Why Attend?
- Learn how progressive companies are embedding social and environmental performance into their corporate culture and their operations.
- Gain leading-edge strategies, practical tools, and case studies of how your company can address systemic challenges; yield a lasting impact with your stakeholders; achieve a competitive edge; and become a catalyst for scaling transformation in Canada.
Luncheon Keynote
Christopher Walker, Director, North America at World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Featured Topics
CBSR’s 12th Annual Summit will feature fours sets of presentations focused on how Corporate Responsibility (CR) practitioners are embedding sustainability across the traditional business units. Here are some of the topics we will be exploring:
Human Resources & Community
How are CR practitioners working with HR and Community Engagement leaders? Create a modern employee engagement programs that delivers real impact: Jordan Ekers, Business Development at Nudge Rewards and Jacqueline Emes, Community Investment Manager at Tangerine
Putting your teams' core skill set to good use through skills-based volunteerism: Janelle St. Omer, Director, Community Investment at Volunteer Canada
Deborah Feor-Swartz, Corporate Social Responsibility Lead Canada at Accenture Corporate humanitarianism beyond fundraising and cheque writing
Finance & Accounting
The business case for sustainability has been made and now Finance and Accounting are at the forefront of sustainability.
Learn how large institutional investors are opting for a focus on long-term investing vs. short-termism.
New market opportunities are being created through green bonds & impact investing products
Nancy Kyte, Senior Portfolio Manager, Treasury, Export Development Canada (EDC) How will emerging financial reporting initiatives like SASB standards, Integrated Reporting from the IIRC or Natural Capital reporting impact companies in the future?: Pam Campagnoni, Principal, Research, Guidance & Support at Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
Marketing & Communications
Communications professionals are already a big part of the annual Sustainability reporting team – so whats next?
Engaging your stakeholders through social media
Measuring and communicating the social impact of your community engagement initiatives
How are Canadian companies reporting on sustainability? Have they moved from inform to engage?
Risk & Reputation
Corporate Risk Officers and Brand Managers know all too well what happens when you don’t foresee an issue or fail to get in front of it.
CSR & Legal Risk Yousuf Aftab, Principal of Enodo Rights
Global trust and local reputation – risks and opportunities: Femke de Man, Director, Reputation at GlobeScan Inc.
Chief Risk Officers and the social, environmental and economic sustainability of your business
For More Information or to register click here.
ECR Awards
CBSR is pleased to partner with the Excellence in Corporate Responsibility (ECR) Awards again this year. All Summit passes include the award luncheon so delegates can join us in celebrating this year’s winners of the ECR Awards. The ECR Awards were developed to honour and celebrate corporate Canadians for outstanding work and dedication towards creating sustainable and ethical practices within the business framework. Within the awards scheme we recognize professionals from small, medium and large corporations in every industry.
For more information about the awards click here. or contact Chris Seguin at cseguin@green-living.ca
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