When it comes down to the nitty-gritty these days, Canadian investors seem to be heeding the advice of those financial advisers who are working tirelessly to promote socially responsible investments that will empower initiatives across the country which are designed to strengthen environmental, social, and corporate governance principles. I have written much about the growing [...]
April 3, 2013
Profile: The European Academy of Business in Society
The European Academy of Business in Society – also known by its acronym EABIS – is a major hub of international business ethics research located in Brussels, Belgium. Originally launched in 2002 by a conglomeration of multinational companies including IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Shell, and Unilever, as well as a number of top-tier European [...]
April 2, 2013
Event Snapshot: Responsible Investing Webinar at 3Ci
Carleton University’s Centre for Community Innovation (3Ci) was recently featured at our blog and cited for the notable contributions that its members have made to research in social finance since the mid-1990s. 3Ci is definitely a major node for Canadian knowledge mobilization in the responsible investment sector, and it is our pleasure to announce that [...]
April 2, 2013
Profile: Robin Cosgrove Prize for Ethics in Finance
The Robin Cozgrove Prize for Ethics in Finance is an independent non-profit organization which was established in 2006 to honour the memory of young investment banker Robin Cosgrove, whose international travels and experiences led him to believe that “the finance sector should serve the common good as well as making profits.” In particular, Robin had [...]
February 18, 2013
Profile: Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3ci)
For over fifty years, Carleton University has served as one of Canada’s premiere universities for the training and education of young future leaders. Located in the heart of Ottawa, Carleton is positioned near many of the country’s most important government and research facilities, and it is a short drive from Parliament. The university’s advantageous location [...]
February 8, 2013
Can Green Investors Avoid Fossil Fuels?
In light of the raging debate in Canadian society over the ethics of fossil fuel extraction and use in recent years, socially responsible investors in Canada have been increasingly hard-pressed to take great pains in avoiding those funds which are even nominally connected to merchants of “dirty” energy. Naturally, for anyone who is aware of [...]
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April 8, 2013
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