Our History
The Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN) was developed through a SSHRC project funded in 2004. The project has evolved through many stages, including a series of cross-Canada, cross-sectoral workshops and a series of newsletters tracking the development of the Network.  The workshops indicated the need for coordinating efforts in business ethics research in the country, which lent itself well to a web-based forum. Information regarding the Network was first posted to the web via the York University website.

CBERN aims to promote knowledge-sharing and partnerships within the field of business ethics and across private, governmental, voluntary and academic sectors. CBERN also aims to support work from inception to dissemination, from graduate student research and fellowship opportunities to promoting the projects of established professionals. Each of the three primary nodes of the website - Research, Capacity Building and Public Dialogue - describes their function towards this end.

CBERN aims to create a web portal to link existing cross-sectoral Canadian resources in business ethics. We also aim to provide a home for projects that would benefit from a web forum, yet which do not have the resources to do so on a stand-alone basis.

CBERN Vision
Project Director: Dr. Wesley Cragg

CBERN is a network that weaves together the currently fragmented insights emerging from business ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, triple bottom line and corporate governance research.

The network extends across the country and encourages the development of regional as well as national research clusters. It exists to facilitate and encourage research, courses and programs, executive and professional development, research and management tools, cases and public dialogue. It welcomes First Nations learning and perspectives. It encourages, supports and facilitates effective community engagement, and community development.

We welcome information, ideas and links to people, organizations, projects, events and websites that share our commitment to support, encourage and research ethical business practice and economic, environmental and social sustainability.

CBERN Today
We continue to develop our website to provide an online venue to promote knowledge-sharing and partnerships within the field and across private, governmental, voluntary and academic sectors in the area of business ethics.

In addition to our website development, CBERN has organized, participated in and sponsored several business ethics related events. For a historical account of these events and other activities of the Network, visit our Newsletters section or contact us at info@cbern.ca.

SSHRC Milestone Report of CBERN Activities:
1 April 2007 - 31 July 2008
CBERN has been guided and will continue to be guided by the program of activities set out in our grant application.

The first five months working with the formal cluster grant was taken up with assembling the governance structure, building a staff, developing our website, planning for our Launch event and beginning our program of activities. The SSHRC Milestone Report details the various aspects of activities and events that have taken place between April 2007 and July 31, 2008. 

Read the 2008 Milestone Report below or read our newsletters for an update on CBERN's activities.

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