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- 2001 Student Attitudes Survey
This research began in 1999 when the Aspen Institute's Business and Society Program began studying MBA student attitudes on the role of business in society and the impact of their MBA education on the... Citation: 2001 Student Attitudes Survey. 2001. The Aspen Institute: Center For Business Education. Areas of Interest: Development, Economic, Economic - Social, Indigenous People
- A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Professional Rights and Responsibilities
Professions are granted autonomy by society, to regulate their own affairs. In return for the economic benefits autonomy grants to professions, society expects professions to act in a socially respons... Citation: Gaa, James C. 1990. A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Professional Rights and Responsibilities. Journal of Business Ethics 9 (3):159-169. Areas of Interest: Corporate Governance - Self-Regulation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic - Social
- A study of the impact of oil and gas development on the Dene First Nations of the Sahtu (Great Bear Lake) Region of the Canadian Northwest Territories (NWT)
Purpose - Beneath Canada's Northwest Territories lies a potential of 30 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Will a $16 billion gas-pipeline bring prosperity or gloom? Will this bring employment opportunities for local people or will more qualified people be brought in from southern communities? The purpose of this paper is to give an account of what Dene residents of the Sahtu Region have to say about oil and gas development.... Citation: Leo Paul Dana, Robert Brent Anderson, and Aldene Meis-Mason, "A Study of the Impact of Oil & Gas Development on the Dene First Nations of the Sahtu (Great Bear Lake) Region of the Canadian Northwest Territories (NWT)," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 3 (1), March 2009, pp. 94-117. Areas of Interest: Development, Economic, Economic - Social, Indigenous People, Resource Extraction
- Accounting for the Social Economy: The Socioeconomic Impact Statement
Organizations within the social economy have unique characteristics, yet their accounting procedures do not reflect this uniqueness, and rather are designed for private-sectororganizations that exchage... Citation: Laurie Mook and Jack Quarter 2006. Accounting for the Social Economy: The Socioeconomic Impact Statement. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 77 (2):247-269. Areas of Interest: Accountability - Reporting, Economic - Social
- An Accounting System Proposal for Sustainable Communities: The Impact of Cancun's Marine Parks
Gross Domestic Product is a touchstone for growth and prosperity. However, this calculative practice is now dissonant with current natural resource depletion and social strife. The institutionalized social practice of NEA on which GDP is based, privileges flows over stocks under the untenable assumption that the stocks to fuel the flows are infinite.... Citation: Areas of Interest: Accountability, Accountability - Reporting, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Health, Public Policy - Regulation, Sustainability
- Building a Stronger City - for us all
Over a decade ago, United Way Toronto started asking questions about the relative vitality of our city. A question that could be asked of any Canadian city — how strong are our communities?... Citation: McIsaac, Susan. 2012. Building a Stronger City - for us all. EthicsCentre CA Areas of Interest: Economic - Social, Poverty, SRI/Responsible Investment
- Business Ethics in Canada: Distinctiveness and Directions
The article presents an analysis on the distinctiveness and directions of business ethics in Canada. The author introduces several articles published within the issue, including one by Len Brooks pres... Citation: Di Norcia, Vincent. 1997. Business Ethics in Canada: Distinctiveness and Directions. Journal of Business Ethics 16 (6):583-590. Areas of Interest: Economic, Economic - Social, Education, Public Policy, Theory
- Canada's Resource Curse: Too Much of a Good Thing
The paper contends that Canada is not a simple offshoot of Anglo-American, hyper-commercial capitalism but is subject to the recurring dynamics of social Canada and for this reason the Northern market model of capitalism needs its own theoretical articulation. [...] The paper also examines the uncoupling of Canadian and American economies driven in part by the global resource boom. […] The final section addresses the dynamics of growing income polarization and its lessons for the future.... Citation: Drache, Daniel. 2009. Canada's Resource Curse: Too Much of a Good Thing. (December 1). SSRN eLibrary. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1645409 Areas of Interest: Development, Economic - Social, Public Policy, Resource Extraction
- CBSR's Good Company Guidelines
These guidelines, created by CBSR in 2002, are a practical tool to enable companies to assess, improve and report on their social, environmental and financial performance. By using the GoodCompany Gui... Citation: CBSR's GoodCompany Guidelines. 2002. Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR). Areas of Interest: Codes of Conduct, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social
- Christ, Corporate Ethics and Occupy
The Church is directed, in its founding texts, to be concerned about economics, particularly whether economic systems operate in ways that distribute resources fairly and care for the weak and the disadvantaged, or whether they cause harm to those already suffering.... Citation: Helwig, Maggie. 2012. Christ, Corporate Ethics and Occupy. EthicsCentre CA Areas of Interest: Corporate Governance, Economic - Social, Spirituality
