GlobeScan Radar Report: Making Sense of How the World Sees the World 

May 2012

CBSR partner GlobeScan has been conducting the Radar Research Program for more than a decade. This program gives citizen and stakeholder perceptions around business and its role in society.

H+K Strategies have created an infographic from the 2012 research results to provide at-a-glance information on this data – click here

Developing a Corporate Community Involvement Strategy

April 2012

CBSR shares an approach to developing corporate community involvement strategies that build executive support, identify your corporate "cause", and establish the criteria for partnership selection. Also learn from the experience of Amanda Hudson, LoyaltyOne and Laurel Ostfield, Capital One as they share how they've transformed their corporate community involvement strategies into business strategies.

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For more information on measuring community impact click here

CSR and Social Media: Uncovering Opportunities and Best Practices

March 2012

This recorded webinar features Ksenia Benifand, CBSR and guest industry experts Richard Einarson, Chaordix, and Boyd Neil, Hill & Knowlton Strategies in a lively discussion on using social media to drive your CSR agenda forward. Session speakers share expertise and knowledge on authentic stakeholder engagement, crowdsourcing, and issues management on the social web.

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Resources from this session include:
Canadian LinkedIn CSR Groups - click here

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Communications: Engaging with Impact

March 2012

This webinar featured ideas and tools aimed at helping companies move communications with stakeholders, employees and customers from awareness to engagement. Guest speakers: Bullfrog Power, Carillion Canada, and Mountain Equipment Co-op shared their innovative communication methods and leading edge marketing practices.

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Supply Chain Risks: Challenges and ESG Expectations on Food Commodities 

December 2011

G3.1 Indicator Modifications

December 2011

Last February GRI announced the release of G3.1 which affected several of the G3 indicators. CBSR has created a spreadsheet that specifically highlights all of the modifications and additions, contrasting every indicator, in detail, from the G3 to the G3.1 release.

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CSR Reflections - Best of 2011 and What to Expect for 2012

December 2011

CBSR had the pleasure of having Toby Webb, Founder and Chairman of Ethical Corporation, take part in our recent webinar to share his reflections on some of the big Corporate Responsibility (CR) issues of 2011 and the trends we should expect moving forward into 2012. The reflections are based on multitude of discussions and interviews with executives around the world.

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Building an Employee Volunteer Program

June 2011

Employee Volunteer Programs (EVPs) are becoming increasingly popular with companies seeking new avenues for engaging with employees and other stakeholders. While EVPs are diverse in both their structures and the issues they address, corporations are seeing the value and impact of creating EVPs that leverage the internal capacity of the companies in order to shape their culture and reputation among their employees and the communities in which they operate. Learn more about approaches through these webinar resources and executive briefing.

EVP Webinar Presentation

EVP Webinar Audio

Webinar Q&A

Executive Briefing

Realized Worth

CBSR Collaboration Assessment Tool

October 2010

Firms committed to improving their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices today face a broad and increasingly complex set of issues. As expected, the more complex the issue, the more resources are required to ensure that the collaboration is a success. It is therefore critical that business leaders ensure that investment of resources is in proportion to the expected impact. Once the scope of the collaboration is aligned with appropriate resourcing levels, success depends on four key elements.
This assessment tool, developed with members and thought partners, provides guidance to help ensure that CSR collaboration opportunities are well-managed and successful.

Collaboration Approach Presentation

CBSR Collaboration Assessment Tool

CSR Governance Guidelines

June 2010

Boards of directors are increasingly recognizing that effective management of social and environmental risks can improve business performance. The CSR Governance Guidelines have been created to assist corporate boards, senior management, and CSR professionals to manage both these risks and opportunities. The Assessment Tool can help companies obtain a fuller picture of their current CSR governance performance and the Roadmap Towards Good CSR Governance provides guidance to get started or continue advancing. Canadian examples of leading practice in CSR Governance from Cameco Corporation, Gildan, Loblaw Companies Limited and PotashCorp are also included.

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Measuring Community Impact

June 2010

Canadian corporations are making significant investments in their communities through corporate community involvement programs and are increasingly interested in generating the greatest possible impact and return on investment of social and environmental performance. This briefing offers a standard framework for the measurement of community impacts.

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GlobeScan Radar 2010

May 2010

Highlights of the key CSR findings of the GlobeScan Radar 2010, a research-based management tool that tracks consumer perceptions of company social and environmental performance. Users have found this information useful in CSR strategy development and supporting companies to make informed decisions on initiatives, strategies, and communications for their CSR programs.

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Embedding Sustainability in Organizational Culture

April 2010

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility and the Network for Business Sustainability have produced a framework for systematically embedding sustainability into organizational culture, following a recent workshop of senior sustainability and HR executives.

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CSR As a Driver of Employee Engagement

January 2010

Key CSR findings from 2010 Hewitt Best Employers in Canada Study that confirm the link between employee engagement and CSR.

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The Business Case for an Integrated Approach to Water Management

April 2010

This guide offers practical insights to help companies identify and manage the water-related risks and opportunities that impact their business - includes a tool, best practices and resources.

 
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CBSR Transformational CSR Framework and Approach

October, 2009

This framework describes the continuum of CSR performance and characterisitics of each stage of development. 

 
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Effective Practices in Developing, Managing and Evaluating Green Teams

July, 2009

CBSR research on how to best engage employees, executives and customers through your green team, presented at a recent member learning event.

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Stakeholder Relations in the Oil Sands: Managing Uncertainty

May, 2009

In recent years, stakeholder relations in the oil sands have come under increasing pressure. What will effect the process going forward and how can positive momentum be created amongst all parties?

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CBSR Viewpoint

CSR Frameworks Review for the Extractive Industry

April, 2009

A number of CSR frameworks have been developed to assist companies to design, implement, monitor and evaluate their CSR strategies and programs. This document profiles eleven different frameworks that are
appropriate for the extractive industries.

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CSR Trends 2008

An overview of trends and best practices in CSR reporting produced by Craib Design & Communications and CBSR.

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The Climate Change Guide
 

A 2007 collaboration between CBSR and Westport Innovations, the guide has been praised by corporations, NGOs and governments for its balanced information and practical business solutions to addressing and acting on climate change.

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Building Sustainable Relationships: Aboriginal Engagement & Sustainability
 

A CBSR compendium of leadership practices in Aboriginal engagement and sustainability based on the Building Sustainable Relationships conference hosted in Vancouver in 2005

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The GoodCompany 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 Guidelines, companies can pinpoint their performance gaps, develop policies to address them and report back to stakeholders.

February 2008 updated GoodCompany Guidelines grids are available to members in the member-only area of the website, and incorporate GRI G3 criteria.

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