Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (FAITC) 4th CSR e-Bulletin
Friday, December 18, 2009
A new issue of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) E-Bulletin, which aims at informing stakeholders of the Government of Canada’s initiatives in the area of CSR.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (FAITC) 3rd CSR e-Bulletin
Thursday, November 05, 2009
A new issue of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) E-Bulletin, which aims at informing stakeholders of the Government of Canada’s initiatives in the area of CSR.

Social Investment Organization October Newsletter
Thursday, November 05, 2009
News, Reports, Events and other Announcements about Socially Responsible Investment

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (FAITC) CSR E-Bulletin: Second Issue -October 5th, 2009
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) E-Bulletin, that aims at informing stakeholders of the Government of Canada’s initiatives in the area of CSR.

Social Investment Organization News Digest: September 24, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Read the latest SIO Newsletter here.

International Council on Mining & Metals (ICCM) Launches Mine Closure Toolkit in Spanish
Monday, September 28, 2009
ICMM is a collaborative of 18 companies and 30 mining and commodity associations. It provides a means for joint action on sustainability-related issues important to the mining industry.

Have The American People Forsaken Capitalism?
Monday, September 28, 2009
Latest blog entry from R.D. Bresnahan

Socially Responsible Investing: Is it the Right Thing to Do?
Thursday, August 27, 2009
An article from BenefitsCanada.com

Former House Chairman Michael Oxley to Lead Ethics Resource Center Board
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Michael G. Oxley, a former member of Congress best known as cosponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the nonprofit Ethics Resource Center

DFAIT launches CSR E-Bulletin
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The CSR E-Bulletin will provide subscribers with relevant, up-to-date information detailing DFAIT and the Government of Canada’s CSR initiatives both at home and abroad.

SHARE's Engagement Activity Report for the second quarter of 2009 is now available
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
View the report online

The latest issue of the EthicsCentre's Newsletter is now available
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Download the August 2009 Newsletter

U.K. website Responsible Investor has posted a story Doug Watt wrote about the Canadian Responsible Investment Conference in Winnipeg
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Canadian investors rise to RI challenge despite legal limbo Support for ESG considerations high, but caution on fiduciary responsibilities.

oikos & Ashoka Announce Corporate Sustainability Case Writing Competition
Thursday, July 30, 2009
To promote the creation of high quality teaching cases on Corporate Sustainability

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Launches New Online Information Hub
Thursday, July 30, 2009
This free portal includes all the Special Representative's reports, papers and speeches

Public Trust Has Major Role in Weathering Economic Storm
Monday, July 27, 2009
New Report Launches a Major Collaborative Effort to Identify Emerging Opportunities for Leaders

Canadian Coalition for Good Governance seeking comments on revised Corporate Governance Guidelines
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Comments are welcome from all who are interested in this area, including our members, directors of public companies, other industry groups, regulators and experts.

Crisis helping socially responsible investing
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
A commentary on the PRI and Mercer report

Canadian Responsible Investment Conference 2009 Wrap-Up
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
A series of articles available from Advisor.ca

Socially responsible investing still going strong
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Article published in the Winnipeg Free Press on June 10th

The Maquila Solidarity Network June 2009 Newsletter now Available
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The MSN is a labour and women's rights organization that supports the efforts of workers in global supply chains to win improved wages and working conditions and a better quality of life.

Canadian Government CSR Strategy vs. CSR Roundtable Recommendations
Thursday, June 11, 2009
A Report by Ethical Funds

Socially Responsible Investment holds steady at nearly 20 per cent of assets under management in Canada, according to SIO study
Friday, May 08, 2009
The study, entitled the Canadian Socially Responsible Investment Review, estimates total SRI assets in Canada in 2008 at $609.23 billion. This represents a 21 per cent increase from $503.61 billion in 2006.

Corporate Knights' inaugural Aboriginal Relations Ranking: Extractive Industry
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Report finds that many companies have policies in place to ensure constructive relations, while others maintain a dated frontier mentality.

