Governance Gavel Awards

2010 CCGG GOVERNANCE GAVEL AWARDS

CCGG Governance Governance Gavel Awards were created in 2005 to recognize excellence in communications by large issuers with shareholders through their annual proxy circular. The initial focus of the Governance Gavel Awards was on executive compensation disclosure and the communication of director qualifications and board practices to shareholders.

As communications and governance practices have evolved and shareholder engagement has become a cornerstone of good governance, CCGG has expanded the Governance Gavel Awards to recognize issuers who:

• meet CCGG’s Building High Performance Boards guidelines, develop and maintain exceptional disclosure practices, and actively engage all shareholders

• make substantial progress in improving their governance, disclosure and shareholder engagement practices, and

• are leaders in the small- and medium-sized issuer segments of the Canadian capital markets in governance, disclosure and shareholder engagement.

For 2010, CCGG will award three Governance Gavel Awards:

1. Best Disclosure of Board Governance Practices and Director Qualifications
2. Best Disclosure of Approach to Executive Compensation
3. Best Practices in Shareholder Engagement

For further details, please find the complete document here.

If you have any questions or suggestions for the Governance Gavel Awards, please contact Daniel Curren, Research Associate, dcurren@ccgg.ca or at 416-644-6580.

Congratulations to the 2009 winners:
 

Governance Gavel for Excellence in Director Disclosure:

Canadian Pacific

Governance Gavel for Excellence in Compensation Disclosure:

Cameco Corporation