Corporate Sustainability Governance Archive

Published 2011

Governance and Management for Credit Union Social Responsibility

Coro has authored a guide to integrating social and environmental factors into governance and management for credit union social responsibility.

View at Canadian Credit Union Social Responsibility

Published 2010

CSR Governance Guidelines

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility and Strandberg Consulting release CSR Governance Guidelines, a tool for boards to integrate sustainability into their governance mandate.

View at Canadian Business for Social Responsibility

Published 2010

Sustainability Toolkit: Environmental Sustainability Governance and Leadership

CCA commissioned Coro Strandberg to develop a how-to guide for co-operatives on integrating environmental sustainability into their governance and management frameworks. This tool can help co-operatives become environmental leaders in their communities and their sectors.

View at Canadian Co-operative Association

Published 2010

Governance for Sustainability

Industry Canada commissioned CBSR and Strandberg Consulting to produce Sustainability / CSR Governance Guidelines for boards of directors. Industry Canada’s CSR website profiles the guidelines:

Governance for Sustainability can be accessed here

Published 2008

Roadmap for CSR Governance

A 12-point road map providing a guidance framework for boards seeking to take social and environmental factors into account in their deliberations.

Download the Roadmap for CSR Governance (790 kb PDF)

Published 2008

Boards Should Make Social Responsibility a Key Issue

Op Ed, Vancouver Sun, July 21, 2008

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues are being driven into the boardroom as never before. Yet boards of directors still largely see social and environmental issues as operational matters rather than part of their oversight, strategic direction and reporting responsibilities.

Download Boards Should Make Social Responsibility a Key Issue (40 kb PDF)

Published 2008

The Role of the Board of Directors in Corporate Social Responsibility

The Conference Board of Canada commissioned Coro to conduct a global study on the role of the board of directors in CSR governance. The goal of this study was to identify current CSR approaches and trends as they relate to the role of the board of directors.

Download the report on The Role of the Board of Directors in Corporate Social Responsibility (801 kb PDF)

Published 2007

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Governance Thought Leader Study

Strandberg Consulting conducted a thought leader study, interviewing global subject matter experts on the topic of CSR governance from January – May 2007. This report is a summary of the thought leader interview findings.

Download the CSR Governance Thought Leader Study (380 kb PDF)

Published 2007

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Governance Study of Director Perspectives

Strandberg Consulting conducted a study of director perspectives on CSR Governance, interviewing directors serving on corporate social responsibility (CSR) or sustainability committees of Boards of Directors with such committees from March – June 2007. This paper is a summary of the director interviews.

Download the CSR Governance Study of Director Perspectives (276 kb PDF)

Published 2007

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Governance Literature Review

Strandberg Consulting conducted a literature review of the professional and academic literature on CSR governance, reviewing 36 publications dated from 2000 – 2006.

Download the CSR Governance Literature Review (384 kb PDF)

Published 2006

Framework for CSR Governance (Draft)

Coro Strandberg’s views on emerging CSR Governance standards.

Download Draft of a 6-step Framework for CSR Governance (98 kb PDF

Published 2005

The Convergence of Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility – Thought Leaders Study

Corporate governance reform efforts of the past decade have bumped into decade-old efforts to mainstream social and environment responsibility of corporations and a growing awareness that firms’ off balance sheet environmental and social impacts can have tangible financial consequences. This encounter has fueled a debate regarding the degree and nature of convergence between corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. The Canadian Co-operative Association, interested in promoting good governance and social responsibility practices to its member cooperatives, sponsored Coro Strandberg to conduct an international thought-leaders study on this convergence issue.

Download The Convergence of Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility (882 kb PDF)