Phone numbers and email addresses remain the same however our new address is: 

CBERN
York Lanes, Suite 379
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Our new fax # is 416-736-5837

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Mark Your Calendar - Upcoming CBERN Events
As CBERN enters its third year plans are underway for an exciting and busy 2010. In addition to CBERN's Third Annual Conference we are planning on holding two workshops and a TransAtlantic Business Ethics Conference. Details are subject to change. More information about each event and other events across Canada and internationally can be found at CBERN's Event page at www.cbern.ca

Pacific Region Hub: Business Ethics Mapping Project & Workshop
Date: November 20, 2009-10-14
Location: The Atrium, BCIT Downtown Campus, 555 Seymour St., Vancouver, BC

CBERN Business & Human Rights Symposium
Date: February 25-28, 2010
Location: York University, Toronto

CBERN PhD Cluster Social & Networking Event
Date: Winter 2010
Location: TBD

CBERN's Third Annual Conference
Date: Spring 2010
Location: TBD

Ethics at the Business-Health Care Interface
Date: September 17-19, 2010
Location: York University, Toronto

Sixth TransAtlantic Business Ethics Conference on "Ethics, Corporations & Governance"
Date: October 7-10, 2010
Location: York University, Toronto

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CBERN completes its first Community University Research Alliance SSHRC grant application
On September 18th, 2009 CBERN officially submitted its first CURA grant application to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Throughout the summer of 2009 CBERN put together a research alliance which proceeded to draft a detailed proposal for a case study examination of ethical mining practices and responsible economic development in the Canadian north.

The alliance grew to encompass First Nation communities, the federal government, several Canadian universities, and representatives from the private sector and nongovernmental sectors.

The detailed proposal is available for download on the project web portal at www.cbern.ca/ethicsandnortherndevelopment

An announcement of results is expected in the winter of 2010.

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CBERN Visits the Naskapi First Nation, Kawawachikamach
In June of 2009, Alex Barber, CBERN Project Coordinator and Obadiah George, ABEL Assistant Project Manager and CURA Partner, traveled to Kawawachikamach to meet with the Naskapi First Nation community and to explore the technological capacity of the Naskapi First Nation.

CBERN Project Director Wesley Cragg also met with the Naskapi Nation in the end of June and at the end of August to develop an action plan for building a northern network capable of addressing the needs of the Naskapi Nation which helped to shape the CURA proposal.

View the photo album of CBERN's visit with the Naskapi Nation at www.cbern.ca/ethicsandnortherndevelopment/

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CBERN Advisory Board Nominations
CBERN is inviting its network participants to suggest possible nominees to the CBERN Advisory Board. The Board meets twice a year, once in person and once by conference call. Please email all nomination requests to Alex Barber at abarber@cbern.ca

Additional information regarding CBERN's governance structure can be found at www.cbern.ca/about/governance

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CBERN and Ethipedia.net
Recently CBERN and Montreal based Ethipedia.net formed a partnership with the objective of promoting interdisciplinary collaboration around the subject of business sustainability.

Ethipedia.net is an interactive encyclopaedia of sustainable business practices from around the world. Under our partnership, CBERN participants are encouraged to submit case studies of best practices. All CBERN member-generated content to ethipedia.net will be attributed to yourself, searchable via the regular directories on the site, and under a special CBERN directory within Ethipedia.net. We would encourage all CBERN network participants to consider submitting a practice at www.ethipedia.net

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CBERN now on Facebook & Twitter
If you are a fan of social media and business ethics you are in luck. CBERN is now on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CBERN.ca) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/cbern_ca).

There you can stay current with the latest CBERN news and developments. Please Friend or Follow us today!

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CBERN Sponsors Dinner at the PRI Academic Conference
CBERN was pleased to sponsor a social dinner at the Principles for Responsible Investing conference in Ottawa on October 2nd. Held at the Cornerstone Bar and Grill, the evening provided a chance for 75 leading thinkers on Responsible Investment including academics, students, and investment practitioners from 12 countries to interact in an informal setting. The second annual PRI conference took place in Ottawa in collaboration with The Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3ci) (www.carleton.ca/3ci).

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CBERN in Shanghai
In October CBERN participated in the Whistler Forum's two-day seminar workshop on Taking Leadership on Corporate Social Responsibility in Canada and China with the China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong in Shanghai. CBERN was ably represented by Simon Handelsman, CBERN Pacific Region Coordinator, and Kernaghan Webb, Founding Director, Institute for the Study of Corporate Social Responsibility Ryerson University and a CBERN network participant. The purpose of the workshop was to showcase recent CSR developments in Canada and to advance through collaborative multi-perspective processes better understandings of ways to implement, monitor and expand CSR practises in China and abroad.

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Regional Hub Updates
Progress continues towards building a national network at each of CBERN's Regional Hubs. Regional events are being planned for the coming months and years. We invite you to contact your Regional Coordinator to learn how you can get involved in regional events, activities and initiatives:

CBERN Pacific Region Hub Coordinator:
Simon Handelsman
pacific@cbern.ca

CBERN Western Region Hub Coordinator:
Inga Gusarova
western@cbern.ca

CBERN Atlantic Region Hub Coordinator:
Chris Stover
chris.stover@ccepa.ca

CBERN welcomes Atlantic Region Hub Coordinator Chris Stover to our team. Although Chris has been with CBERN since May 2009, this is our first opportunity to introduce you to Chris formally in our newsletter.

Chris Stover is the General Manager of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs (CCEPA), located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is a joint venture of the Atlantic School of Theology and Saint Mary's University. Chris has an extensive background in broadcast journalism and is responsible for the advancement of public programming at the Centre, which promotes discussion and research into current ethical challenges in our society.

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CBERN.ca v2.0 Website Update
We will be announcing the launch of the new CBERN website in early 2010. We have finalized the architecture of the website and will be migrating content from our current website to the new website environment over the next two months. We will also be testing the website's collaborative tools for selected projects.

Announcements will be made in the coming weeks to invite participation. We will also be emailing you in the beginning of 2010 to request an update to your online profile.

Feel free to visit our beta/test website to explore the new website and to track our progress: http://cbern.sharpschool.com

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