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
Are higher education institutions equipping grads to be “future-fit” when it comes to sustainability competence?
As society hurtles towards two billion more people on the earth by 2050, our consumption and productions systems will need re-engineering so all nine billion of us can live well within our planetary boundaries.
Is social purpose picking up the torch from CSR?
Critics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) say that the past 20 years haven’t produced much in terms of actual, on-the-ground changes to companies’ business models.
The new high-water mark for purpose: using the United Nations SDGs to set your company’s north star
Ever since the global community adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, we’ve been waiting for the business community to show meaningful leadership. In Canada, I think we see it now!
Purpose Partnerships: Ground-breaking study shows major change in leader companies’ path to purpose and partnerships
The role of business in society is being redefined – and so are business partnerships. As businesses take on new roles, to contribute more explicitly to societal well-being through the Social Purpose Business Model, they find that their relationships to their long-term community partners change as well.
“We are post-CSR”: Corporate Leaders in New Study Show Shift to Purpose
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) doesn’t cut it any more. Leader companies are putting distance between themselves and this approach. They don’t find it to be relevant to their growth or business models.
Corporate World 2019: Does the Future Look Friendly?
Are corporations sociopathic or socially-purposeful? Just over 15 years ago the film The Corporation decried the pathological nature of corporate life. Its argument channeled worldwide concerns that business was a scourge on the planet.