- Corporate Governance
Corporate governance (CG) is one of the most talked about topics in business, indeed in society, today. A Google search revealed 513 news citations during a single week in June 2006. Most academics, b... Citation: Social Entrepreneurship. 2006. The Aspen Institute: Center For Business Education. Areas of Interest: Accountability, Consumer Issues, Development, Economic - Social, Gender, Globalization, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Labour, Labour - Employee, Labour - Health & Safety, Poverty
- Corporate Social and Environmental Performance and Their Relation to Financial Performance and Institutional Ownership: Empirical Evidence on Canadian Firms
This study tests empirically the relation of social and environmental performance to financial performance and institutional ownership. Utilizing four years of panel data for a sample of Canadian firms, we find a significant and positive relationship between a firm's environmental performance and its financial performance. In addition, our findings indicate a significant, positive relationship between a firm's social performance and the number of institutions owning its shares. These results partially support arguments that corporate social and environmental performance is positively related to firm success.... Citation: Mahoney, Lois and Robin W. Roberts. [Undated]. Corporate Social and Environmental Performance and Their Relation to Financial Performance and Institutional Ownership: Empirical Evidence on Canadian Firms. SSRN eLibrary. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=305781 Areas of Interest: Accountability - Reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social
- Corporate Social Responsibility in Canada: The 2009 Ivey-Jantzi Research Report
This report is the result of an ongoing collaboration between the Richard Ivey School of Business (Ivey) and Jantzi Research, an independent investment research firm located in Toronto, Ontario. It is the second edition of the Ivey-Jantzi Research Report.... Citation: Cara Maurer; Brent Mcknight; Natalie Slawinski; Michael Wood; Tima Bansal. 2009. Corporate Social Responsibility in Canada: The 2009 Ivey-Jantzi Research Report: Ivey-Jantzi. Areas of Interest: Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Human Rights, Labour - Employee, SRI/Responsible Investment
- Crime, compliance and control
Law is a double-edged sword. It is not just an instrument for implementing social policy, social control, and social rights, but an instrument, in the hands of those with the motivation, power and economic resources to wield it, for undermining them. This topical volume presents seminal socio-legal essays encompassing a diverse range of issues, including criminal justice, tax avoidance and corporate finance, to fully explore the topics of crime, compliance and control.... Citation: McBarnet, Doreen. 2004. Crime, Compliance and Control: Aldershot: Ashgate. Areas of Interest: Accountability - Auditing, Corporate Governance - Transparency, Economic - Social, Human Rights, Public Policy - Regulation
- Cultural and Socioeconomic Constraints on International Codes of Ethics: Lessons from Accounting
A framework is provided for the examination of cultural and socioeconomic factors that could impede the acceptance and implementation of a profession's international code of conduct. The framework is... Citation: Cohen R., Jeffrey; Pant, Laurie; Sharp, David 1992. Cultural and Socioeconomic Constraints on International Codes of Ethics: Lessons from Accounting. Journal of Business Ethics 11 (9):687-700. Areas of Interest: Codes of Conduct, Economic - Social, Gender, Labour
- Development of a Social Enterprise Typology in a Canadian Context
In an attempt to pursue the development of theory in the field of social entrepreneurship, the purpose of this paper is to present the development and assessment of a typology of Canadian social enterprises.... Citation: Brouard, Francois, Tessa Hebb and Judith Madill. 2008. Development of a Social Enterprise Typology in a Canadian Context. Working paper. Ottawa: Carleton Centre for Community Innovation. Available at http://www.carleton.ca/3ci/3ci_files/Documents/SETypologyPaper.pdf. Accessed on January 07, 2012. Areas of Interest: Economic - Social, SRI/Responsible Investment
- Discrimination Against Pregnant Employees: An Analysis of Arbitration and Human Rights Tribunal Decisions in Canada
Recent arbitration and human rights boards of inquiry cases involving discrimination against pregnant employees are reviewed. A comparison is made between remedies available under each procedure. It i... Citation: Andiappan, P.; Reavley, M.; Silver, S. 1990. Discrimination Against Pregnant Employees: An Analysis of Arbitration and Human Rights Tribunal Decisions in Canada. Journal of Business Ethics 9 (2):143-149. Areas of Interest: Economic - Social, Gender, Human Rights, Labour - Employee
- Economic Efficiency and the Quality of Life
A classical moral defense of profit seeking as the social responsibility of business in a competitive market is examined. That defense rests on claims about the directness of relationships between (a)... Citation: Jacobsen, Rockney. 1991. Economic Efficiency and the Quality of Life. Journal of Business Ethics 10 (3):201-209. Areas of Interest: Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic - Social
- Ethical Behaviours in Organizations: Directed by the Formal or Informal Systems?
