As a thought leader and expert in sustainability, Coro shares her ideas on advancing corporate social innovation through speaking engagements, presentations and webinars on a wide range of topics.
She posts her events and video, audio and webinar presentations on trends and best practices in corporate sustainability and responsibility so others can accelerate their social leadership. She speaks with knowledge, experience and passion on a host of subjects.
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Speaking Engagements
Next Level Finance: Leadership and Transformation
Government Finance Officers Association of BC
June 1, 2022
10:30 – 11:30 am PST
Coro is speaking at GFOABC’s annual conference. She will be speaking at the opening panel “Beyond the Spreadsheet”, on the role of financial professionals as a force for good.
Take the Purpose Plunge: How Social Purpose Companies Embed their Purpose into the DNA
Virtual Event
June 22, 2022
1 – 2 pm PST
Coro is moderating this panel with three social purpose companies on strategies to embed social purpose into company business models.
GPC’s 23rd Annual Corporate Governance Conference
Virtual Event
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Coro is moderating a panel on Purpose Governance at this Corporate Governance Conference.
Propelling Purpose Summit 2021
Virtual Event
November 17-18, 2021
Coro is one of the organizers and moderators of this first-ever national (virtual) summit designed to accelerate the Purpose Economy. Use discount code SP-21 to save 15% off the registration fee.
Video
Introduction to Purpose Governance and the board’s role in purpose oversight
In honour of Purpose in Business Week, Governance Professionals of Canada’s Manager of Education, Administration, and Special Projects, Letricia Fullerton, sits down with Coro Strandberg, the President of Strandberg Consulting. Today, they discuss the foundation and growing trend of purpose governance, as well as the role of governance professionals and boards in supporting these changes in their organization. This is a one-hour tutorial for boards and governance professionals on the board’s role in adopting and providing oversight of corporate purpose. Everything boards need to know about social purpose in one place!
Becoming a Purpose-Driven Company: Tales from the Trenches
GreenBiz 2021 Panel Session discussing the why and how of pivoting from CSR to Purpose moderated by Coro.
GLOBE
Check out this short video where executives from Unilever, TELUS and BASF discuss transformational corporate leadership in this GLOBE 2014 panel moderated by Coro.
National Zero Waste Council
Coro moderates a discussion on new circular economy business models for the National Zero Waste Council, 2014.
Net Impact Conference
Coro made a presentation to UBC business students at the 2013 Net Impact Conference.
Circular Economy Business Model Innovation
Coro provides a 20 minute overview of her research into circular economy business model innovation which she conducted for the National Zero Waste Council. She profiles 8 case study companies which are successfully becoming circular enterprises and shows how. Check out these times: 18:00 – 38:00 or watch the whole show.
Introduction to the Transformational Company Qualities
Watch this 30 minute “Introduction to the Qualities of a Transformational Company” to learn what they are, why and how they were developed, why they are important and how you can use them in your corporate sustainability and social responsibility practice.
Audio
Introduction to Purpose Governance and the board’s role in purpose oversight
In honour of Purpose in Business Week, Governance Professionals of Canada’s Manager of Education, Administration, and Special Projects, Letricia Fullerton, sits down with Coro Strandberg, the President of Strandberg Consulting. Today, they discuss the foundation and growing trend of purpose governance, as well as the role of governance professionals and boards in supporting these changes in their organization. This is a one-hour tutorial for boards and governance professionals on the board’s role in adopting and providing oversight of corporate purpose. Everything boards need to know about social purpose in one place!
How companies are leading the way into a sustainable future
If you roll your eyes at investment jargon like corporate social responsibility and environmental social governance analysis, then you’ll love this episode of Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy. Led by host Tim Nash, we go looking for companies that are truly leading the way into a sustainable future. Coro Strandberg, president of Strandberg Consulting and co-founder of the Social Purpose Institute at United Way, tells us about social purpose businesses who are aiming higher than just profit maximization. Joyce Sou, director for business development at B Lab U.S. & Canada, tells us about the rigorous B Corp certification that helps separate true sustainability leaders from companies who are just paying lip service to the idea.
Closing the Loop
Diversity in Sustainability and how the pandemic has enabled a purpose-driven economy
How has the pandemic affected sustainability? Diversity and sustainability experts Heather Mak and Coro Strandberg return to Closing the Loop to chat with Allen about diversity in sustainability and how the pandemic has enabled a purpose-driven economy. They discuss what a purpose-driven economy is, how the pandemic has enabled it, and equity, diversity, and inclusion in sustainability.
Closing the Loop
Sustainability Roundtable
Is sustainability just a trend? Heather Mak and Coro Strandberg – who have each made a career in leading sustainability in their sectors – chat with the CEO of Return-It, Allen Langdon, about the global shift to prioritizing sustainability. They share advice for companies looking to engage in sustainability efforts, what is leading the environmental movement, what responsibilities organizations have, and more.
In these two podcasts Coro discusses trends in corporate social value creation, transformational companies, and why it’s in a company’s interest to help resolve some seemingly intractable social, economic and environmental challenges.
