Socially Responsible Investment Cluster

Canadian Summit on Socially Responsible Investment: SRI+20 - The Future of Investing

Registration for the annual conference on socially responsible investment hosted by the Social Investment Organization is open. PhD students are encouraged to take advantage of the reduced registration rate (until May 25, 2012) of $382.50 + GST/QST.

The conference is hosted in partnership this year with the Finance and Sustainability Initiative, and features intensive sessions on topics such as:

ESG criteria, integration and performance,
impact investing and mission-related investing,
shareholder engagement on the issue of free, prior and informed consent in mining, shale gas and other resource projects in Quebec, and
strategies for portfolio managers and analysts.

CBERN is an Academic Partner for the conference and will be supporting this event by featuring research and practitioner perspectives on conference topics through our SRI Cluster microsite on the CBERN website, and through cbernblog.ca. You can connect with SIO at www.socialinvestment.ca.

Five Questions about SRI: Interview with CBERN Member Olaf Weber

Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about SRI.” The interview features a practitioner’s insights about SRI in emerging markets and through Emerging Markets ESG shares this expertise with a wide global audience.

On April 20, 2012 CBERN member Olaf Weber, Associate Professor, Export Development Chair in Environmental Finance, University of Waterloo, was featured in the weekly interview. CBERN connected Olaf with the Emerging Markets ESG publisher. If you are interested in contributing to this weekly series, please contact Hilary Martin at hmartin@cbern.ca.

Read the interview >>

PRI-CBERN Academic Conference 2012 - Evolution of Responsible Investment: Navigating Complexity

The Principles for Responsible Investment and the Canadian Business and Ethics Research Network (CBERN) are pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Academic Conference on Responsible Investment, October 1-3, 2012 at York University. The conference is a unique opportunity for researchers, students and investment professionals to present research, identify research opportunities and build partnerships to continue to enhance our knowledge of responsible investment.

The purpose of the 2012 Academic Conference is to develop our understanding of the complexity of institutions, organizations, strategies and processes that make up responsible investment. On October 1, a PhD Student workshop is scheduled. Further details will be announced in the summer.

Registration for the conference will open in June. If you are interested in registering for the PRI-CBERN Academic Conference 2012 please complete the “registration interest form" to ensure that you are notified when registration opens.