Inspired insights on accelerating, leading and transforming solutions for a sustainable world
Coro writes frequently on a host of sustainability topics. Her insights are infused with the latest trends emerging from her own research and her work with clients in many sectors. Every post includes pragmatic tools you can use and links to more than 100 downloadable publications and resources so you can go deeper. Coro believes it’s important to share her knowledge and “tales from the trenches” with as many people or organizations as possible, with the goal of encouraging and attracting others who want to make a difference in their own work or communities.
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Manager, Sustainability, City of Surrey
I go to Coro when I need unbiased strategic advice and expertise. There are very few people in the sustainability sphere I can reach out to who can offer both strategic and practical guidance. Coro fills a pretty unique need. She is highly attuned to best practices in sustainability and provides important insight on where sustainability is going. She liberally shares her work and her network with me.
Coro’s Blog Topics
Implementation and Integration
Sustainability integration and departmental / functional sustainability (e.g. procurement, HR, finance, marketing, etc.) research and inspiration.
Leadership Strategies
Social purpose, transformation, social innovation, and strategy development trends, research and commentary.
Social Sustainability
Social and community sustainability research, trends and insights.
Sustainable and Social Finance
Sustainable and social banking, finance, investments, insurance and credit union research, trends and insights.
Sustainable Associations
Sustainable industry, professional, business and trade association insights and tools.
Sustainable Boards
Sustainable boards and CSR governance trends and best practices.
Blog
The Social Purpose of Associations
We’re in a moment of awakening about the role of organizations in society. Organizations are examining what they stand for in a world undergoing fundamental transformation.
Transitioning to an inclusive, low-carbon and circular economy: how associations can help
Even as society is coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, other social and environmental indicators continue to spiral out of control. Sectors, professions, occupations and the associations that represent them are key to putting society on a sustainable course, but they must act now.
The Social Purpose of Associations: A Call to Action to Serve the Greater Good
The intersecting crises of the pandemic, soaring inequality, the climate emergency, and the urgent need to combat systemic racism create a burning platform for organizations everywhere – including and especially associations – to reconfigure their mandates to serve the greater good. There is no better time than now as society recovers from the COVID shutdown.
Why do associations exist? Why should we care?
In the past, associations existed to serve the interests of their members, acting as the public voice, and building excellence in their sector or profession. But today there is a new breed of association serving society and the greater public good: the social purpose association.
Time for associations to help their members become forces for good
The intersecting crises of the pandemic, accelerating climate change, and increasing inequality are driving associations and their members to reinvent themselves for the future. The race is on to re-engineer association mandates and member value propositions to secure their relevance and put humanity on a sustainable footing. These times call for associations to repurpose themselves to serve not just their members but society.
Is Your Industry or Professional Association Asleep? If So, Here’s What you Can Do About It!
As society emerges from the global pandemic, everything is changed. Among the changes that trade, industry and professional associations are grappling with are the new realities for themselves and their members.