Special Report: Promotion of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Business and human rights: Towards operationalizing the “protect, respect and remedy” framework: Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

New report on socially responsible investment industry in Canada to be released
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
The Social Investment Organization will release the Canadian Socially Responsible Investment Review 2008

CBERN Hosts Special Series of Workshops on Ethics and the Financial Crisis
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Business Ethics and the Financial Crisis: A Special CBERN Conference Series

New support for the CSR imperative
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Last week, "the Ontario Legislature passed a motion calling on the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to review current corporate reporting standards and to produce recommendations for enhanced disclosure."

CBERN Receives Two SSHRC Grants to Fund Projects Focussed on Responsible Economic Development in Northern Canada
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
CBERN successful in applications to the Community-University Research Alliances (CURA) program and SSHRC Northern Communities Public Dissemination program.

John Boatright featured in Toronto Star Article
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Recent Speaker at CBERN-Sponsored Event

Policy alert: Ontario legislature debates ESG Disclosure
Thursday, April 16, 2009
SIO supports Ontario MPP resolution – A letter from Eugene Ellmen, Executive Director Social Investment Organization

Project Update: Participatory Multi-Perspective CSR Case Study Project
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
This project seeks to conduct corporate social responsibility (CSR) case study research on the activities of Canadian mining companies in three developing countries.

New initiatives to support responsible practices for Canadian businesses abroad: government response to the National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Canadian Extractive Sector in Developing Countries
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Minister Day announced new measures to help Canadian mining, oil and gas companies meet their social and environmental responsibilities when operating abroad.

John Ruggie, UN Special Representative on business & human rights Message to VPs Plenary
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Read the transcript from the John Ruggie, UN Special Representative on business & human rights Message to VPs Plenary, Oslo, 16 March 2009

CBERN Advisory Board Meeting Held on February 17, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
On February 17, 2009, the CBERN Advisory Board met to Review the Network’s activities.

The Lastest Corporate Social Responsibility News - The Value of Transparency
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
What is transparency worth when it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Everything, according to The CRO (Corporate Responsibility Officer), which recently released its annual list of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens.

Opportunity for CBERN Participants to Utilize Research from EthicsAssurance Knowledge-Based Software
Monday, March 16, 2009
CBERN researchers are encouraged to review and consider how they might use the web-based EthicsAssurance employee survey tool and related benchmark data developed by CBERN partner, EthicScan Canada. The survey tool provides a real-time system for gathering data useful in monitoring, remediation, and the creation of policies and practices of interest to an organization’s stakeholders.

Joint Committee on Human Rights (UK) - Call for Evidence: Business and Human Rights
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The Committee has adopted the framework of the UN Special Representative for the purposes of formulating the questions on which it would particularly welcome evidence.

The Maquila Solidarity Network March 2009 Newsletter now Available
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The MSN is a labour and women's rights organization that supports the efforts of workers in global supply chains to win improved wages and working conditions and a better quality of life.

This Week at www.ethicsworld.org: EthicsWorld Newsletter
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Special focus on social responsibility: oil, gas, mining

New Blog Launched for Canada’s Social Investment Community
Monday, February 09, 2009
SRI Monitor to target SRI investors and professionals

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Open Prospective Reporting Guidelines for Public Comment
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Supplementary social reporting guidelines now open for comment - deadline is April 29.

SIO January 26 News Digest
Monday, January 26, 2009
Read the latest news from the Social Investment Organization News Digest

A Dialogue on the Social Dimension of Sustainable Mineral Resource Management
Monday, January 26, 2009
Notes from the May 29, 2008 Workshop at the Liu Center for Global Issues, UBC, Vancouver

Program available: Rethinking Extractive Industry conference
Monday, January 26, 2009
Rethinking Extractive Industry: Regulation, Dispossession, and Emerging Claims, March 5–7, 2009, York University, Toronto, ON

Groundbreaking responsible real estate code launches Jan. 22
Thursday, January 22, 2009
SHARE and the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will officially launch the Responsible Property Services Code at a free event this Thursday, January 22 in Toronto.

Maquila Solidarity Wire: January 2009 Newsletter
Thursday, January 22, 2009
This edition of the Wire is devoted to the MFA+3 Seminar on Labour Rights in a Changing Garment Industry held September 30 - October 2, 2008 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

ICMM and the Aspen Institute hold a web conference for MBA faculty teachers on the subject of mining and sustainability
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The conference - hosted by the Aspen Institute's Centre for Business Education - follows a collaborative effort to develop MBA teaching materials on sustainability in the mining industry.

