New Report on Opportunities for Investment Management Firms to Advance Reconciliation
During National Indigenous History Month, we reflected on the importance of transformative change as a means to pass from awareness to action, and a pathway to centre Indigenous voices and perspectives in decision-making. We are pleased to announce the release of a new report, All Hands on Deck: Opportunities for Investment Management Firms to Advance Reconciliation. With input from 48 Canadian investment managers and advisors, RRII developed a framework and a survey to identify how asset owners should expect their investment managers to advance reconciliation and Indigenous rights recognition and where they were falling short. The research found tangible examples of investment management leadership related to reconciliation and Indigenous rights recognition: Almost half of...
New research finds corporate Canada dragging its feet in disclosing progress on reconciliation
March 11, 2021 – New research suggests that corporate Canada is slow to recognize the value of tracking and reporting on Indigenous relations and reconciliation. The report, Business and Reconciliation: An Update Exploring the Performance of Public Companies in Canada, reviewed company disclosures using a broad set of indicators to measure progress in advancing reconciliation since the release of a benchmark report in 2017. Research on a sample of 78 companies found a 26 percent increase in the number of companies stating that they prioritize employment of Indigenous people, up from 13 percent in 2016. In addition, there was a 28 percent increase in companies that...
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....
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....
