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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 [...]

The ascent of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and socially responsible investing (SRI) practices over the past twenty years has marked a profound change in policy and practice for corporate bosses, financial chiefs, and government bureaucrats alike. Whereas prior to the 1990s the concepts of CSR and SRI were still widely unknown outside of a small [...]

Two powerful impressions will stay with me from the 2012 PRI-CBERN Academic Conference on responsible investment.  Firstly, the energy and commitment of the academics and practitioners who came together to present, debate, agree and disagree make this a unique field.  Secondly, the diversity of perspectives and interpretations of what ‘responsible investment’ actually is is alternately [...]

This October is proving to be a busy one in the world of business ethics, with our colleagues at CBERN and other SRI/ESG firms and research networks hot off the heels of the UNPRI Conference that was held at York University here in Toronto at the beginning of this month. Successes abound, but much work [...]

This week is set to be an exciting one for CBERN, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), York University, Schulich School of Business, and for those involved or interested in the concepts of business ethics, sustainability, and responsible investing. With CBERN gearing up as host the PRI Academic Network’s Fifth Annual Conference on Responsible Investment [...]

I recently had the wonderful opportunity to interview Nicolae Irina, CBERN’s E-Librarian and contributor to Globethics.net to get some insight about the Globethics.net library – an expansive, state-of-the-art, and totally free resource on all-things-ethical. As a PhD student in York University’s Philosophy Department, Nicolae’s work is focused on the relation between corporate social responsibility and human [...]