| Canada-Russia Corporate Social Responsibility Project | The long term objective of this Canada-Russia CSR initiative is to establish a Canada-Russia Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Network with the goal of promoting socially responsible economic development in the Canadian and Russian North. The intention is to build a network that will include Russian and Canadian businesses working in the Russian Arctic and Northern regions and related Canadian and Russian business associations, Russian and Canadian regional administrations and civic leaders, and relevant Canadian and Russian NGOs, experts, and academics. |
| CBERN Business and Human Rights Symposium | A special event organized by CBERN, at the Schulich School of Business, York University, February 25 - 28, 2010. Papers presented at this Symposium may be included in a special publication devoted to the theme of Business and Human Rights. |
| CBERN Pacific Mapping Project | This initiative aims to identify, characterize and link with the research groups who are actively engaged or interested in supporting research related to Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in British Columbia and the Yukon. |
| Codes of Conduct in the Private Sector: A Review of the Academic Literature since 1987 | Codes of Conduct in the Private Sector is a literature review of academic articles (with some exceptions) published in refereed journals or chapters in academic books. The study describes in summary fashion the research that has been conducted over the past two decades, and outlines the topics and themes researched, the methodologies used and general conclusions. |
| Community-University Alliance for Southern Ontario's Social Economy | SSHRC-funded research alliance that aims at enhancing capacity for ongoing research and development for the social economy of Southern Ontario. |
| International Polar Year: Training, Communications & Outreach | As part of the IPY initiative, we are proposing to develop tools, and encourage dialogue using those tools, to assist Northern Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities and potential private and public sector partners to share, apply and augment the wealth of existing knowledge required for socially responsible development, access to which is currently restricted by cultural, geographic, linguistic and economic barriers. |
| ISBEE / University of Waterloo / CBERN Project | CBERN supported member participation in an international study of the WTO and its impact on economic development seen from an ethical perspective. |
| Pensions at Work | SSHRC funded project links unions and universities internationally to promote labour education and socially responsible investment of union pension funds. |
| Public Outreach - Northern Communities: Towards Social and Economic Prosperity | The broad goal of this project is to address the need for access to resources that will facilitate dialogue and networking across the Canadian North and encourage the sharing of knowledge and experiences amongst stakeholders, on elements of socially responsible economic development. |
| Responsible Investing Initiative | Proposal for a new initiative on Responsible Investing in Canada. Working with a number of CBERN partners including the Social Investment Organization, this initiative will engage stakeholders on institutional investors’ corporate engagement and responsible investing polices and practices. |