Posting at AEA365, the American Evaluation Association’s blog site, Antony Maikuri, Veronica Olazabal and Vidhya Shanker make the case for evaluators supporting strategies and tools for digital decolonization, data sovereignty and data ethics in their work. “Evaluators can distinguish among the types of value that data can produce, and for whom,” write the authors. “These types range…(Read more)
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Canadian Evaluation Leader John Mayne’s Legacy
Members of the international evaluation field were saddened to learn of the passing of John Mayne, a Canadian leader known for his open and thoughtful approach, as Patricia Rogers of Better Evaluation has underscored, to continuously improving evaluation theory and practice. In an excellent overview of John’s work, Dr. Rogers highlights his legacy in three…(Read more)
Canadian ESG Assets Surge to $3.2 Trillion
On November 26, 2020, the Responsible Investment Association reported that ESG-screened assets under management in Canada have grown to $3.2 trillion. To read the report, click here
Blended Finance, Gender Equality and Climate Change
In early November 2020, the Convergence Blended Finance Platform published a Brief entitled How can blended finance address the gendered impacts of climate change? As Senior Associate Andrew Apampa writes, of 63 blended finance transactions at the gender-climate nexus, most have been structured through funds and companies and have focused on clean energy, particularly renewable…(Read more)
The Case for a T-12 Group of Techno-Democracies
To provide a vehicle for cooperation on many crucial issues clustered around technology, Jared Cohen and Fontaine, writing in Foreign Affairs, make the case for a new global governance body, the T-12 group of techno-democracies. Also aimed at diluting the influence of techno-autocracies, particularly China and Russia, the T-12 would include the US, UK, France,…(Read more)
Making Green Infrastructure Gender Equal
In a new opinion piece in The Hill Times, Ted Jackson argues that the $10-billion growth plan of the Canadian Infrastructure Bank, which is very green, should also be gender equal. He argues that the gender ambition framework of the multilateral Private Infrastructure Development Group, and the Government of Canada’s own Gender-Based Analysis Plus, are…(Read more)
OECD Calls for Better ESG Reporting
On September 29, 2020, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OIECD) released its latest business outlook report on the theme of sustainable and resilient capital. While the appetite for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting has grown across the world, there is still much work to be done. “Current market practices,” the report notes,…(Read more)
Canadian Companies Must Do Better on Climate Disclosure
A recent article in the Globe and Mail pointed to the unevenness of Canadian corporate reporting on sustainability performance and climate risk. While some firms use the indicators of the Global Reporting Initiative to guide their reporting, others use those of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board. However, the authors suggest that a third framework, that…(Read more)
For a Just and Impact-Led Recovery: A Leaders’ Declaration
On September 16, 2020, a declaration signed by 250 leaders in business, philanthropy, government and academia called for environmental and social impact to be at the heart of post-pandemic economic recovery. E.T. Jackson is proud to be among the signatory organizations. To read this open letter, published in Barron’s, click here
Converting Government Assets into Public-Interest Foundations
Longtime non-profit sector scholar Lester Salamon has written an article in the fall 2020 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review showing the power of converting government assets generated through large-scale corporate fines and privatizations into public-interest foundations. He cites, among others, the Volkswagon Foundation in Germany, and the King Baudouin Foundation in Belgium, as…(Read more)