Globethics.net Newsletter: 1st issue in 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Find out about new content in the library, the new registration process and ethics research in Switzerland!

SHARE endorses LEAD Canada's GRI training courses
Thursday, January 22, 2009
In December 2008, LEAD Canada Inc. became the first North American organization certified by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to provide courses on the GRI’s sustainable reporting framework in Canada.

IE TV Publishes Part 1 of its 12-Part Video Series on Socially Responsible Investing
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Mark Begg, a vice president and investment advisor at Richardson Financial Partners Ltd., Eugene Ellmen, executive director of the Social Investments Organization and Gary Hawton, CEO of Meritas Mutual Funds, describe socially responsible investing, and the growth in retail and institutional interest in the category. They all spoke in Toronto.

The Latest Issue of the Ethics Centre's Newsletter is Now Available
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Download the Newsletter here

Connecting Academia and the "Real World" Reaps Rewards
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
A report from CSRwire Canada

Update: Participatory Multi-Perspective CSR Case Study Project
Thursday, January 15, 2009
The project has progressed significantly during the Fall of 2008. A Chilean case study team has been formed, including representatives from academia, the public and private sectors, and civil society.

Bob Walker, V.P. Sustainability, Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. is the recipient of the 2008 SRI in the Rockies Award
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
On October 26, 2008 SRI in the Rockies was held in Whistler B.C. where over 700 participants attended, including about 100 Canadians. During that conference, there was an annual SRI Service Award presented to a SRI leader who has demonstrated leadership, innovation, high standards of professional conduct and accomplishment in collaboration with other industry leaders.

Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon Presents the Keynote Address at the Social Investment Organization 100 Mile Dinner for Good Policy
Saturday, November 15, 2008
On September 25, 2008 the Social Investment Organization hosted a 100 Mile Dinner for Good Policy. The dinner was a delicious menu from ingredients sourced within 100 miles of Toronto, and set the stage for the keynote address by Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon on The Future of Public Policy and Capital Markets.

oikos Global Case Writing Competition Announced
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
With the Call for Cases 2009 oikos and Ashoka join forces to promote the creation of high quality teaching cases on Corporate Sustainability (sponsored by oikos) and Social Entrepreneurship (sponsored by Ashoka). The competition welcomes entries from all parts of the world.

The Dominion is looking for journalists, artists and people to contribute to State of Mine, a Dominion special issue on Canada's extractive industries
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
The Dominion's special issue on mining will bring the role of Canadian mining back into view, with a comprehensive look at all stages of mining and its impacts in terms of economics, human rights, labour, indigenous communities, the environment, gender, and art. Independent journalists from around the world will dig to the heart of extractive industries and find out what keeps it beating, or what it takes to beat it.

SIO, CBERN and Others to Review Potential Studies on ESG and the Financial Crisis
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Details a letter from Eugene Ellmen of the SIO that calls for collaborative research between the financial industry and academia regarding the academic research potential of how ESG factors may have been able to reduce the impact of the crisis.

Jantzi Research Commentary: The Market Crisis and its Impact on Socially Responsible Investing
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Michael Jantzi provides his views about the future of socially responsible investing in light of the current financial crisis.

The Aspen Institute’s Center for Business Education Reviews the Topic of Mining and Metals and Business Education
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
The mining and metals industry has many important lessons to offer MBA students about the ways that product and process innovations can produce far-reaching positive effects.

The Lure of the Green: The Right Call Panel Examines Issues of Corporate Ethics, October 1, 2008
Thursday, October 02, 2008
A recent Alberta Venture article features an interview with Janet Keeping, CBERN participant and President of the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership.

New Study Says Mainstream Investors are Assessing Labor and Human Rights Sustainability Risks for the First Time
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Mainstream investors for the first time are beginning to assess labor and human rights factors as a way of increasing returns and lowering risk, according to a study released today by Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program.

Innovest Invites You to Review our Webinar “Credit Cards at the Tipping Point”, Recorded 29 September 2008
Thursday, October 02, 2008
In this webinar Innovest examines Bank of America, American Express, Discover, Citi, Capital One and JP Morgan Chase. Innovest benchmarked each bank by its product exposure to subprime / high risk consumers, identified winning and losing strategies, and evaluated balance sheet and earnings sensitivity to credit card performance.

