Conferences – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2021 GIC coverage: Cutting through the ESG greenwash https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/2021-gic-coverage-cutting-through-the-esg-greenwash/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109191 In his keynote address at the 2021 Global Investment Conference, Karthik Ramanna, professor of business and public policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, described the practice of greenwashing in corporate environmental, social and governance reports as “rampant.” “I’m going to give you some fairly specific tactical tools to tell the signal […]

The post 2021 GIC coverage: Cutting through the ESG greenwash appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2021 GIC coverage: Finding hidden value in emerging market currencies https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/2021-gic-coverage-finding-hidden-value-in-emerging-market-currencies/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:56:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109186 This year has been a difficult one for emerging market currencies, but there are signs that 2022 will give investors reason to be optimistic. “For the first time in 20 years, U.S. growth is outperforming EM growth,” said Fernando Grisales, senior emerging market portfolio manager at Schroders, during his presentation at the 2021 Global Investment […]

The post 2021 GIC coverage: Finding hidden value in emerging market currencies appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2021 GIC coverage: The evolution of ESG investing https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/2021-gic-coverage-the-evolution-of-esg-investing/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:49:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111160 The recent emphasis on environmental, social and governance issues among pension investors will continue to dominate industry conversations in the future, according to a panel discussion with three high-profile figures in Canada’s investment sector during the 2021 Global Investment Conference. “If I could rename ESG, it would be GES,” said Alain Malaket, chief executive officer […]

The post 2021 GIC coverage: The evolution of ESG investing appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> What plan sponsors need to know about employees with atopic dermatitis https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/what-plan-sponsors-need-to-know-about-employees-with-atopic-dermatitis/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=97813 Atopic dermatitis affects all areas of patients’ lives, including their work and productivity, said Lyn Guenther, professor of dermatology at Western University, during Benefits Canada’s 2021 Chronic Disease at Work conference in late February. The chronic skin condition, characterized by dry and itchy skin, is growing in prevalence in Canada. About 3.5 per cent of […]

The post What plan sponsors need to know about employees with atopic dermatitis appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Applying chronic disease principles to supporting plan members with obesity https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/applying-chronic-disease-principles-to-supporting-plan-members-with-obesity/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=97748 Benefits plans tend to cover care for common chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and chronic obstructive lung disease. But the one they often don’t support is obesity, said Arya Sharma, scientific director at Obesity Canada and clinical co-chair of Alberta Health Services’ obesity program, during Benefits Canada’s 2021 Chronic Disease at Work conference in […]

The post Applying chronic disease principles to supporting plan members with obesity appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Sleep Country Canada’s employee experience app taking centre stage amid pandemic https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/sleep-country-canadas-employee-experience-app-taking-centre-stage-amid-pandemic/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 04:59:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=95566 With a diverse and geographically spread-out employee population of office workers, retail store associates and delivery drivers, Sleep Country Canada’s human resources team knew it needed to get creative to make sure all its staffers received a high-quality employee experience. “We continuously wanted to improve and have a better way of communicating and give employees […]

The post Sleep Country Canada’s employee experience app taking centre stage amid pandemic appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Desjardins making Telus Health’s Medisys On-Demand available to plan sponsors https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/desjardins-making-telus-healths-medisys-on-demand-available-to-plan-sponsors/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 04:58:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=95564 When Desjardins Insurance wanted to determine the value of virtual health care in employer-sponsored benefits plans, it used its own employees as guinea pigs. The results were a resounding success. In the 2018 pilot project, Desjardins’ more than 48,000 employees received access to Telus Health’s Medisys on-Demand virtual application. Among employees who used the app, […]

The post Desjardins making Telus Health’s Medisys On-Demand available to plan sponsors appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Haleo helping benefits plan members overcome insomnia https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/haleo-helping-benefits-plan-members-overcome-insomnia/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 04:57:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=95561 Embarking on a workplace chronic illness or mental-health strategy is incomplete without factoring in sleep, said Bradley Smith, chief executive officer of Haleo Clinic, during Benefits Canada’s 2021 Tech Insights conference in January. “Sleep has been overlooked and, in our view, undervalued for quite a long time, yet good sleep is essential for coping [with] […]

The post Haleo helping benefits plan members overcome insomnia appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Chronically Simple streamlining health benefits information management https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/chronically-simple-streamlining-health-benefits-information-management/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 04:56:34 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=95554 It took Kristy Dickinson almost seven years, numerous appointments with health-care providers and multiple failed treatment plans to be diagnosed with a complex, rare disease. “Navigating the Canadian health-care system as a person living with a complex illness often feels like a full-time job,” said Dickinson, managing director for Chronically Simple, during Benefits Canada’s 2021 […]

The post Chronically Simple streamlining health benefits information management appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Dexcom Canada’s taking the sting out of monitoring glucose levels with its G6 CGM system https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/dexcom-canadas-taking-the-sting-out-of-monitoring-glucose-levels-with-its-g6-cgm-system/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 04:55:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=95549 Uncontrolled diabetes can have a major impact on the workplace, driving absenteeism and impaired presenteeism rates, as well as short- and long-term disability, said Sarah Blunden, clinical account manager at Dexcom Canada, during Benefits Canada’s 2021 Tech Insights conference in January. The disease, which occurs when someone’s blood sugar levels are too high, can cause […]

The post Dexcom Canada’s taking the sting out of monitoring glucose levels with its G6 CGM system appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]>