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Mention the term "corporate social responsibility" and you might hear this: "It’s dead. CSR has stalled. CSR has not fulfilled its potential. It has failed us." Why? Because even at its best, CSR [...]

It was the mid-‘90s. The Board of Directors at Vancity – a large regional financial institution based in Vancouver, Canada – was struggling to get management’s attention on its social purpose agenda.

Global consensus grows on the sustainability issues we need to tackle to put society and the planet on a secure path.

Under the mainstream radar, businesses are innovating a new industrial paradigm: the closed loop (PDF) company.

This is a free 100-page guide on the Qualities of a Transformational Company, the new business leadership standard, which Coro produced for Canadian Business for Social Responsibility.

In my last article, I explained how transformational companies are supporting social enterprises through innovative buying strategies to diversify their supply chains, unlock creativity and [...]

With the prospect of 9 billion people co-existing on our planet by 2050, progressive businesses recognize the need to reduce their impacts, maintain access to scarce resources, meet changing [...]

Growing trends highlight the importance of businesses investing in energy efficiency measures to address organizational risks and opportunities. Read on to learn about forces such as rising [...]

This Energy Efficient Procurement Drivers and Trends report summarizes the issues which should be of concern to procurement departments.

This guide provides how-to information, resources, the business case and case studies to help Chief Strategy and Innovation Officers harness the tools of social innovation to advance social [...]