ESG Explorer
by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Diversity in corporate Canada: a ten-year retrospective
About this podcast
From evolving regulatory requirements and investor activism to the physical effects of climate change on business operations and more, Osler’s newest podcast, ESG Explorer, looks at the developments and issues affecting your business. Knowledgeable guests from Osler and across the business world guide listeners through the critical topics modern organizations are facing.
Episodes
- Diversity in corporate Canada: a ten-year retrospective · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 16In October 2024, Osler released its tenth annual Diversity Disclosure Practices – Diversity and leadership at Canadian public companies report. This publication examines…
- Diverse Voices: A conversation with Catherine Roome · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 15In this episode, Joanna Cameron, a partner in the Corporate Group at Osler and a co-author of the Diversity Disclosure Practices report, welcomes Catherine Roome, a tech…
- Diverse Voices: A conversation with Mark Podlasly · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 14In 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…
- Diverse Voices: A conversation with Wendy Kei · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 12In this episode, Andrew MacDougall, a partner in the Corporate Group at Osler and a co-author of the Diversity Disclosure Practices report, welcomes Wendy Kei, who serves as…
- Diverse Voices: A conversation with Dexter John · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 13In this episode, Andrew MacDougall, a partner in the Corporate Group at Osler and a co-author of the Diversity Disclosure Practices report, welcomes Dexter John, Chief Executive…
- Diverse Voices: A conversation with Andrea Wood · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 11In this episode, Andrew MacDougall, a partner in the Corporate Group at Osler and a co-author of the Diversity Disclosure Practices report, interviews Andrea Wood, executive vice…
- ESG trends in venture capital: governance matters · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 10In this episode of the podcast, guest host Laura Webb, a partner in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Group at Osler, and Olivia Hornby, Managing Partner of Spring Impact…
- Trends in shareholder activism · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 9In 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…
- The growth mindset – lessons learned from women founders · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 8In this episode of the ESG Explorer podcast, guest host Jennifer Humphrey, an associate in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Group at Osler, speaks with Patricia Thaine…
- Diversity in corporate Canada: Is progress being made? · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 7In October 2022, Osler released its eighth annual Diversity Disclosure Practices - Diversity and leadership at Canadian public companies. The report looks at how well companies…
- Are Pension Plan Administrators Legally Required to Consider Climate Change? · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 6According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report, the science is now settled that human behaviour is the cause of climate change and it…
- Beyond carbon and beyond borders: new European corporate sustainability directives mark “step change” in ESG requirements · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 5Earlier this year, the Council of the European Union agreed on two new directives that will form cornerstones of the European Green Deal and have far-reaching implications…
- ESG and the future of sustainability · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 2This episode features Osler’s Andrew MacDougall, partner, Corporate, in conversation with Michael Torrance, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of BMO Financial…
- Green Claims can be risky business: prospect of greater enforcement on the horizon · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 2This episode features a discussion involving Osler’s Shuli Rodal, partner, Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment, and Isabelle Crew, associate, Litigation; Regulatory…
- The rapidly evolving world of ESG disclosure: International Sustainability Standards Board proposes draft standards for sustainability and climate related disclosures · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 1This episode features Osler’s Andrew MacDougall, partner, Corporate, in a discussion about the International Sustainability Standard Board’s proposed standards focused on…







