York University hosted the fifth annual PRI-CBERN Academic Network Conference, which brought together Responsible Investment scholars and practitioners from around the world. The conference is a unique opportunity for researchers, students and investment professionals to present research, identify research opportunities and build partnerships to continue to enhance our knowledge of responsible investment. The purpose of the 2012 Academic Network Conference was to further develop the understanding of the complexity of institutions, organizations, strategies and processes that make up responsible investment.
Past conferences have addressed themes of the Dynamics of Responsible Investment, Mainstreaming Responsible Investment, and the Next Generation of Responsible Investing. CBERN鈥檚 reflections on this year鈥檚 conference can be聽. The conference website can be聽.
Tess Hebb attended as a plenary panelist, while 3ci Research Assistants with the RII CURA, Dominique Diouf and Heather Hachigian, presented papers. Dominique鈥檚 paper聽Exploring factors that influence social retail investors: Evidence from Desjardins Fund聽and conference presentation can be聽. 笔濒别补蝉别听聽to access the paper Heather co-presented,聽Reframing the governance challenge for sustainable investing. Heather also presented a paper titled聽Managing Ambiguity: Governance for responsible investing.聽笔濒别补蝉别听聽to view.