The Network's Council of Sustainability Experts
Seventeen industry and government experts will meet on May 11 to identify the key research questions that need to be answered to unlock some of the largest business sustainability challenges.
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Research Impacting Practice
Network member Alison Konrad has uncovered an opportunity to improve corporate governance that remains relatively untapped: having three or more women on the board.
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Practice What We Preach
SC Johnson and Five Winds International team up to share a best practice and help other companies improve environmental performance.
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Hot Issue: Toxic Chemicals
The Government of Canada has made chemical management one of its top environmental priorities. It has developed an extensive Chemicals Management Plan that will create risks and opportunities for Canadian business.
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Researcher Profile
This story profiles Dr. Ana María Peredo, whose work on poverty alleviation and community entrepreneurship will interest many people.
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Eye on New Projects
Learn about your colleagues' research activities and find out what their projects might mean to your work. Learn about stakeholder influence on sustainable tourism (Rachel Dodds), business and sustainable livelihoods (Kevin McKague), best practices in stakeholder engagement (Luis Fernando Escobar), transformational leadership training and employee wellbeing (Margaret McKee), and stakeholders' perceptions of firms' social performance (Tyler Wry).
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Network Newsflash
The Research Network for Business Sustainability will host a networking event for academics at 5:30PM on 4 June 2007 at the annual conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC).
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Sustainability Tidbits
Interesting tidbits: see a list of experts in sustainability reporting, differences between North American and European managers, "The Global 100" sustainable companies, and sustainability videos that will galvanize the classroom.
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Upcoming Events
Connect to the business sustainability community at upcoming events.
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