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Originally launched in the winter of 2011, the Centre for Impact Investing (CII) – located in the heart of Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District – has become a burgeoning focal point for the production and dissemination of research on sustainability issues, environmental social and corporate governance (ESG), and socially responsible investing (SRI). As per their self-declared [...]

Corporate sustainability seems to be on many people’s minds in recent weeks, maybe even more so than usual. Recently, a few of my erstwhile CBERN colleagues participated in the Canadian Responsible Investment Conference from June 17-19 in Montreal, while another veteran member of our organization – Simon Handelsman – was a world away attending the [...]

Ruggie’s Protect, Respect, and Remedy Framework for the UN is noteworthy because it challenges a traditional view that held that businesses had only indirect legal obligations to the people and communities in which they act. Instead, Ruggie envisions businesses as having more direct human rights obligations. The obligations of states and businesses are summed up [...]

Thanks to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UN PRME), a number of business schools all over the world are making headway in integrating sustainability issues in their teaching, research and operations. The potential impact of this activity was outlined in a closing forum of the Rio+20 talks last week by Norman Arruda, [...]

Today, a business’ reputation doesn’t only rely on financial gain and technical performance. In addition, it is also judged on social and environmental impact, human rights and the treatment of communities. In order to tackle some of these ideas, the FGL open global business society is holding its third national civic forum and CEO summit [...]