonMobil has added a climate scientist to its board of directors. More.
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The Investor Stewardship Group Announces Framework
The framework for U.S. Stewardship and Governance is a historic initiative to establish basic standards of investment stewardship and corporate governance for U.S. institutional investor and boardroom conduct.
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Sanderson Farms Shareholder Proposal on Antibiotics Fails
Scientists have warned that the routine use of antibiotics to promote growth and prevent illness in healthy farm animals contributes to dangerous human superbug infections. Sanderson is the only large U.S. chicken producer that has not made a commitment to limit its use of antibiotics.
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Veteran Republican Officials Propose National Carbon Tax
The newly formed Climate Leadership Council is proposing the elimination of nearly all of the Obama administration's climate policies in exchange for a rising carbon tax that starts at $40 per ton. More
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Research & Analysis
Long-Term Companies Outperform
New McKinsey research "provides systematic evidence that a long-term approach can lead to superior performance for revenue and earnings, investment, market capitalization, and job creation."
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Factsheet: A Guide to the Task Force Recommendations
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board released answers to 20 questions they feel will be crucial to understand why the work of the Task Force matters and how organizations can implement the recommendations.
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SHARE: The Rise of Supply Chain Transparency Legislation
The report highlights the importance of supply chain legislation in tackling forced labour for companies and investors.
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Amudi: Human Rights and Business
Amundi's research center released its latest discussion paper on how to assess the corporate responsibility to protect human rights.
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'Tragedy of the Horizon' Project Releases New Report
Mercer, along with The 2 Degree Investment Initiative and The Generation Foundation, released their report "The Long and Winding Road: How Long-Only Equity Managers Turn Over Their Portfolio Every 1.7 Years". More
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Viewpoints
Damiano de Felice on Access to Medicines
Harvard Business Review explores how pharma can fix its reputation and its business at the same time.
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European Commission: Measuring Impact Must be Independent
The paper,
Future Brief: Environmental impact investment
notes that the "assessment of
investment impact will be more reliable if it has not been paid for by the organisation being assessed, as well as be independent."
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Sherri Goodman: Climate Change is a Danger to US Security
Climate change is what the military calls a "threat multiplier." It makes bad situations worse and makes troubled regions downright dangerous.
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Policy & Legal News
SASB Publishes Conceptual Framework and Rules of Procedure
SASB released two governance documents that establish the principles and processes of SASB's approach to standards development for sustainability accounting.
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Policy Options: A New Economy and a Fair Transition for Workers
Canada's transition to clean energy will require a resolute commitment to the people whose jobs will be disrupted.
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RI Products & Services
New Offerings from RIA Member Firms
CoPower Launches $20M Green Bond Offering
Backed by senior, secured loans to diversified portfolios of operational clean energy projects across Canada, CoPower's new bonds help individual investors and advisors earn up to 5% annually while generating positive impact.
Open for investment starting March 1, 2017.
For more information visit
How it Works
or
contact
investor@copower.me
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MSCI Launches ESG Universal Indexes
The new MSCI ESG Universal Indexes aim to address the needs of asset owners who may look to enhance their exposure to ESG while maintaining a broad diversified universe to invest in.
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