John M. Valley

Dec 10, 2024 | mondaq.com | John M. Valley |Jason Comerford

Several important developments relating to mandatory climate-related disclosures at home and abroad occurred in 2024. However, questions remain regarding the timeline and content of the mandatory climate-related disclosure regime for Canadian public companies. The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) is expected to issue a final version of its Canadian climate-related disclosure standards in December 2024.

Oct 1, 2024 | mondaq.com | John M. Valley

In this episode, John Valley, a partner in the Corporate Group at Osler and a co-author of the Diversity Disclosure Practices report, interviews Mark Podlasly, a member of the Nlaka'pamux Nation in British Columbia. Mark is the Chief Sustainability Officer at the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, a national 170+ member First Nations organization dedicated to ensuring Indigenous environmental and economic values are incorporated into major projects in traditional territories.

Apr 8, 2024 | mondaq.com | John M. Valley |Teresa Tomchak

In this episode of the podcast, guest host Teresa Tomchak, a partner in the litigation group at Osler, and David Salmon, President of Laurel Hill Canada dive into the topic of trends in shareholder activism. Teresa and David discuss ESG issues they are seeing in the shareholder activism space, steps companies can take to address and prepare for ESG issues and the role of proxy advisors. This podcast contains up to 40 minutes of Substantive credit for lawyers in Ontario.

Apr 1, 2024 | lexology.com | John M. Valley |Teresa Tomchak

Click here to listen to the audio. Dans cet épisode du balado, l’animatrice invitée Teresa Tomchak, une associée au sein du groupe Litiges chez Osler, ainsi que David Salmon, président de Laurel Hill Canada, examinent en profondeur les tendances en matière d’activisme actionnarial.

Dec 19, 2023 | mondaq.com | John M. Valley |Andrew MacDougall

The past year saw an increased focus on diversity beyond gender and new rules that add to the list of topics expected to be addressed at the board. A court decision released in 2023 provides comfort that while there may be strongly divergent views on how boards should be addressing vital issues such as climate change, diligent directors will be protected when their decisions are challenged in court.