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BCI updates code of ethics, personal conduct to address DEI-related issues

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:00:15 +0000

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is updating its code of ethics and personal conduct to include a section outlining its expectations from employees around diversity, equity and inclusion-related issues. Following a review of the 2018 version of the code earlier this year, the BCI’s board put forward recommendations and a new version was published […]

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Expert panel: Less talk, more action needed to move needle on DEI at top

mdunne — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:00:49 +0000

While talk about the importance of improving diversity on corporate boards and in the C-suite has been ongoing for decades, actual action has been too slow. In 2020, there were more chief executive officers named Michael or James than actual women CEOs in the U.S., with just six per cent of the top 500 public […]

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How employers can mark first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

mdunne — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:05:28 +0000

A new federal holiday offers new opportunities for Canadian employers to support Indigenous employees this week and beyond, say experts. This Thursday, Sept. 30, is the first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a statutory holiday for all federal employees and workers in federally regulated workplaces after the House of Commons unanimously supported the legislation […]

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PSP joins CPPIB as signatory on DEI pledge

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:45:20 +0000

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is becoming a signatory on a diversity, equity and inclusion pledge. The pension fund joined 179 investment organizations in signing the Diversity in Action Initiative from the Institutional Limited Partners Association, an organization dedicated to advancing the interests of limited partner sponsors. Since its launch earlier this year, 11 other Canadian […]

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Improving business outcomes top priority for investment organizations focusing on DEI: survey

bwolfe — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:00:27 +0000

A third of investment organizations participating in the CFA Institute’s recent diversity, equity and inclusion program said they’ve trained between 81 and 99 per cent of their employees in detecting unconscious bias or practicing inclusive leadership, according to a new survey. The survey — conducted across 41 investment organizations that participated in the 2020 program […]

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DC pension members prioritizing remuneration, ESG resolutions: survey

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:00:54 +0000

Governance-related resolutions are receiving more overall votes from defined contribution pension plan members, but environmental issues are more engaging on a vote-per-measure basis, according to a new survey by two U.K.-based organizations. The study, by asset management firm Legal and General Investment Management Ltd. and fintech company Tumelo, found measures related to all levels of […]

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Chief HR officers partly or fully responsible for DEI issues at 52% of U.S. employers: survey

mdunne — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:00:07 +0000

For slightly more than half (52 per cent) of U.S. employers, the chief human resources officer is either partially or fully responsible for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at their company, according to a new survey by XpertHR, a subsidiary of LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group. The survey, conducted among nearly 400 U.S. employers in May, […]

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How the TTC’s first-ever chief diversity, culture officer is driving change

mdunne — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:00:15 +0000

When you board a bus, streetcar or subway train in Canada’s biggest city, chances are the driver will be a man. Keisha Campbell, the Toronto Transit Commission’s first-ever chief diversity and culture officer, is aiming to tackle the lack of female transit operators and many other diversity, equity and inclusion challenges at North America’s third-largest transit […]

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IKEA Canada continually building on DEI initiatives to support employees

mdunne — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:00:25 +0000

As a “symbol of our collective sorrow,” IKEA Canada lowered its flags in response to the news of the grim discovery of mass graves at former residential schools in this country. The home goods retailer has also been talking with several Indigenous-led organizations to development its reconciliation strategy and has shared resources, including via its employee […]

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Expert panel: How plan sponsors can help make retirement, pensions more equitable

mdunne — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:00:57 +0000

Diversity, equity and inclusion is top of mind for many plan sponsors these days. And, while issues around retirement and pensions likely aren’t the key focus for employers looking to tackle DEI issues, they should be. This March, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released a study that found the pension gender gap, or the difference […]

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