Research work of Tessa Hebb Celebrated in The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada 30th Anniversary Website and Anthology
Thursday, October 02, 2008
CBERN Collaborator Tessa Hebb is featured in the SSHRC website and anthology for her research work “Toward Corporate Responsibility”.

Eurosif Study Reveals a European SRI Market Valued at E2.7 Trillion
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Eurosif has just published the latest Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) figures and trends in "European SRI Study 2008". This unique study highlights the scale of European SRI as well as European and National trends across thirteen countries.

Podcast interview on CSR featuring Andrew Crane
Thursday, October 02, 2008
A 30 minute interview that provides an introduction to CSR issues and questions is available for download on the CBERN website. This interview features CBERN collaborator Andrew Crane, George R. Gardiner Professor of Business Ethics at the Schulich School of Business, York University.

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2008 is now Available
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Transparency International (TI) unveiled the 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Among 180 countries listed in this year’s index, Canada, maintaining the same position as in 2007, tied at 9th with Australia, with a score of 8.7 (out of 10), leads the 32 countries of the Americas region, included in the CPI.

Call for topic-based research proposals in the context of the HiiL Research Theme
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
HiiL is pleased to announce the launching of a Call for Research Proposals in the context of the HiiL Research Theme Private Actors and Self-Regulation.

SIO Goes the Distance
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Responsible investment is an important issue for many pension plan sponsors today, but when it comes to public policy support for these initiatives, Canada has a long way to go.

Wal-Mart Canada Commits to Making a Difference in its Second Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Wal-Mart Canada today released its second Corporate Social Responsibility Report (CSR Report), highlighting the company's commitment to more transparency and to putting its social responsibility action into words.

Codes of Conduct in the Private Sector: A Review of the Academic Literature since 1987 Conducted by: A. Scott Carson, Mark Baetz and Shelley McGill
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
EthicsCentre CA is proud to announce the release of a report entitled Codes of Conduct in the Private Sector: A Review of the Academic Literature since 1987. Sponsored by EthicsCentre CA and authored by Dr. Mark Baetz, Dr. A. Scott Carson, and Ms. Shelley McGill, this report is the definitive bibliographic source for research on the subject of Codes of Conduct in private sector workplaces.

A series of articles on "dimensions of sustainable development" is being published in a monthly (free access) newsletter
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
September issue is now available

Oilsands needs special reporting rules: Environment, investor groups
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Canada's oilsands industry, already the target this week of a major British investment firm's campaign against the "climate-hostile fuel," is now under fire from an international alliance of environment and investor groups, which has urged the U.S. securities regulator to rewrite proposed new rules on reporting petroleum reserves to reflect the "potentially enormous risks" - financially and ecologically - associated with the "carbon-intensive" Canadian energy source.

Major Corporations Request Clarity on Climate Change Regulation
Monday, September 22, 2008
Carbon Disclosure Project Announces Global 500 and S&P 500 Results - Climate change Questionnaire draws largest response to date

CBERN Collaborators Crane and Matten Publish: “Corporations and Citizenship: Business, Value Creation, and Society”
Thursday, September 11, 2008
It is widely accepted that corporations have economic, legal, and even social roles. Yet the political role of corporations has yet to be fully appreciated. Corporations and Citizenship serves as a corrective by employing the concept of citizenship in order to make sense of the political dimensions of corporations. Citizenship offers a way of thinking about roles and responsibilities among members of polities and between these members and their governing institutions.

CBERN Contributes to A Participatory Multi-Perspective Corporate Social Responsibility Case Study Approach Project
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
This project seeks to conduct corporate social responsibility (CSR) case study research on the activities of Canadian mining companies in three developing countries, focusing on the social and environmental challenges they encounter. The process by which this research is to be conducted is through international collaboration with partners from these developing countries, employing an innovative multi perspective approach to case study development and analysis that allows for the incorporation of a wide range of views concerning the CSR activities of Canadian mining companies in developing countries.

New Book Published by CBERN Collaborator Tessa Hebb “No Small Change: Pension Funds and Corporate Engagement”
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
In “No Small Change”, Tessa Hebb examines the ability of pension funds, now the largest single driver of financial markets around the world, to use their ownership position to change corporate practices for the sake of the bottom line and, perhaps, change the world for the better in the process.

