Dear Members and Friends,
 This has been an exciting and busy first quarter for CBSR. The team has been working hard on fostering new and exciting partnerships with sustainability knowledge hubs, researchers, analysts, and service providers; building out a thoughtfully curated events calendar for the year; and re-developing our website for easier access of information and greater member visibility.
Here is what's keeping us busy:
- CBSR is proud to be included as a "Collaborating Organization" of the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) CBSR will assist with outreach, events and network-building, as well as have an opportunity to input into the standard development process.
- Our Events Calendar - until September 2013 - is now available. Click here to see our upcoming events and webinars. If you are interested in speaking, or sponsoring an event, please contact me at steven@cbsr.ca
- CBSR's new brand and website will launch first week of April. Each member will have a unique member profile and an opportunity to share sustainability news, reports and initiatives. Watch for the announcement in your inbox next week!
- In response to member requests for more opportunities to network with other practitioners, CBSR held an inaugural member networking event in Calgary hosted by Enmax and focused on integrating corporate values in the supply chain. Thank you to Enmax for your generous sponsorship and to all the members who attended this event.
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CBSR's 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on April 3rd. We will be announcing the new Board in early April.
- We've partnered with CBERN to host "The Research Directions" webinar series that will feature research presentations on business ethics issues from PhD students working in different disciplines at universities across Canada.
Join us this year as we help you build your knowledge, your capacity to collaborate across boundaries, and expand your networks as we collectively advance towards a sustainable future. I hope to see you at our upcoming events!
Warm regards,
Steven Fish
Executive Director, CBSR
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Our 2013 Events Calendar is thoughtfully curated and informed by member survey responses on areas of priority and interests; feedback gathered from our 2012 events; and emerging trends and breakthrough knowledge for accelerating sustainability.
Many of you have expressed a desire to further engage the rest of your organization in CSR and sustainability.
This year, we are providing a series of events directed at various professions within your company. We encourage you to invite your colleagues across multiple departments to attend our events.
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CSR and Change Management: How ready is your organization for change?
April 25, 1:00-2:00 PM EST (10:00-11:00 AM PST) - English
24 avril, 13h00-14h00 HNE (10h00-11h00 CET) - Francais
Join CBSR to learn about CSR and change management at different levels within organizations. The session's speaker, Sylvie-Nuria Noguer will draw from her extensive experience as a coach and mediator on sustainability issues, to highlight some of the challenges of sustaining and bringing a CSR strategy within an organization to the next level.
This webinar is free for CBSR members.
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Sustainable Consumption - Engaging the Consumer in Fostering a Sustainable Economy
May 22, 12:45PM - 6:30 PM EST, (In-Person) Toronto
May 22, 1:00PM - 2:15PM (Webinar only)
present their recent study "Re-Thinking Consumption" to learn how "Aspirational" consumers are balancing social and environmental values with material desires to shape the future of sustainability.
How do we bring the consumer's voice into the sustainability conversation and help them be part of the solution as companies work to accelerate and grow a more sustainable economy? And how do companies create solutions that resonate with the attitudes and behaviours of this consumer group?
If you attend the in-person event - you will also hear from corporate leaders who are successfully innovating solutions that resonate with this consumer group. Join intimate Ideation workshops, where you'll have an opportunity to articulate your challenges and successes as we move forward to engage this seemingly elusive and vital stakeholder.
Both the in-person event and webinar are free for CBSR members.
Learn more and register for the In-Person Event
Learn more and register for the Webinar If you are interested in speaking at or sponsoring this event, please contact Ksenia Benifand, ksenia@cbsr.ca
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Spring, 2013 (Date and time - To be confirmed)
Calgary, AB
ACCA Canada in collaboration with CBSR and Stratos, is bringing together leading experts in the fields of business, accountancy, and investor relations to set the stage for what will be required to take advantage of these tough economic times and move Canada toward the green economy. Our panel will explore the role of these professions in changing business practices.
Roundtable discussions led by industry experts will follow and explore how standards and metrics impact performance, how short term investment mind-sets can be changed to longer term with environmental and social value creation, and other issues of emerging importance for this group.
This event is free for CBSR members. Seating is limited.
For more information, please contact Sheila Carruthers at Sheila@cbsr.ca
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Transformational Company: Industry and Supplier Collaboration
June, 2013 (Date and time - To be confirmed)
Webinar and In-person events in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal
At CBSR's 10th Annual Summit, we asked attendees what would help operationalize the Transformational Company qualities at their companies and how can the CSR community advance these qualities in Canada?
Key responses to these questions included:
* Industry collaborations
* Supplier collaborations
This event will focus on Value-Chain Influence and Industry Standards to consider how companies can work with their suppliers and their industry associations to advance sustainability through B2B collaborations.
This event is free for CBSR members. We encourage members invite supply chain colleagues and industry association representatives.