Past research has focused on individual culpability with the assumption that individuals will further their own self interest over that of the organization, given an appropriate opportunity. In contra... Citation: Falkenberg, Loren; Herremans, Irene. 1995. Ethical Behaviours in Organizations: Directed by the Formal or Informal Systems? Journal of Business Ethics 14 (2):133-143. Areas of Interest: Corporate Governance, Economic - Social, Labour - Employee
- European Union Law: Texts and Analysis
How can the law of the European Union be most effectively taught in the face of the EU's current upheavals? With this new book a team of specialists provide a comprehensive survey of EU law, placing it in its social, political and economic contexts.... Citation: Chalmers, Damian and Giorgio Monti. 2008. European Union Law: Texts and Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Areas of Interest: Development, Economic - Social, Education, Public Policy
- Extra-Financial Corporate Communication
In an earlier study this year we surveyed more than 850 European sell-side research analysts and buyside portfolio managers and analysts in an attempt to discover how they incorporate extra-financial information relating to environmental, social and gover... Citation: ECCE. 2007. Extra-Financial Corporate Communication. ECCE - European Centre for Corporate Engagement. Areas of Interest: Corporate Governance, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, SRI/Responsible Investment
- Getting to the Bottom of “Triple Bottom Line”
In this paper, we examine critically the notion of “Triple Bottom Line” accounting. We begin by asking just what it is that supporters of the Triple Bottom line idea advocate, and attempt to distil sp... Citation: Wayne Norman; Chris MacDonald. 2003. Getting to the Bottom of "Triple Bottom Line." Business Ethics Quarterly:19. Areas of Interest: Accountability - Reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Environment & Business
- Grave Diggers. A Report on Mining in Burma
The report is divided into four chapters and five appendices. The first chapter deals with the history, and current (post-1994) state of mining and mineral-related legislation in Burma. The second and third chapters examine in some detail the operations of specific companies, including the large number of exploration projects which may, or may not become working mines. The fourth chapter examines the "Friedland empire," a brace of enterprises which includes the Monywa copper mine. This mine is not only the biggest of its kind in Burma, but is also mine promoter Robert Friedland's most important single investment. Appendix I briefly summarizes the impacts of copper mining and, in particular, the processing method used at Monywa. Appendix II looks at the consequences to social conditions of mineral development. Appendix III examines the heroin epidemic and the spread of AIDS/HIV in mining towns. Appendix IV is an interview with a former mining engineer. Appendix V summarises additional observations gleaned from discussions with Burmese miners.... Citation: Moody, Roger. 1999. Grave Diggers. A Report on Mining in Burma. Canada Asia Pacific Resource Network (CAPRN). Areas of Interest: Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Health, Resource Extraction
- How Civil Can Corporations Be? Ethical business in a fairer world
What scope is there for corporations to improve their social and economic performance? Can we shape markets in ways that entice or force corporations to operate within a sustainable social and environ... Citation: Zadek, Simon. 2002. How Civil Can Corporations Be? Ethical business in a fairer world. id21 Development Research Reporting Service. Areas of Interest: Accountability, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Development, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Leadership, Public Policy, Sustainability
- 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
- Income Inequality and Economic Disparity
In considering the closely-related contemporary issues of income inequality and economic disparity, I shall focus at the outset on the U.S. This is because the problem there is both advanced and well documented. Here in Canada, the problem is considerably milder, though growing in severity.... Citation: Dimma, William A. 2012. Income Inequality and Economic Disparity. EthicsCentre CA Areas of Interest: Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic - Social, Public Policy - Regulation
- Lifting the Veil: Exploring the Transparency of Canadian Companies - A Report by Publish What You Pay Canada
The primary goal of this report is to map Canadian regulations governing disclosure in the extractive industries. Focusing on resource and reserve data; payments to host governments; contracts and licenses; and environmental, social, and governance factors.... Citation: Areas of Interest: Accountability, Accountability - Reporting, Corporate Governance - Transparency, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corruption, Development, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Human Rights, Public Policy, Public Policy - Regulation, Resource Extraction
