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- Aboriginal Engagement in the Mining and Energy Sectors: Case Studies and Lessons Learned. 2008 Report to Energy and Mines Ministers
The compendium comprises 16 case studies on Aboriginal engagement in the mining and energy sectors involving governments, communities, and industry that range from preliminary geoscience mapping to exploration, operation, and the rehabilitation of abandoned sites....
Citation: Aboriginal Engagement Task Group (ATG) of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Mineral Industry (IGWG). 2008. Aboriginal Engagement in the Mining and Energy Sectors: Case Studies and Lessons Learned. 2008 Report to Energy and Mines Ministers. [Government of Canada].
Areas of Interest: Development, Economic - Environmental, Indigenous People, Public Policy - Regulation, Resource Extraction, Sustainability
- Alternative Energy Sources in Cement Manufacturing: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge
The most comprehensive and credible evidence to date on alternative energy for cement manufacturing. Systematic review of more than 110 applied and academic studies. The use of alternative fuels in cement manufacturing was found to generally lead to a reduction in greenhouse gasses and criteria air contaminants compared to the use of fossil fuels....
Citation: Network for Business Sustainability. 2011. Alternative Energy Sources in Cement Manufacturing: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge. Network for Business Sustainability. Retrieved
from: nbs.net/knowledge
Areas of Interest: Economic - Environmental, Environment & Business, Sustainability
- Business Adaptation to Climate Change: A Systematic Review of the Literature
This systematic review synthesized the entire body of research on business adaptation to climate change, reviewing thousands of studies from academia and practice. Provides a helpful list of the risks and opportunities for many of the leading sectors dealing with climate change. Includes case studies on how several of the world's leading companies are adapting to climate change. Identifies tools to help businesses assess risks, evaluate opportunities and implement adaptation options....
Citation: Network for Business Sustainability. 2009. Business Adaptation to Climate Change: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Network for Business Sustainability. Retrieved from: nbs.net/knowledge
Areas of Interest: Climate Change, Environment & Business, Leadership, SRI/Responsible Investment, Sustainability
- Decision-making for Sustainability: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge
The most comprehensive and credible evidence to date on decision-making for sustainability. Systematic review of more than 207 applied and academic studies. Outlines the models of how individuals make decisions and illustrates why individuals may hit roadblocks when it comes to making sustainable decisions. Provides a list of useful decision support techniques to help individuals overcome biases and reach a sustainable outcome....
Citation: Network for Business Sustainability. 2012. Decision-making for Sustainability: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge. Network for Business Sustainability. Retrieved from: nbs.net/knowledge
Areas of Interest: Leadership, Sustainability, Theory, Theory - Stakeholder
- Discovering ISO 26000
This brochure provides a basic understanding of the voluntary International Standard, ISO 26000:2010, Guidance on social responsibility....
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Areas of Interest: Human Rights
- Embedding Sustainability in Organizational Culture: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge
The most comprehensive and credible evidence to date on embedding sustainability in organizational culture. Systematic review of 179 studies spanning 15 years of applied and academic research. Summarizes all proven and potential practices for building sustainability into organizational DNA. Includes a gap analysis tool for assessing your existing culture and identifying areas of improvement....
Citation: Network for Business Sustainability. 2010. Embedding Sustainability in Organizational Culture: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge. Network for Business Sustainability. Retrieved from: nbs.net/knowledge
Areas of Interest: Corporate Governance, Sustainability
- Engaging the Community: A Systematic Review. A Synthesis of Academic and Practitioner Knowledge on Best Practices in Community Engagement
The most comprehensive and credible evidence to date on community engagement. Systematic review of more than 200 applied and academic studies. Provides a guide for identifying your stakeholders and planning how and why to engage them. Includes tools for planning, implementing and measuring your engagement strategy....
Citation: Research Network for Business Sustainability. 2008. Engaging the Community: A Systematic Review. A Synthesis of Academic and Practitioner Knowledge on Best Practices in Community Engagement. Knowledge Project Series (September, 2008). Research Network for Business Sustainability. Retrieved from: nbs.net/knowledge
Areas of Interest: Corporate Governance, Leadership, Sustainability, Theory - Stakeholder
- GRI: A Resource Guide to Corporate Human Rights Reporting
On 10 December 1948, the United Nations (UN) adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a “common standard of achievement” for all peoples and nations. For the past six decades, the Declaration, which affirms the inherent dignity and equal rights of all people, has served as the foundation for the development of international law covering civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights....
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Areas of Interest: Human Rights
- Grievance Management
For projects with environmental and social impacts, grievances are a fact of life. How a company responds (or is perceived to be responding) when such grievances surface is important and can have significant implications for business performance....
