Standing in solidarity with Indigenous rights-holders in the Maritimes: Investors and fisheries in Canada
By Katherine Wheatley, Shannon Rohan, & Anthony Schein - SHARE Last week, our team watched the escalating violence against Mi’kmaq fishers and started exchanging emails and messages internally: “How much do we know about the Nova Scotia fishery supply chain?” “Which major companies buy Nova Scotia lobster?” “Do seafood sustainability labels have any human rights analysis?” “Has the Fisheries Council of Canada made a public statement?” At first glance, Indigenous fishing rights seemed far removed from the investment context. As we examined the relevant fishery and market dynamics further, we found opportunities for companies, and investors, to uphold Mi’kmaq treaty rights – and their own commitments...
Discussion Paper: Teachings of Sustainability, Stewardship, & Responsibility
Today, we published a new discussion paper, Teachings of Sustainability, Stewardship, & Responsibility: Indigenous Perspectives on Obligation, Wealth, Trusts, & Fiduciary Duty....
Proxy Alert: Proposal on Cultural Heritage Protection at BHP
We recommend voting for a proposal at Scotiabank related to Indigenous peoples' rights in financing ...
SHARE and NATOA welcome the Edmonton CFL Team’s Announcement of a Name Change
The Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE) and the National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association (NATOA) welcome today’s announcement from the Canadian Football League’s (“CFL”) Edmonton franchise of its decision to retire its team name. The abandonment of the use of an Indigenous moniker is a positive step to advancing reconciliation and respectful relations with Indigenous peoples. Indigenous-led calls on the Edmonton CFL franchise to change its name have been made for a number of years. President Natan Obed, leader of the national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (“ITK”), has called on the franchise to change its name since 2015, saying, “This issue is about...
Investors Demand Washington Team #ChangeTheName
SHARE has joined investors representing more than $620 billion in assets calling for NIKE, PepsiCo, and FedEx to terminate business with the NFL’s Washington D.C. franchise if it fails to cease using the racial slur “R*dsk*ns” as its name. SHARE and RRII stand in solidarity alongside First Peoples Worldwide, the Oneida Trust, and others involved in the Investors and Indigenous Peoples Working Group (IIPWG), which has engaged companies for years seeking an end to the use of the racist name and logo. Opposition to the name of this franchise is also being advanced by the National Congress of American Indians, Illuminative, and other U.S.-based Indigenous groups. At SHARE, Indigenous rights...
New Research on Indigenous Perspectives on Fiduciary Duty
The research is being led by Dr. John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law, and Research Associate Shayla Praud, a student in Canadian Common Law and Indigenous Legal Orders (JD/JID) at the University of Victoria....
RRII wins 2020 RIA Market Education Award
Grateful to collaborate with Indigenous & non-Indigenous investors who are championing Indigenous rights, title, & reconciliation ...
Social license to operate still required in times of crisis
Corporate responses to the pandemic need to not only account for Indigenous peoples, but to centre them ...
Proxy Voting Oversight for Indigenous Investors
Learn more about the steps Indigenous investors can take to make sure your vote counts ...
Proxy Alert: Indigenous Rights at the Bank of Nova Scotia
We recommend voting for a proposal at Scotiabank related to Indigenous peoples' rights in financing ...
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