Inside: Invitation to CBSR Summit
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JOIN THE REGENERATION OF CSR!
Dear CBSR Members, Friends, and Colleagues,
We are thrilled to extend a warm invitation  for you to join CBSR for our 10th Annual Summit: The Regeneration of CSR: The Essential Role of Business in Building a Sustainable Future - November 7, 2012, Toronto.
In the last decade, the CSR discussion has evolved from mitigating risks, to the realization that strategically embedding positive environmental and social impact is good for business. We invite you to join us to reflect on the last decade, celebrate the Regeneration of CSR, and define what it means to be a truly sustainable company!
WHY ATTEND THE CBSR SUMMIT:
- Start your day with Joel Makower, Chairman and Executive Editor of GreenBiz Group Inc., producer of GreenBiz.com
- Participate in table discussions and get CBSR's latest research to help you scale up your CSR efforts.
- Engage Stakeholders with Impact - Sustainability leaders from Unilever, RONA, HP Canada, Rio Tinto, GMCR, and many more, share their stories of stakeholder engagement.
- Be part of The Regeneration Roadmap discussion with Chris Coulter, President of GlobeScan, and Lorraine Smith, Director of SustainAbility, as they draw upon multiple waves of global expertise and public opinion research designed to help move your corporate sustainability strategy forward.
- Join The Evolution of CSR as leaders from different industry sectors reflect on the sustainability movement and progress made in the last decade, and share challenges and opportunities to focus on for the decade ahead.
- Be inspired with our closing keynote - Dr. Dayna Baumeister, Co-founder and Keystone of Biomimicry 3.8. Dr. Baumeister helped more than 100 companies consult the natural world for elegant and sustainable design solutions.
View the complete Summit Agenda and register here.
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Thank You To CBSR Summit Sponsors!
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 Ecosystem and Biodiversity Risks:
Benefits and the Business Value Unearthed from Natural Capital
Ecosystem and biodiversity benefits and risks are undoubtedly underestimated, and for the most part unaccounted for in business. Among many reasons for this, there is the challenge of assigning values to ecosystems and nature in general. With the exception of a few market mechanisms for carbon or wetlands, current pricing schemes on nature are limited.
In the upcoming three part blog, CBSR Associate Agnieszka Rum
explores the tremendous value of nature to business, business risks associated with ecosystems and biodiversity, and how businesses assess and value their dependencies on nature. Learn about the value-generating opportunities related to market schemes, as well as innovative ideas unearthed from nature to solve business challenges.
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Transformational companies tackle the double whammy
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In this blog, CBSR Associate Coro Strandberg provides insight to this change-or-be-changed "double whammy" of creating a truly sustainable company by transforming not only the business model, but the larger surrounding economic ecosystem in which the company exists.
Research on the qualities of a transformational company that will provide inspiration and a roadmap for companies will be revealed at the CBSR Summit on November 7. Read more
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Members Share Recent CSR News
Walmart kicks-off Green Student Challenge in Canada - Read full story
Interested in sharing your CSR story with the CBSR network? If you are a current CBSR member, contact Ksenia Benifand to learn more about profiling opportunities.
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SUSTAINABILITY INVESTMENT FORUM
October 15, 2012 - Calgary, Alberta
Join us to explore how investors assess companies' market value and whether there is a way to gauge how CSR practices add to that value.
Jane Ambachtsheer, Partner and Global Head of Responsible Investment at Mercer Investments, will provide some background on the topic and challenge attendees to increase our understanding of sustainability investment. Jane's presentation will be followed by discussions led by sustainable investment, investor relations, and CSR experts.
This event is particularly targeted at investor relations professionals, people working in CSR-related roles, investment professionals, and academics. The Forum will conclude with a networking reception. Learn more and register Discounted for CBSR Members & Friends
CBSR WEBINAR - A Canadian Discussion on CSR - A National Look at the Impact, Challenges and Opportunities
October 18, 2012, 1:00-2:00 PM EST (10:00-11:00 AM PST)
How are the challenges and opportunities different across our country? What are the opportunities and risks from a sector and geographical perspective?
Partner Events and Learning Opportunities Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series (TSSS) Wall Street: The New Driver for a Sustainable World? (October 9, 4:30 - 7:30 EST), Toronto, ONA unique opportunity to learn, discuss and debate with one of the world's foremost thinkers on sustainable investing. Is Wall Street beginning to drive transformational change? What does this mean for your organization? Click here for details The Natural Step Level 1 Sustainability Course: Foundations in Strategy (October 16, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm EST), Toronto, ON This compelling 1-day workshop will provide you the knowledge and tools to better understand "strategy" and take a systemic approach to planning and managing sustainability initiatives in your organization. Click here for details Sustainability Learning Centre Green/Sustainability Project Management (starting October 17, 1:00 pm EST), ONLINE In this program, learn to bring your Project Management and Sustainability skills in line with the fastest growing field defining competitive advantage among firms and professionals. Explore sustainability implementation tools, resources. Click here for details
Green Living 2012 Excellence in Corporate Responsibility (ECR) Awards (November 7, 6:30 - 9:00 pm EST), Toronto, ON
Join Green Living Enterprises and award collaborators in honouring corporate Canadians who are transforming business practices and creating social and environmental change at the second annual ECR Awards. The ECR Awards dinner takes place immediately after the CBSR Summit. Click here for details For a full listing of Canadian and international CSR Events please visit our website.
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RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS
Emerging Markets and CSR: Growing complexity, Challenges and Opportunities - WEBINAR
As business develops in emerging markets what role will CSR play? This webinar looks at how Canadian and international businesses are implementing CSR strategies in emerging markets, along with current and best practices.
Click here to download the presentation
(To access member resources, please log-in with your CBSR member username and password)
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PROFILING OPPORTUNITY
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advantage magazine, B2B trade publication in Canada for elite executives, has offered CBSR members discounted print rates. For more information about this offer please click here.
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NOTICE
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Please note CBSR's Vancouver address has been changed to:
PO Box 3538, Vancouver Main, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3Y6
The phone number remains (604) 323-2714.
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