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The Company Information Ecosystem<\/a> includes information generated by companies (press releases, white papers, websites, annual reports, financial data, etc.) and information collected about companies and published in directories, company profiles, investment analyst reports, and other sources. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"e608f20a-3774-4cbc-8e8b-33665929b457"}],"header":"Companies"},{"position":{"x":24.305555555555554,"y":58.54124236252546},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"
- The universe of companies covered may vary by geography, company size, or location. Some examples of Canadian-focused directories include Scott's Directories or the Canadian Trade Index.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"f217a5f4-51c1-4580-b42d-fccb99764879"}],"header":"Directories"},{"position":{"x":48.842592592592595,"y":51.979378818737274},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"header":"Company Profiles","content":[{"params":{"text":"
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    - Investment analyst reports are research reports prepared by financial analysts<\/a> who are often employed by stock brokerages or investment banks.<\/li>\n\t
    - Equity research reports analyse the performance of public companies with shares that are listed on a major stock exchange such as the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada, or NASDAQ in the United States. <\/li>\n\t
    - Individual investors may have access to investment research through their online trading platform. <\/li>\n\t
    - Larger public libaries, and academic libraries with business programs may provide access to embargoed reports (which are available after a brief delay). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"d0c36282-9284-4661-b322-5e883e35fd8d"}],"header":"Investment Analyst Reports"},{"position":{"x":60.755148741418765,"y":50.11970766129033},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"
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        Financial data about public companies is readily available in most jurisdictions (countries). If you are not sure where to look, or are curious about how a specific jurisdiction scores in terms of openness, the opencorporates.org website's list of all company registers<\/a>, is a great resource.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"1b544de4-26cc-454c-aeac-383bcb366f5e"}],"header":"Financial Data"},{"position":{"x":78.81944444444444,"y":51.040605906313644},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"
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        The names and contact details of individuals holding these top roles, such as CEO, CFO, or Chief Sustainability Officer<\/a>, may be listed on a company website, or available in company directories, or on business networking sites such as Linkedin. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"a61e4ba6-19d9-449c-b784-0d7261bb7540"}],"header":"Executives"},{"position":{"x":81.2421903778318,"y":72.2271620328147},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"
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        In the company information ecosystem, business partners may include suppliers, customers, distributors, and licensees. Some of these details may be considered confidential and will not be publicly disclosed. <\/li>\n\t
        Companies that wish to supply products or services to governments may have to participate in an open procurement process.<\/li>\n\t
        Under the Government of Canada's Open Government initiative, Contract History<\/a> is information about contracts awarded by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) since January 2009, on behalf of federal departments and agencies. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"a222fca5-4806-4339-a565-5518bc30596a"}],"header":"Business Partners"}],"hotspotNumberLabel":"Hotspot #num","closeButtonLabel":"Close","image":{"path":"images\/image-60db687844260.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1280,"height":720},"backgroundImageAltText":"A visual model of the company information ecosystem"}

Company Information Ecosystem

Linda Lowry