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LBG Canada May Newsletter 2023

DATA MAKES A DIFFERENCE Should you have an impact communications budget? How many community partner relationships might each team member manage? Is the cost of your tech reasonable? These (and many more) strategic questions illustrate the need for data to inform how the management approach that underlies a community investment program, influences how a company…

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Valuation Vote – Regor Behind the Audit

One of the strengths of the LBG Canada process is the rigor that underpins the annual audit of each community investment portfolio. Join us on November 24 or December 6th, to discuss. As each company innovates in the community, each industry and corporate environment is different. The principles underpinning LBG Model set the framework for…

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From Story to Scrutiny – A Pathway to Investment Grade ‘S’ Data, Illustrated by Community and Social Investment

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are being raised ever more frequently in boardrooms across Canada and the world. At the same time, ESG reporting is falling short of expectations. Despite its relevance to society and business, the S is perhaps the most misunderstood and ill-defined element within the wide scope of ESG reporting. More…

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It’s time we recognize the full value of volunteering. A simple change to the tax code could help

At LBG Canada, we admire companies that enable volunteering. We recently learned through Chris Jarvis, the co-founder and CSO of Realized Worth about France’s innovative tax rebate to companies that encourage volunteering during work hours. “It’s time we recognize the full value of volunteering. A simple change to the tax code could help. A localized…

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Reimagining and Redefining Corporate Philanthropy

In late October, UN World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley took to Twitter and posed a challenge to the world’s ultra-wealthiest individuals: Step up on a one-time basis to help end world starvation. The price tag was six-billion to Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, who have a combined net-worth of almost $500 billion. The benefit…

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Audit & Benchmarking Process

LBG CANADA AUDIT & BENCHMARKING PROCESS The LBG Canada network represents over 250 community investment professionals within multiple sectors across Canada – all seeking to achieve the highest standard in community investment. Members of LBG Canada participate in an annual benchmarking process audit to help each company demonstrate the value of its community investment portfolio. Six…

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Volunteering & Giving Program

LBG CANADA TRENDS IN VOLUNTEERING AND GIVING PROGRAMS Employee engagement matters. The findings of a study involving over 1500 employees was recently summarized in an article written by Adam Weinger. The study showed that “companies with engaged employees outperform those without by up to 202%.” A key driver in an engaged employee  is the pride…

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