More details to come. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Ksenia Benifand at ksenia@cbsr.ca
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CBERN Research Directions webinar series
June, 2013 (Date and time - To be confirmed)
The Research Directions webinar series will feature research presentations from three PhD students working in different disciplines at universities across Canada.
The online format will create an opportunity for CBSR members and other networks to see what the next generation of scholars is working on, and contribute to this research though feedback and discussion. Through the Research Directions webinar series, we aim to move research beyond the university setting and create greater opportunity for impact beyond the traditional academic community.
This event is free for CBSR members.
More details to come soon. For more information, contact Steven Fish - steven@cbsr.ca
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Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and Human Rights - Webinar
September, 2013 (Date and time - To be confirmed)
More details to come.
This webinar is free for CBSR members.
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The Regeneration of CSR: What's next and how do we get there? |
If you missed the CBSR Summit last year, we are thrilled to share this summary video. Summit speakers were asked to reflect on what's next in CSR and sustainability; share some of the biggest challenges and risks for business; and highlight opportunities for Canadian business to demonstrate social and environmental leadership.
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 | | CBSR 10th Annual Summit - The Regeneration of CSR: The Essential Role of Business in Building a Sustainable Future |
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Welcome: New CBSR Members |
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Members Share Recent CSR News |
 Bell and Brain Canada are pleased to announce a new partnership in support of brain research in Canada - the Bell Mental Health Research Training Awards. The Training Awards are designed to promote the most talented next-generation of Canadian mental health researchers by providing them with guidance, mentorship and training under the direction of world-leading researchers. A significant investment in Canada's most promising researchers, these funds will accelerate their progress and contribution to our understanding of the brain. Click to read more |
 Bullfrog Power will be holding their upcoming event, Greener Horizons - Sustainable business, good citizen: the next level of engaging consumers and creating change on April 4, from 8:30 am - 10:30 am in Toronto.
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GMCR Canada launched their Employee Community Grantmaking program last fall, where teams of employees are organized across the country and entrusted with the responsibility of allocating grants to organizations and projects that address specific issues aligned with environmental stewardship, strong local systems, and economic prosperity. Click here to read more
 | | Meet Gilberto, La Vereda Coffee Leader |
went last October to visit its partner of the Timothy'sŪ Colombian La Vereda coffee. During the visit to the coffee-growing communities of La Vereda coffee in Colombia, several coffee producers were interviewed. Meet Gilberto Tapasco Davila who has become a leader in his community by representing coffee growers all over the San Lorenzo region as a member and delegate of his local coffee growers' collective.
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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Partner Events and Learning Opportunities |
Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series (TSSS) Ontario's Cities in the Era of Climate Change (March 27, 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST), Toronto, ON Join TSSS on March 27th as the former Mayor of Toronto, David Miller, and the current Mayor of Guelph, Karen Farbridge, explore the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for Toronto and Guelph in the era of climate change. Click here for details
Sustainability Learning Centre
Sustainable Procurement 101 (April 17 - May 16, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST), ONLINEThis online workshop provides a straight-forward, systematic process for efficiently and effectively developing, documenting, implementing and managing an organizations' commitment to driving sustainability through the supply chain using a sustainable procurement approach. Click here for detailsFor more Sustainability Learning Centre courses, click hereThe Natural Step
Dialogue on a Gold Standard for Sustainable Business at The Green Living Show (April 12, 12 pm - 2:30 pm), Toronto, ONThis dialogue is the initial step in The Gold Standard for Sustainable Business project, a collaborative initiative aiming to help consumers, businesses, investors, & employers that focus on supporting sustainable business practices. Join to share your views and expertise to help shape a benchmark for truly sustainable business performance. Click here for detailsAccelerate: Collaborating for Sustainability Conference (June 10 - 11, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm), Guelph, ON A national conference convening leaders and decision makers to explore how we can effectively collaborate to create a sustainable future. Click here for details
For a full listing of Canadian and international CSR Events please visit our website.
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CSR RESOURCES
Social Sustainability Roadmap - Community Relations - latest blog in a 5-part series on CSR as a poverty reduction strategy & social innovation tool. By Coro Strandberg.
Click here to read
How to Drive Social Change: Best Practices for Business Leaders and Social Entrepreneurs -
The Ripple Effect. How manufacturing and retail executives view the growing challenge of supply chain risk - Click here to read (PDF)
Danish Government - Experiences after 3 years of CSR Reporting
Click here to read (PDF)
Six growing trends in corporate sustainability -
Click here to read (PDF)
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CBSR TORONTO OFFICE has moved
We would like to thank Chris Coulter and the team at GlobeScan, a long standing CBSR partner, for their gracious contribution of office space as CBSR Toronto searches for a permanent home.
Our new address is 65 St. Clair Ave. East, Toronto, ON
M4T 2Y3
Toronto office phone and fax numbers remain the same.
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