{"id":8085,"date":"2022-06-15T11:50:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batirente.com\/?p=8085"},"modified":"2022-06-15T11:50:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:50:09","slug":"2022-annual-general-meeting-growth-and-success-on-the-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batirente.com\/en\/2022-annual-general-meeting-growth-and-success-on-the-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Annual General Meeting: Growth and success on the agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Montr\u00e9al, June\u00a015, 2022<\/strong> \u2013 B\u00e2tirente held its annual general meeting today, with renewal being the dominating theme. Yvan Duceppe, Chair of the Board and \u00c9ric Filion, Chief Executive Officer\u2014both of whom took up their duties in 2021\u2014took this opportunity to announce the extraordinary results. Driven by various new unions that decided to join B\u00e2tirente in 2021, the corporation presented a very positive balance sheet to group representatives and partners, who had come together virtually and in person in Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exceptional results achieved in 2021, for the benefit of B\u00e2tirente\u2019s groups and members, attest to the team\u2019s resilience and its ability to adapt in the pandemic context,\u201d emphasized \u00c9ric Filion. Today, more than 25,000\u00a0members from 317\u00a0remarkably loyal unions and groups are what give the corporation its strength.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith nearly $1\u00a0billion in accumulated member savings, B\u00e2tirente has earned its boasting rights as a strong organization, one which allows its members to take advantage of an extensive range of services, high-performance funds and reduced fees,\u201d noted Yvan Duceppe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Climate commitment<\/strong><br \/>\nA leader in responsible investment, B\u00e2tirente unveiled its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batirente.com\/en\/responsible-investment\/climate-commitment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ambitious climate commitment<\/a> in 2020. One year later, the results are positive and encouraging. \u201cWe are confident about completing our four ambitious objectives,\u201d stated \u00c9ric Filion. In fact, B\u00e2tirente reduced its carbon footprint by 14% within two years. To actively contribute to environmental solutions and participate in the transition to a low-carbon economy, B\u00e2tirente significantly increased its impact investments, which amounted to $233M as of December\u00a031, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B\u00e2tirente honours its Builders<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the AGM, B\u00e2tirente paid tribute to a passionate activist and the corporation&#8217;s first CEO, Daniel Simard, who was named General Coordinator in 2000. The latter is retiring after a 44-year career with the CSN labour movement.<\/p>\n<p>He was inducted into the Builders\u2019 Honour Roll in 2022, joining three other individuals who, like himself, were successful in helping the organization achieve its mission. As such, those already inducted include Jacques Allard (posthumously), who served on the board from 1987 to 2001; L\u00e9opold Beaulieu, former CEO of Fondaction; and Claude Rioux, Director, from 1987 to 2004. Daniel Simard recounts his inspiring journey in the [wpfilebase tag=fileurl id=400 linktext=&#8217;* annual report&#8217; \/].<\/p>\n<p><strong>Board transition and elections<\/strong><br \/>\nH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Jacques, an independent member since March 2019, was re-elected for a second term and confirmed by the board of directors to replace Vice-Chair Nathalie Arguin. \u201cI wish to acknowledge the contribution of Nathalie Arguin to the corporation\u2019s sound governance, and I am pleased with the election of H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Jacques. Her expertise will be of great value as we deal with the challenges that lie ahead for us!\u201d said Yvan Duceppe. During the meeting, those elected as Category A representatives included Christian Cyr, Coordinator of the Comit\u00e9 intersectoriel du secteur priv\u00e9 de la CSN, for a third term; and Simon Mathieu Malenfant, Vice-President, Treasury, of the FEESP-CSN union, for a first term. Elected Category\u00a0B representatives were Nicolas Docquier of the Syndicat national des employ\u00e9s du papier de Candiac labour union, for a second term; Pierre Leduc of the Syndicat national des produits chimiques de Valleyfield (CSN) union, for his fourth term; and Kevin Gagnon of the Syndicat des Travailleuses et Travailleurs de Bridgestone de Joliette (CSN) union, for his first term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About B\u00e2tirente<\/strong><br \/>\nB\u00e2tirente is a group retirement system created in 1987 at the initiative of the CSN. It allows 25,000\u00a0workers, grouped in 317\u00a0labour unions, to benefit from pension plans tailored to their needs by pooling their savings.<\/p>\n<p>A pioneer in responsible investing, B\u00e2tirente believes that actively managing its investee companies\u2019 environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks helps ensure sound capitalization of the pension plan as well as long-term economic and social development, which are both required for sustainable financial performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information<\/strong><br \/>\nKatya Vanbeselaere<br \/>\nCommunications and Marketing Manager<br \/>\n514 525-5740, ext. 2425<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kv@batirente.com\">kv@batirente.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montr\u00e9al, June\u00a015, 2022 \u2013 B\u00e2tirente held its annual general meeting today, with renewal being the dominating theme. Yvan Duceppe, Chair of the Board and \u00c9ric Filion, Chief Executive Officer\u2014both of whom took up their duties in 2021\u2014took this opportunity to announce the extraordinary results. Driven by various new unions that decided to join B\u00e2tirente in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2022 Annual General Meeting: Growth and success on the agenda - B\u00e2tirente<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.batirente.com\/en\/2022-annual-general-meeting-growth-and-success-on-the-agenda\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2022 Annual General Meeting: Growth and success on the agenda - B\u00e2tirente\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Montr\u00e9al, June\u00a015, 2022 \u2013 B\u00e2tirente held its annual general meeting today, with renewal being the dominating theme. 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