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- Human Rights in the Mining & Metals Industry: Handling and Resolving Local Level Concerns & Grievances
This publication builds upon ICMM's overall work to date on 'business and human rights' and is one of a number of good practice guidance publications and toolkits that ICMM has produced to encourage improved sustainable development performance. It focuses in more depth on one of the issues highlighted as important in a recent ICMM publication which provided an overview of human rights issues in the mining and metals sector. It also complements the extensive, ongoing, on-the-ground work by ICMM members to build strong, trusting relationships with local communities around their operations....
Citation: International Council on Mining & Metals. 2009. Human Rights in the Mining & Metals Industry: Handling and Resolving Local Level Concerns & Grievances. International Council on Mining & Metals.
Areas of Interest: Development, Economic - Social, Human Rights, Resource Extraction, Sustainability
- Human Rights in the Mining and Metals Industry: Integrating Human Rights Due Diligence into Corporate Risk Management Processes
This publication is a comprehensive guide focused on integrating human rights due diligence into corporate risk management processes. It introduces and explains what is meant by human rights due diligence and the central role it plays in delivering on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights....
Citation: International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). 2012. Human Rights in the Mining and Metals Industry: Integrating Human Rights Due Diligence into Corporate Risk Management Processes. International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM).
Areas of Interest: Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights, Resource Extraction
- Managing Sustainable Global Supply Chains: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge
This systematic review synthesizes 194 studies spanning 25 years of research on sustainable supply chains and presents frameworks for developing competitive and sustainable global supply chains. Outlines a three-step process for developing sustainable global supply chains. Provides a new, helpful "best practices" framework on sustainable supply chain management. Provides an easy-to-use four-step checklist for building your sustainable supply chain....
Citation: Network for Business Sustainability. 2011. Managing Sustainable Global Supply Chains: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge. Network for Business Sustainability. Retrieved from: nbs.net/knowledge
Areas of Interest: Globalization, Human Rights, Labour, Labour - Employee, Sustainability
- Measuring and Valuing Environmental Impacts: A Systematic Review of Existing Methodologies
The most comprehensive and credible evidence to date on how to measure an organization's environmental impacts. Systematic review of more than 180 applied and academic studies and 20 tools. Provides an actionable four-step process for measuring your organization's environmental impacts. Identifies the pros and cons of the most common tools, enabling managers to select among them depending on their specific needs....
Citation: Network for Business Sustainability. 2011. Measuring and Valuing Environmental Impacts: A Systematic Review of Existing Methodologies. Network for Business Sustainability. Retrieved from: nbs.net/knowledge
Areas of Interest: Environment & Business, Sustainability
- Minerals and Metals Management 2020: Responsible and Integrative Chemicals Management in the Mining and Metals Supply Chain
This publication describes ICMM's action plan for chemicals management in the mining and metals sector. The plan confirms ICMM's commitment to the goals of the World Summit on Sustainable Development and supports the overall objective the UN’s Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)....
Citation: International Council on Mining & Metals. 2009. Minerals and Metals Management 2020: Responsible and Integrative Chemicals Management in the Mining and Metals Supply Chain. International Council on Mining & Metals.
Areas of Interest: Development, Economic - Environmental, Resource Extraction, Sustainability
- Mining & Health: A Community-Centred Health Assessment Toolkit
The Community-Centred Health Assessment Toolkit provides 15 tools Tools provide guidance in a wide range of areas -- from establishing a core working group, to thinking about health, to creating a vision statement, to various methods for gathering information from the community (mapping exercises, using focus groups), to using indicators, developing surveys, and additional sources for gathering data....
Citation: Coumans,Catherine, Sue Moodie and Lisa Sumi. 2009. Mining & Health: A Community-Centred Health Assessment Toolkit. MiningWatch Canada and the Canary Research Institute for Mining, Environment, and Health.
Areas of Interest: Health, Indigenous People, Resource Extraction
- Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Communities
The Information Kit structure is designed to explain the mining cycle -- from prospecting and exploration -- through mining operations -- to mine closure and reclamation....
Citation: Government of Canada - Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), The Mining Association of Canada (MAC), Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association (CAMA). 2006. Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Communities. Government of Canada.
Areas of Interest: Economic - Environmental, Indigenous People, Public Policy, Resource Extraction, Sustainability
- Mining: Partnerships for Development Toolkit
The Toolkit focuses on six thematic areas where previous work has indicated the potential for partnerships between companies and other stakeholders to enhance the positive contribution and minimize negative impacts: 1. mining and poverty reduction, 2. mining and economic development: revenue management, 3. mining and economic development: regional development planning, 4. mining and economic development: local content, 5. mining and social investment and 6. mining and disputes resolution....