Socially Responsible Investing in Canada a commentary by Eugene Ellmen is published in the Fall 2008 issue of Green Money Journal
Friday, September 05, 2008
The following commentary by Eugene Ellmen, Executive Director of the SIO, appeared in the Fall 2008 issue of Green Money Journal, published in the US.

Ethical Offshoring: If you can cut costs by outsourcing work overseas, should you do it? The Right Call Panel Examines Issues of Corporate Ethics, September 1, 2008
Thursday, October 02, 2008
A recent Alberta Venture article features an interview with Janet Keeping, CBERN participant and President of the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership.

The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) September Newsletter now Available
Friday, September 05, 2008
The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is a labour and women's rights organization that supports the efforts of workers in global supply chains to win improved wages and working conditions and a better quality of life.

AccountAbility AA1000AS Draft Changes - Final Weeks for Comment
Friday, September 05, 2008
AccountAbility is now reaching the final few weeks of its AA1000AS wiki comment

Seeing is Believing Tour Focused on Solutions to Homelessness
Friday, September 05, 2008
Project showcases the success of social enterprise, supportive housing, and skills training programs in bringing people off the streets.

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) and Craib Partner on 2008 Survey of CSR Reporting Trends
Friday, September 05, 2008
The report will highlight trends in the reporting practices of Canadian and international companies, as well as put the spotlight on best practices, with useful visual examples.

International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) publishes HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Good Practice Guidance
Friday, September 05, 2008
ICMM's Good Practice Guidance on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria, which is aimed at managers and health practitioners, provides practical information for disease management.

ICMM launches Mine Closure Toolkit
Friday, September 05, 2008
ICMM's new toolkit, Planning for Integrated Mine Closure, provides practical guidance for a key challenge to mining: closing a mine in a sustainable manner.

Ontario Mining Act consultations - August / September 2008
Thursday, August 07, 2008
On August 5, the Ontario government announced that it will be holding a series of public and stakeholder meetings about modernizing the Mining Act.

The Conference Board of Canada Publishes "The Role of the Board of Directors in Corporate Social Responsibility"
Thursday, August 07, 2008
This report examines corporate social responsibility and ways in which a board of directors can provide oversight and strategic direction on the firm's social and environmental performance.

When can we believe a CSR report? New report sheds light on assurance process
Monday, September 01, 2008
Assure View -The CSR Assurance Statement Report is the first report to offer an independent, comprehensive overview of the field. The report outlines who uses assurance, who provides assurance and what methods are used. Assure View is a reference point for all stakeholders, from reporting companies and assurance providers to consumers who wish to find out more about companies’ social and environmental impacts.

The Research Network for Business Sustainability Awarded Major Funding Grant for the next Seven Years
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Dr. Tima Bansal has been awarded $2.4M by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to fund activities related to The Research Network for Business Sustainability over the next seven years.

Canadian Financial Regulator Proposes Changes to Executive Compensation Disclosure
Thursday, August 07, 2008
The Canadian Center for Ethics and Corporate Policy issued an analysis in its latest newsletter of proposed changes to executive compensation disclosure in Canada. In a flagging global economy, more and more executives are being asked to justify their high salaries. As part of good corporate governance, more pressure is being put on companies to provide more disclosure on how Boards of Directors calculate pay.

The Latest Issue of the Ethics Centre's Newsletter is Now Available
Friday, August 01, 2008
Download the Newsletter here

AccountAbility AA1000AS Wiki - The final phase of public comment is now open and will remain open until September 12th 2008
Friday, August 01, 2008
Watch Alan Knight, Head of Standards at AccountAbility introduce the revised draft and welcome you to participate in the final phase of public comment.

Canadian Consumers: Second to Last on National Geographic Greendex Rank: 13th of 14th
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Canadian consumers’ Greendex score places them second from the bottom on this 14-country list, driven in large part by large home size and less environmentally friendly transportation behavior (e.g., high solo driving, low use of public transportation).

Global Standard on Whistleblowing Programs Released
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The International Chambers of Commerce has issued the first global standard on the creation of whistleblowing programs.

