Kevin Thomas

CEO @share_ca. For capital markets that build sustainable economies rather than disrupting them. Opinions my own. #ESG #corpgov #climatechange

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

Ontario spending on private nursing agencies quadrupled since #COVID19, data show. Some hospitals paying agencies as much as $250/hour for the temporary workers, by @kellygrant1 https://t.co/8aVZbhw73X via @globeandmail #nursing

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

The @ituc Global Rights Index is a critical tool for any serious #HumanRights due diligence. Just released today: https://t.co/8wmSZgoEvZ

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

I'm very pleased to announce the new members of the @share_ca board of directors! An all-star cast. https://t.co/owYYZnbsg8

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

This vote is happening this morning. Of all of the pharma companies we approached, $ABT is the only one that hasn't agreed to this change.

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

We're asking @AbbottNews shareholders to consider voting FOR proposal 8 on the ballot at the $ABT general meeting later this month. This is how we hold CEOs #accountable. https://t.co/2OsHweKGY9 @share_ca

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

This vote is coming up next week!

[Investment Executive @IE_Canada]

When it comes to the responsible investment field, investors are sharpening their engagement tools with a focus on results. https://t.co/JKQB4F0DAu

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

Here's what they were responding to

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The New York Times has identified 34 operations known as Bitcoin mines in the U.S., all of which are putting immense pressure on the power grid and creating costs for everyone around them, most of whom have nothing to do with Bitcoin.
https://t.co/YicjUeJdCd

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

I often ask whether the person tweeting something thinks we're unbelievably stupid, or whether they themselves are unbelievably stupid. It's one or the other with this video.

[Riot Platforms, Inc. @RiotPlatforms]

@nytimes Bitcoin mining has zero carbon emissions.

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

We're asking @AbbottNews shareholders to consider voting FOR proposal 8 on the ballot at the $ABT general meeting later this month. This is how we hold CEOs #accountable. https://t.co/2OsHweKGY9 @share_ca

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

When almost half your shareholders ignore major proxy advisors ISS and instead vote for you to audit for #RacialEquity, that's a very clear signal: it's time to take action @RBC. https://t.co/DXQKOkbBgq

[Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation @ACFN_KaiTaile]

The AER has finally confirmed the presence of toxins in a fish-bearing lake on Imperial's lease. The Fisheries Act "prohibits any discharge of harmful material into fish-bearing water.": https://t.co/3hBiPZGhYH #abpoli

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

I seriously don't even know where to start with this. Let's just say I'm glad we convinced Loblaw to institute a Say on Pay vote a few years back. We're gonna need it.

[David Milstead 🇺🇦 @davidmilstead]

Supporting @susinsky on this one: Loblaw board says Galen Weston is underpaid, boosts compensation /via @globeandmail https://t.co/8ex5epdOId

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

Good question from @BKRCapital: Why should the North American investment ecosystem celebrate #BlackHistory only in February? Thoughts on how to act year-round: https://t.co/EAI0BznNOH

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

Tomorrow is the first of two important votes on #RacialEquity at Canadian banks. #RBC ($RY) is tomorrow and $BMO is April 18. https://t.co/d2wBi3L8dE If you're a shareholder, please read more here and vote! https://t.co/RlzOU85AJc

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

@share_ca @NYCComptroller @PIRC_news Note that they waited six days, for after the Senate testimony, to announce last Thursday's votes. @BernieSanders

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

JUST IN: Majority of #Starbucks ($SBUX) shareholders supported @share_ca @NYCComptroller, @PIRC_news & Trillium ESG Global Equity Fund proposal for a third party assessment of adherence to worker rights

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

Important thread on how NOT to handle Indigenous relations and tailings management. @ACFN_KaiTaile deserves better.

[Dani Paradis @DaniParadis]

In my earlier reporting I noted that while the leak was ongoing, Imperial Oil was speaking to the Alberta government about “cost effective regulatory requirements” regarding continuous emission monitoring. Read here.

https://t.co/aFZA4YdgLF

[Brad Lander @bradlander]

The “war on ESG” is a racket.

https://t.co/koHXK4u9fz

[Kevin Thomas @kthomas_share]

We can't understate the importance of this historic @SafetyAccord agreement. This thread helps to explain why, and why it needs to expand now - and why, as investors, we expect companies to join. @share_ca

[Clean Clothes Campaign @cleanclothes]

At our press conference with @remakeourworld about the ten years since the Rana Plaza and the @SafetyAccord, Bangladeshi union leader Kalpona Akter reflects on what has happened in the past decade: "Workers have achieved the right to say no to unsafe work. They couldn’t before."