Citation: Sharp-Paul, Alastair and Liz Jacobsen. 2011. Mining: Partnerships for Development Toolkit. International Council on Mining & Metals.
Areas of Interest: Development, Economic - Social, Poverty, Resource Extraction, SRI/Responsible Investment
- Resource Endowment Toolkit. The Challenge of Mineral Wealth: Using Resource Endowments to Foster Sustainable Development
The objective of the methodology presented in this document is to develop an overview of the impacts that mining projects and industries have on their host communities and countries. The objective is not a methodology for ex-ante social impact assessment, which is a much more detailed and lengthy process....
Citation: International Council on Mining & Metals. 2006. Resource Endowment Toolkit. The Challenge of Mineral Wealth: Using Resource Endowments to Foster Sustainable Development. International Council on Mining & Metals.
Areas of Interest: Development, Economic - Social, Resource Extraction, Sustainability
- Socially Conscious Consumerism: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge
This systematic review synthesizes 30 years of research on whether consumers are willing to reward firms for their positive sustainability actions either by changing their behaviour or by paying a price premium. Provides a helpful model that illustrates the factors that influence consumers as they consider socially conscious consumerism. Provides useful tips on how managers can close the attitude-intention-behaviour gap with consumers....
Citation: Network for Business Sustainability. 2009. Socially Conscious Consumerism: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge. Network for Business Sustainability. Retrieved from: nbs.net/knowledge
Areas of Interest: Consumer Issues - Ethical Consumption, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability
- Socially Responsible Shareholdership in Canada: A Handbook for Institutional Investors
This document is divided into two parts: Part A discusses why decision-makers at institutional investment funds are under growing ethical and financial pressure to adopt social screens and active shareholdership policies. It also briefly examines the recent trends in the Canadian context. Part B helps institutional investors and other groups and organizations with the processes involved in developing proxy voting guidelines, corporate dialogue, shareholder proposals and divestment. As this is a handbook for Canadian investors, special care has been taken to reference examples of Canadian resources, including services and sources of information. There are nonetheless many other resources available outside of Canada, particularly in the United States and Europe. The details of organizations operating in the field of socially responsible shareholdership are contained in Appendix C....
Citation: O'Brien, Rory. 2002. Socially Responsible Shareholdership in Canada: A Handbook for Institutional Investors. Social Investment Organization (SIO) and the Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR).
Areas of Interest: SRI/Responsible Investment, Theory - Shareholder
- Valuing Business Sustainability: A Systematic Review. A Systematic Review of the Academic and Practitioner Knowledge on Best Practices in Valuing Business Sustainability
Synthesizes the entire body of research on valuing sustainability including over thousands of studies from both academia and practice. Addresses the questions: Do sustainability activities improve financial performance, or does financial performance give firms more resources to invest in sustainability? At what point does further investment in sustainability destroy company value? Analyzes and addresses the importance of the three categories of metrics relevant to sustainability. Provides a useful list of recommended sustainability valuation resources that help managers put metrics into practice....
Citation: Research Network for Business Sustainability. 2008. Valuing Business Sustainability: A Systematic Review. A Systematic Review of the Academic and Practitioner Knowledge on Best Practices in Valuing Business Sustainability. Knowledge Project Series (November, 2008). Research Network for Business Sustainability. Retrieved from: nbs.net/knowledge
Areas of Interest: SRI/Responsible Investment, Sustainability
- Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights: Implementation Guidance Tools
A set of tools designed to help companies, their employees, and contractors implement the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. This first-of-its kind set of tools is designed to help companies implement the Voluntary Principles (VP) on Security and Human Rights. Particularly aimed at those operating in areas of geographical conflict and weak governance, the tool contains four practical modules. These can be used either individually or together, offering useful guidance on many challenging business environments....
Citation: Stratos, Pacific Strategies & Assessments (PSA). 2011. Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights: Implementation Guidance Tools. ICMM, IFC, ICRC, IPIECA.
Areas of Interest: Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights, Labour - Employee, Resource Extraction
- When Do Climate Policies Work? A Systematic Review of Experiences from Low-Carbon Technology Promotion and Water Management
The most comprehensive and credible evidence to date on building effective environmental policy. Systematic review of more than 204 applied and academic studies. Provides an environmental policy framework that outlines the key areas to be considered in the development of any policy. Features a step-by-step decision tree to help policy makers select the appropriate instrument for any issue at hand....
Citation: Network for Business Sustainability. 2011. When Do Climate Policies Work? A Systematic Review of Experiences from Low-Carbon Technology Promotion and Water Management. Network for Business Sustainability. Retrieved from: nbs.net/knowledge
Areas of Interest: Environment & Business, Public Policy - Regulation, Sustainability
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