- Looking Beneath the Surface: An Assessment of the Value of Public Support for the Metal Mining Industry in Canada
Mining has been portrayed as a sector that "built" Canada. The industry commonly refers to this history while asserting its continuing importance to the Canadian economy. But the industry must now also face questions about its environmental, social and economic sustainability.... Citation: Winfield, Mark, Catherine Coumans, Joan Newman Kuyek, Francois Meloche, and Amy Taylor. 2002. Looking Beneath the Surface: An Assessment of the Value of Public Support for the Metal Mining Industry in Canada. Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development and MiningWatch Canada. Areas of Interest: Accountability - Certification, Development, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Public Policy, Resource Extraction, SRI/Responsible Investment, Sustainability
- Mansfield Minera’s Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility
This document reports the results of a field study that was conducted October 11-15, 2011. After a description of the context (company, area, and social and environmental factors) and of the field observations, the results are discussed in terms of relationships at play and of the degree of alignment between the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) “Principles and Guidance” of “e3Plus, Framework for Responsible Exploration” and Mansfield Minera’s CSR practices.... Citation: Areas of Interest: Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Environment & Business, Indigenous People, Leadership, Resource Extraction
- Mining in Remote Areas. Issues and Impacts. A Community Primer
The mining industry plays a leading role in opening up remote areas to industrial development. Mine development brings with it the promise of a wide range of benefits. The promoters of a new mine often point to the jobs that will be available, the power and transportation infrastructure that will be created, or the new tax and other revenues that will be generated. For communities on the receiving end of mineral development, however, there are also costs - potentially dramatic ones.... Citation: Environmental Mining Council of British Columbia. 2001. Mining in Remote Areas. Issues and Impacts. A Community Primer. MiningWatch Canada. Areas of Interest: Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Indigenous People, Resource Extraction
- 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
- No Rock Unturned. Revitalizing the Economies of Mining Dependent Communities
This document, which includes a literature review and bibliography, provides an overview of current research and information on problems faced by mining-dependent communities and the ways and means by which Canadian communities that are dependent on mining have been able to revitalize their economies in the face of industry down-sizing and closure.... Citation: Kuyek, Joan and Catherine Coumans. 2003. No Rock Unturned. Revitalizing the Economies of Mining Dependent Communities. MiningWatch Canada. Areas of Interest: Economic - Social, Indigenous People, Resource Extraction
- 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
- Social Accountability International (SAI) Annual Report 2010
SAI's latest Annual Report features stories from their programs and highlights accomplishments and challenges in Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India and Nicaragua as SAI and their partners work to win respect for the human rights of workers.... Citation: Areas of Interest: Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Development, Economic - Social, Globalization, Human Rights, Labour, Labour - Employee, Labour - Health & Safety, Poverty
- Social Accounting for Nonprofits: Two Working Models
After giving an overview of the development of social accounting, this article presents two models of social accounting for nonprofits: the community social return on investment model and the expanded... Citation: Betty Jane Richmond, Laurie Mook & Jack Quarter. 2003. Social Accounting for Nonprofits: Two Working Models. Nonprofit Management and Leadership 13 (4):308-324. Areas of Interest: Accountability - Reporting, Economic - Social, Public Policy - Regulation, SRI/Responsible Investment
- Social Alliances: Company/Nonprofit Collaboration
The article discusses collaborative efforts that are representative of the most advanced state of interaction between companies and nonprofit organizations, known as the integrative stage. During the... Citation: Berger, Ida E.; Cunningham, Peggy H.; Drumwright, Minette E. 2004. Social Alliances: Company/Nonprofit Collaboration. California Management Review 47 (1):58-90. Areas of Interest: Economic - Social
- State and Society in a Northern Capital: Yellowknife's Social Economy in Hard Times
