In The News
Coro is interviewed and quoted often in the news. Below you will find links to news items that feature Coro.
It’s easy being green with small changes by Christina Myers
BurnabyNow.com
BurnabyNow consults Coro about a resolution that has become increasingly popular in recent years: the pledge to “go green.” Getting her thoughts, as a local expert with years of experience advising government and business on sustainability issues, about being green in the home-front.
Women in the boardroom: are Canadian companies changing? by Tara Perkins
CorporateKnights.ca Issue 37: The Diversity & Clean Tech Issue November, 2011
Coro is interviewed to help answer the question about whether having more female directors makes a board more socially conscious, or do socially conscious companies attract more women directors.
A CSR Checklist that Works for Every HR Department by Ellen Weinreb
GreenBiz.com November 9, 2011
Coro is interviewed about one of her more widely disseminated publications – her 2009 report developed for Industry Canada about the Role of HR Management in CSR. Coro was asked if, three years later, there are any elements she would add to the report or areas within it that today require a greater emphasis to bring it even more up-to-date.
What ‘Making Sustainability Everyone’s Job’ Really Means by Ellen Weinreb
GreenBiz.com October 26, 2011
Sustainability should be in everyone’s job description. We have heard it before. But what on earth does that really mean? Coro is quoted about how her client, The Co-operators – the largest Canadian-owned insurance provider, has figured out a systems approach to embedding sustainability into everyone’s job.
Canada’s National Submission
to RIO+20 – United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development,
October 25, 2011
The federal government profiles many of Coro’s tools in its UN submission for the next World Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio June 2012.
A Brighter Future by Neil Cranswick
Human Resources Management International Digest June/July 2011
The issue of sustainability is becoming one of HR’s greatest challenges. Coro is interviewed in this article about why HR is so important to the creation of a sound CSR agenda.
Tenants, investors push for responsible real estate by Jenny Wagner
Business in Vancouver January 18-24, 2011
Coro is interviewed in this article about responsible property investing (RPI) – a CSR-like approach to real estate investment which targets environmental, social and governance goals.
Corporate Social Responsibility: recession proof by Philippe Gohier
Maclean’s June 14, 2010
Why didn’t companies scale back on social responsibility efforts during the downturn? Once companies lose their trustworthiness on social responsibility matters, it can be very hard to get it back, warns B.C.-based corporate sustainability consultant Coro Strandberg.
When things get messy by Jason Kirby
Maclean’s June 14, 2010
Coro Strandberg is interviewed for this Maclean’s article asking, “Can corporate social responsibility help clean up a PR disaster like the one caused by BP’s oil spill?”
Greener Horizons Summary: Sustainability in Action
Bullfrog Power May, 2010
In May 2010, Bullfrog Power invited communications and sustainability executives from leading Canadian organizations, including Strandberg Consulting, Novex Couriers, Vancity Credit Union and the Vancouver Convention Centre, to participate in a panel discussion on how to ensure your sustainability plan brings about meaningful action within and beyond your organization. These are the key learnings from that session.
Companies struggle with corporate social responsibilities by Bette Stallman Brown
The Ecological Society of America, Dispatches October, 2008
Strandberg Consulting and The Conference Board of Canada’s recent report about the role of the board of directors in CSR is cited and Coro is interviewed for this article about the increasing pressure companies face from investors and other stakeholders to improve their social and environmental performance and disclosure.
Big pharma and good corporate citizenship by Alan Cassels
Canadian Medical Association Journal, August 26, 2008
Coro is interviewed about her thoughts on a recently minted social responsibility index (http://atmindex.org/) that will track and measure the efforts of individual drug companies.
Getting on Board with Corporate Social Responsibility by Anne Moore Odell
Social Funds, August 25, 2008
Coro is interviewed about corporate boards now needing to figure how to respond to investors’ and other stakeholders’ demands concerning social, environmental, and governance (ESG) issues.
Companies urged to get on board with CSR by Romana King
Business Edge, August 8, 2008
Coro is interviewed about her recent report: The Role of the Board of Directors in Corporate Social Responsibility, by the Conference Board of Canada.
Greener pastures by Vanessa Richmond
BC Business July 1, 2008
Coro is interviewed about sutainability strategies becoming main-stream in corporate Canada.
Environmental Training and Eco-Inventory DVD for Business
June 27, 2008
View an interview with Coro providing her thoughts on the impacts and opportunities of climate change on business. A video by Green Workplace.
SV Visionaries: Green Coach, Coro Strandberg of Strandberg Consulting by Joanne Will
SharedVISION September, 2007
Coro named “Visionary” by Shared Vision magazine.
Taking the Credit – Before buying carbon offsets businesses should improve business practices to reduce emissions by Richard Chu
Business in Vancouver June, 2007
Coro is interviewed for her opinions on carbon offsetting.
Building Your Business Case for Sustainable Purchasing Press Release From Fraser Basin Council
CSRwire March 13th, 2007
Coro is interviewed for her insights into a report she co-authored on the business case for sustainable purchasing.
Demystifying Sustainability Round Table convened by BCBusiness
BC Business November 2006
Featuring Rob Abbott, Coro Strandberg and Boyd Cohen.
Plastics Take Two – Advice from sustainability leaders for today’s aspiring entrepreneurs by John Elkington and Mark Lee
Grist August 29th, 2006
Coro provides career advice for students seeking to get into the sustainability field.
Social Responsibility – Forward thinking entrepreneurs find value in triple-bottom line practices by Lori Bamber
The Globe and Mail June 8th, 2006
The Globe and Mail interviews Coro for her views on the sustainability business case for small business.
Divining the Future of Socially Responsible Investing: by William Baue
Social Funds October 12th, 2005
SocialFunds.Com profiles Coro’s study on the Future of Socially Responsible Investing.
