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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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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