Coro is the author of expansive research and resource tools that are invaluable aids on the route to a more sustainable and equitable world.
These resources are as vital as compass and guidebooks for organizations that are integrating sustainable practices into their firms and into the wider society, economy, and environment.
To accelerate a sustainable society, Coro shares more than 100 research, guidance and thought leadership publications, tools and solutions on integrating sustainability into business models, industry and the marketplace.
This information can help organizations understand trends and leadership in CSR and sustainability and develop and design sustainability strategies and business models.
Coro’s Publication Topics
Implementation and Integration
Sustainability integration and departmental / functional sustainability (e.g. procurement, HR, finance, marketing, etc.) research and tools.
Leadership Strategies
Social purpose, transformation, social innovation, and strategy development trends, research and tools.
Social Sustainability
Social and community sustainability research, tools and frameworks.
Sustainable and Social Finance
Sustainable and social banking, finance, investments, insurance and credit union research, best practices and tools.
Sustainable Associations
Sustainable industry, professional, business and trade association research, tools and benchmarks.
Sustainable Boards
Sustainable boards and ESG governance research, best practices, guidelines and checklists.
Social Purpose Procurement Toolkit for Social Purpose Companies
The Social Purpose Procurement Toolkit, published by the United Way Social Purpose Institute and written by Coro, provides tips and guidance to organizations that would like to mobilize their suppliers to adopt a social purpose as the reason they exist.
The Social Purpose Transition Pathway: Helping Companies Move from “Say” to “Do”
“The Social Purpose Transition Pathway: Helping Companies Move from “Say” to “Do” is the world’s first Social Purpose Rating focused on social purpose implementation.
Propelling the Canadian Purpose Economy: A Framework for Action
Propelling the Canadian Purpose Economy: A Framework for Action is a playbook for accelerating the purpose economy in Canada. It is based on two years of consultations of business, governments, and civil society actors on strategies to mainstream social purpose in business.
Circular Business Insights
This companion report on Circular Business Insights looks across the case studies to unearth lessons to innovate and scale circular economy business models.
Promoting Purpose in Canadian Public Policy: Options for Governments in Canada to Accelerate Social Purpose in Business
This Purpose Policy Options Brief explores government reforms and policy measures to support and incentivize businesses and entrepreneurs to adopt and implement a social purpose as the reason they exist. These reforms will help social purpose business thrive, flourish, and grow – and make Canada a great place to operate a social purpose business.
The Role of Canadian Universities in Society
The Role of Canadian Universities in Society is a manifesto on the role of the post-secondary sector to accelerate progress towards a sustainable future signed on by nearly 30 university presidents, representing about one-third of all universities across Canada.
