WEBINARS & EVENTS

Amidst expanding regulatory mandates for sustainability-related disclosures, growing concerns over the insufficient pace and scale of the low carbon transition and the intensifying impacts of climate change, shifting workforce dynamics in a post-pandemic era, divisive political backlash against ESG in the U.S., and other risks and opportunities rapidly reshaping the sustainability landscape – the Sustainability function is arguably now playing a more central role in shaping business strategy than ever before.

On Wednesday, January 25^th, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) led an engaging conversation reviewing Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis 2023 policy updates for Canada.

On Thursday, December 8^th ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) led an engaging conversation reviewing Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis 2023 policy updates for the U.S.

On Wednesday, October 26^th, ISS Corporate Solutions connected with Sustainable Finance specialists and industry leaders at Natixis CIB and ISS ESG to share insights on various topics.

On Thursday, September 8^th, ISS Corporate Solutions’ (ICS) Canadian advisory team reviewed executive compensation, sustainability, and corporate governance trends observed during the 2022 proxy season.

In this global webinar, ISS Corporate Solutions Sustainability Advisors examine the most common questions they encounter in their work, providing data, insights, and resources on key topics such as:

• Navigating ESG Reporting Standards and Regulations
• Action Planning for Net Zero Commitments
• Best Practices in Human Capital Management
• Charting a Sustainable Supply Chain
• Managing Impact with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

On Thursday, January 27^th, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) led an engaging conversation reviewing Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis 2022 policy updates for Canada.

On Thursday, December 9^th, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) led an engaging conversation reviewing Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis 2022 policy updates for the U.S.

Amid a year of unprecedented change, we are all the more aware of the impact of climate change, and the growing pressure on businesses, investors and governments to act now. As more data and research becomes available on the rapidly worsening effect climate change is having on the planet, companies need to realize the implications of their actions.

On Thursday, November 4^th, ISS Corporate Solutions’ (ICS) advisory team hosted a discussion on the importance of ESG shareholder engagement for public companies globally, detailing practical steps for companies to improve their shareholder engagement efforts.

On Thursday, September 30, ISS Corporate Solutions hosted a webinar covering executive compensation, sustainability, and corporate governance trends observed during the 2021 proxy season.

By popular demand, ISS Corporate Solutions and CCRCorp teamed up again this year for a new partnership webinar exploring the current state of listed boards in the U.S. against the changing expectations of institutional investors and societal stakeholders. In addition to “traditional” corporate governance lenses of independence, tenure, and a recent focus on gender diversity, stakeholders are considering additional criteria around who is on a public company’s board.

On Wednesday, August 18^th ISS Corporate Solutions’ (ICS) Canadian advisory team reviewed executive compensation, sustainability, and corporate governance trends observed during the 2021 proxy season.

On Wednesday, May 19^th, the ISS Corporate Solutions team reviewed current and emerging trends in executive compensation, including:

• A quantitative look at CEO pay and other trends
• The impact of COVID-19 on pay and incentive programs
• Say on Pay outcomes and highlights

On Wednesday 5^th May, ISS Corporate Solutions’ sustainability advisors and Novo Nordisk’s Cora Olsen discussed what sustainability means for corporate issuers and how it differs from the concept of ESG. The dialogue centered around understanding the important role various terms play in defining business and communication strategies. This included:

• The origin and evolution of ESG and corporate sustainability
• Data as a tool to drive change
• Steps companies can take to embed sustainability in their business

On Thursday, March 18th, the ISS Corporate Solutions advisory team reviewed current and emerging ESG trends from a corporate perspective, including:

• The expansion of environmental and social issues into compensation programs
• The growth of sustainable finance
• Increased investor focus on human capital and climate change
• The impact of legally mandated ESG disclosures across the globe

On January 27, 2021, the ISS Corporate Solutions advisory team reviewed the ISS 2021 Benchmark Policy updates, including:

• Board Gender Diversity
• Shareholder Litigation Rights
• E&S Oversight
• And more

On November 19, 2020, the ISS Corporate Solutions advisory team reviewed 2021 ISS Benchmark Policy updates

On November 12, 2020 ICS Sustainability Advisor, Emmanuelle Palikuca interviewed Laura Devenney, Senior ESG Research Analyst from Boston Trust Walden.

On October 28th, 2020, ISS Corporate Solutions hosted a discussion on how companies should be thinking about planning next year’s compensation plans, in light of the unprecedented impact of COVID-19.

On October 13, 2020, ISS Corporate Solutions joined special guests from BASF to discuss recent trends in green loan adoption.

Nicole Bouquet, Head of Sustainability Advisory Services with ICS sat down for an interview with Guillaume Mascotto, Vice President, Head of ESG and Investment Stewardship at American Century Investments to answer some questions we frequently receive from clients regarding ESG.

On August 13, 2020, ISS Corporate Solutions recapped of the 2020 Proxy Season for Canadian companies.

ISS Corporate Solutions and CCRcorp hosted a webinar on August 6, 2020 to help corporate legal professionals better understand the ESG landscape and how investors use ESG data to make investment decisions.

• What is the ISS ESG Corporate Rating? How does it compare to Environmental and Social QualityScore?
• Why are there multiple signals?
• How are investors using this data?
• Walk-through of a sample report

• What is the ISS Climate Awareness Scorecard?
• Why is ISS including it on company reports and how are investors using it?
• Walk-through of a sample report

On January 23rd, ISS Corporate Solutions discussed the changes to ISS 2020 Canadian policies, and a discussion of updates to ISS’s Canadian Governance QualityScore methodology.

ISS Corporate Solutions hosted a webinar on December 19, 2019 to review:

• The Evolution of ESG Over 10 Years
• What We Learned from 2019
• 2020 Sneak Peek
• Overview of ISS Climate Awareness Scorecard

On November 21, 2019,  ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) hosted a webinar that analyzed the changes to ISS’ and Glass Lewis’s 2020 U.S. policies, and discussed updates to ISS’s U.S. Governance QualityScore methodology.

This webinar replay reviews trends and best practices in peer group selection. We look at how data and analytics can help companies streamline and simplify the traditionally manual and time-consuming process of developing compensation and performance peer groups.

In this 30 minute webinar we reviewed the four key metrics of EVA and walked through the EVA Profile Report to explain what each number means and how to interpret the data.

In this presentation, ISS Corporate Solutions advisors analyzed the changes to ISS’s and Glass Lewis’s Canadian policies, and discussed the recent updates to ISS’s Governance QualityScore methodology.

In this webinar replay, ISS Corporate Solutions advisors walked through the basics of EVA including:

1. How to calculate EVA
2. How EVA compares to other popular financial metrics
3. Examples of ways companies have used EVA to make business decisions