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 CSR governance research, best practices, guidelines and checklists.
Corporate Social Responsibility in Canada: Trends, Barriers and Opportunities
The Federal Government wants to understand trends and best practices in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the roles it can play to accelerate and advance CSR in Canada. It interviewed over 30 companies with CSR programs in the fall of 2018, from across the country.
Advocacy for Good: Corporate Public Policy Advocacy for a Sustainable Future
“Advocacy for Good: Corporate Public Policy Advocacy for a Sustainable Future” provides insights, analysis and recommendations to company leaders who seek to put their company and society on a sustainable path.
Redefining Products and Brands for Sustainable Impact
Redefining Products and Brands for Sustainable Impact shows how companies are re-engineering existing product portfolios to reduce dependencies on dwindling, finite resources and investing in new products and services to increase sustainability.
UN SDG Risk Management Tool
With the universal adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations in 2015, organizations around the world are identifying opportunities to advance them to put society on a secure footing by 2030.
Partnering for Good: A Case Study of a Transformational Partnership Between HP and WWF-Canada
This case study profiles the ten-year collaboration between HP Canada and WWFCanada in their ambition to reduce the environmental footprint of Canadian business.
Definition of a Social Purpose Business
This short paper is a summary of the Definition of a Social Purpose Business, as one component of a How-To Toolkit Series on the Social Purpose Business which the United Way of the Lower Mainland has commissioned to advance their Social Purpose Business Leadership Institute.
