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NEW IRIS PROJECT: INTERACTION AMONG CSR PROGRAMS
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Prof Stepan Wood & team of 32 researchers from 9 countries explore interactions in transnational business regulation in a new Partnership Development Grant
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An international project on the forms and dynamics of interaction among transnational business governance initiatives. The project investigates a development that has largely escaped academic attention but is increasingly a fact of life for transnational companies, standards-setting groups and governments. From accounting standards to sustainable forestry certification, more and more of the norms and standards that govern business emanate not from conventional state institutions, but from an array of private and multi-stakeholder institutions operating in a dynamic, transnational regulatory space. Read more...
Stepan is Acting Director of IRIS for 2011-2012!
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W3 LAUNCHES THE MONTHLY CLIMATE REPORT
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Work and Climate Change Report
 The Work and Climate Change Report is a monthly online publication which alerts and informs academics, practitioners and students about important new research and legislation from Canada and around the world. WCR is published by Work in a Warming World (W3). Read the first issue! |
PROF DAWN BAZELY AWARDED HARVARD FELLOWSHIP
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Charles Bullard Fellowship in Forest Research
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Bazely is at Harvard Forest, part of the US Long Term Ecological Research Network, on a prestigious Charles Bullard Fellowship in Forest Research, one of only six awarded the fellowship out of dozens who applied. The Fellowship is given to people in mid-career who show promise of making a major contribution to forests and forest-related subjects. Read more...
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| IRIS RESEARCH TEAM PUBLISHES STUDY ON PROS AND CONS OF ASSISTED MIGRATION | |
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CFCAS Project Publication
As the climate warms, many species' habitats are expected to shrink, shift, or otherwise change quicker than some species populations can adjust, leading to loss of biodiversity. One possible response to this problem is assisted migration-intentional translocation of species outside their historic ranges to mitigate biodiversity losses caused by climate change. While this idea has been around for decades, it has recently become the subject of a fierce debate in the academic literature. An interdisciplinary team of IRIS researchers has just published a ground-breaking study that takes stock of the burgeoning academic literature on this topic and identifies possible avenues toward scholarly consensus on how to address what might otherwise become an intractable ethical and policy problem. Read more...
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More About IRIS and this Newsletter
The Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability is a university-wide research centre that pursues an interdisciplinary approach to the challenges of sustainability. Through our collaborations on sustainability related research projects and innovative initiatives, we hope to generate awareness amongst the York University community of our social, natural and economic spheres, while engaging students, staff and faculty in action that creates change on campus and beyond.
The IRIS Newsletter is a way to keep you informed about what we are up to so that you can drop by an event, get involved, or just learn about what research projects we are currently undertaking. The Newsletter is sent out once or twice per month, highlighting the IRIS, York University, and broader community's sustainability news and events!
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