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility Posts Agenda for the 6th Annual Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility in Toronto, ON
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
How are Canada’s top companies adapting to the changing needs of key stakeholders and how are these parties changing the face of corporate responsibility?

RI interview: Global Compact chief points the way for UNPRI
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Georg Kell, executive director of the corporate forerunner of the UNPRI talks about the issues the $14 trillion investor initiative may have to face.

Sustainability Perspectives: Winning the Social License to Operate Resource Extraction with Free, Prior, and Informed Community Consent
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
A Report Issued by The Ethical Funds Company, February 2008

Sustainability Perspectives: Credit Risk, Biodiversity, and Climate Change - Canada’s Banks and the Fight Against Global Warming
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
A Report Issued by The Ethical Funds Company, March 2008

The Conference Board of Canada issues New Research - The Role of the Board of Directors in Corporate Social Responsibility
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
This report examines corporate social responsibility and ways in which a board of directors can provide oversight and strategic direction on the firm's social and environmental performance.

International Council on Mining and Metals (ICCM) Council Approves Assurance Procedure
Monday, July 21, 2008
ICMM's Assurance Procedure has been approved by Council, marking an important stage in the evolution of the ICMM Sustainable Development Framework.

Alcoa Launches Alcoa-TV Video Channel on Alcoa.com Website
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
AlcoaTV gives visitors a rich-media lens through which to view and search Alcoa's business, sustainability, history and community activities

SB20: World's Top Sustainable Stocks - 20 Companies Changing the World (for the Better!)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The SB20 list, in its seventh year, consists of 20 public companies that are leading the way to a sustainable society. The list is presented in the Progressive Investor newsletter, published by SustainableBusiness.com, which tracks and analyzes sustainable stocks.

The latest draft of the AA1000 Assurance Standard (2008) is now online for public consultation
Thursday, July 17, 2008
This final period of consultation runs until September 12th after which the Technical Committee will again review all comments and finalise the Standard for the global launch on October 24th.

SIO submission to the Expert Panel on securities and regulation
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Social Investment Organization, the national association for socially responsible investment (SRI) responds to recent consultation on the way forward to improve securities regulation in Canada.

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) announces “Principles and performance guidelines for responsible exploration” is near completion
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The first element of track 1, Principles and performance guidelines for responsible exploration, is close to completion (July 10, 2008). Now at an advanced stage, the document was developed after extensive consultation, including two mineral industry workshops and two multi-stakeholder focus groups held in 2007 and 2008.

Maquila Solidarity Network July Newsletter Now Available Online
Monday, July 14, 2008
The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is a labour and women's rights organization that supports the efforts of workers in global supply chains to win improved wages and working conditions and a better quality of life.

Mercer’s Responsible investment newsletter: Issue 8 now available online
Monday, July 14, 2008
In this issue: ESG ratings of fund managers, Mercer manager research developed to consider environmental, social and governance factors, A firsthand look at investor collaboration, How can investors collaborate to improve the pension fund system?, Managing reputational risk and alternative investments, and Mercer and IFC to deliver first ‘sustainability rating’ for emerging market investment.

ECOFACT releases Most Controversial Companies report
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
ECOFACT has released a report listing the top ten most environmentally and socially criticized companies.

Canadian Architecture and Urban Planning Schools Ranked on Sustainability
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Corporate Knights investigates how environmental and social issues are integrated into the curriculum.

Top Canadian graduate programs rated on sustainability
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Corporate Knights Magazine unveiled the fifth-annual Knight Schools ranking. The ranking analyzes how Canadian universities fare in integrating sustainability into the school experience.

UN PRI Stresses Disclosure
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Firms and fund managers who have signed onto the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) could be expelled if they don’t follow through with its disclosure provisions.

Canadian Journalism schools ranked on environmental and social sustainability
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Corporate Knights Magazine unveiled the fifth-annual Knight Schools ranking. The ranking analyzes how Canadian universities fare in integrating sustainability into the school experience.

The Timbit Conundrum: The Right Call Panel Examines Issues of Corporate Ethics, July 1, 2008
Thursday, October 02, 2008
A recent Alberta Venture article features an interview with Janet Keeping, CBERN participant and President of the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership.

IBM Tops Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list for 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Corporate Knights has released the 7th Annual Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada, the definitive annual list of Canada’s top corporate citizens.