In this paper, which is part of a larger project on the Yellowknife social economy, we first (and very briefly) situate Yellowknife in the NWT political economy. Then we describe Yellowknife's nonprofit and voluntary sector, by way of illustrating the distinctive features and important role of this sector in creating social well-being.... Citation: Sabin, Jerald and Frances Abele. 2010. State and Society in a Northern Capital: Yellowknife's Social Economy in Hard Times. Ottawa: Carleton Centre for Community Innovation. Available at http://www.carleton.ca/3ci/3ci_files/Documents/State%20and%20Society%20in%20a%20Northern%20Capital%20CPSA%20FINAL.pdf. Accessed on January 07, 2012. Areas of Interest: Development, Economic - Social, Indigenous People, Public Policy, Resource Extraction, SRI/Responsible Investment
- The Challenge. The Challenge of Mineral Wealth: Using Resource Endowments to Foster Sustainable Development
While the challenge involved in translating mineral wealth into socio-economic development has been well studied, ICMM's research has provided a deeper understanding of how to address the problem, spotlighting the need for better governance at national and sub-national levels.... Citation: International Council on Mining & Metals. 2006. The Challenge. 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
- The Impact of Personal Values on Judgments of Ethical Behaviour in the Workplace
This study examines how our personal values influence our judgment of the morality of some workplace behaviours. Sixty-nine undergraduates were asked to rank order separately Rokeach's instrumental an... Citation: Finegan, Joan. 1994. The Impact of Personal Values on Judgments of Ethical Behaviour in the Workplace. Journal of Business Ethics 13 (9):747-755. Areas of Interest: Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic - Social, Labour
- The Legacy of Greenstone Resources in Nicaragua
Anneli Tolvanen traveled to the mining communities of Bonanaza and La Libertad in August, 2001, interviewing men, women, and youth, community members, small scale miners, local officials, and mining company representatives. We are pleased to present the final document, with many wonderful photographs, as well as the interviews themselves.... Citation: Tolvanen, Anneli. 2003. The Legacy of Greenstone Resources in Nicaragua.MiningWatch Canada. Areas of Interest: Development, Economic - Social, Resource Extraction
- The New Corporate Accountability: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law
The adoption by companies of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies is routinely characterised as voluntary. But if CSR is self-governance by business, it is self-governance that has received a firm push from external social and market forces, from forces of social accountability. Law is also playing a more significant role than the image of CSR suggests, and this legal accountability - the focus of the book - is set to increase.... Citation: McBarnet,Doreen,Aurora Voiculescu, and Tom Campbell, eds. 2009. The New Corporate Accountability: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Areas of Interest: Accountability, Corporate Governance - Self-Regulation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic - Social, Public Policy - Regulation
- The Social Construction of Contextual Rationalities in MNCs: An Anglo-German Comparison of Subsidiary Choice
This paper seeks to examine empirically the extent to which actors in subsidiaries of multinational companies (MNCs) are able to exercise some choice in the face of global pressures from the MNC headquarters (HQ).... Citation: Mike Geppert, Karen Williams and Dirk Matten. 2003. The Social Construction of Contextual Rationalities in MNCs: An Anglo-German Comparison of Subsidiary Choice. Journal of Management Studies 40 (3):617-641. Areas of Interest: Corporate Governance, Development, Economic, Economic - Social, Globalization, Public Policy
- The Social Dimension of Sustainable Development and the Mining Industry: A Background Paper
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has prepared this discussion paper in an effort to expand the understanding of the mining industry’s contribution to and impacts on the social aspects of sustainable development in Canada. The paper deals with the domestic aspects of the social dimension of sustainable development and the mining industry.... Citation: Lapalme, Lise-Aurore. 2003. The Social Dimension of Sustainable Development and the Mining Industry: A Background Paper. Minerals and Metals Sector / Natural Resources Canada. Areas of Interest: Development, Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Health, Indigenous People, Public Policy, Resource Extraction, Sustainability
- Unconventional Risks: An investor response to Canada’s Oil Sands
A headlong rush to develop the oil sands in Alberta, Canada is creating a unique set of complex environmental and social impacts that bring risks to energy companies andtheir investors. Technologies... Citation: Unconventional Risks: An investor response to Canada's Oil Sands. 2008. The Ethical Funds Company. Areas of Interest: Economic - Environmental, Economic - Social, Resource Extraction, SRI/Responsible Investment
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