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Monday, June 3, 2013

Upcoming UBC/ CBERN Symposium June 20th 2013

Save the Date for the upcoming UBC/ CBERN Symposium titled, 鈥淚t's Time: Temporal Dimensions of Responsible Investing鈥� in Vancouver, British Colombia June 20th, 2013. Click here for more... More

Monday, May 27, 2013

Latest Responsible Investing Initiative RESEARCH WEBINAR

May 28th , 12 noon to 1pm EDT Two important new areas of research were presented: 1. The Impact of the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment on ESG Practice 12 pm to 12:30 pm EDT 2. Responsible investment in the Canadian Territorial North 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm EDT St. Andrews UK Dr. Andreas... More

Thursday, May 16, 2013

杏吧原创 and CFICE Represented at Higher Education Conference

杏吧原创 University was well-represented at a recent international conference on universities and community engagement May 13-15.聽 At the recent Sixth International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education hosted by the Global University Network on Innovation, Katherine Graham, senior advisor to the president and provost, presented 杏吧原创鈥檚... More

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

3ci Graduate Fellow Brittany Fritsch Featured by FGPA as co-founder of JustChange

Changing the World - One Step at a Time 杏吧原创's Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs recently featured 3ci Graduate Fellow Brittany Fritsch for her role as a co-founder of JustChange and her work as a Master's student in the School of Public Policy and Administration's Master of Arts in Public Administration program. Click... More

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Social Planning Council to host presentation by Marilyn Struthers on “Starlings and Social Change” May 30

The Social Planning Council invites you to attend Marilyn Struthers presentation on "Starlings and Social Change" on May 30 at the Dominion-Chalmers United Church from 5PM until 8PM (355 Cooper Street 鈥� Woodside Hall). If you are interested please contact Clara Jimeno at (613) 236-9300 X307 or claraj@spcottawa.on.ca indicating if you have... More

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Conference Spotlight: Aboriginal Communities and Extractives Industy: Is Conflict Inevitable?

Conflict between Aboriginal communities and resource companies can and does happen. And there is no shortage of high profile examples, whether it鈥檚 Enbridge鈥檚 Northern Gateway pipeline, Barrick鈥檚 Pascua-Lama mine in Chile or lawsuits brought against Hudbay for alleged human rights violations in Guatemala. But there is another side to this... More

Monday, May 13, 2013

Tessa Hebb talks to the CBC about social finance

In a recent CBC Radio interview, Tessa Hebb discussed social finance and 3ci's proposal for a Canadian Impact Infrastructure Exchange. Click here to access the... More

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Frances Abele talks to Postmedia about education issues facing Indigenous youth

In a recent interview with Postmedia News, Frances Abele discussed the gaps between job skills training for Indigenous youth employment and more comprehensive education needs to facilitate the development of a resilient workforce.聽 Click here to see the full article in the Vancouver... More

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Globe and Mail features social investing following release of social finance report

3ci's social finance concept on the development of a Canadian Impact Infrastructure Exchange was featured in this morning's Globe and Mail article highlighting the social finance report released by the Honourable Minister Diane Finley on Monday. The article reads: "Another of the 15 projects highlighted by Ottawa would dramatically increase the... More

Monday, May 6, 2013

Harnessing the Power of Social Finance: Report featuring 3ci concept

Today at the Women in Leadership Foundation鈥檚 inaugural Women in Social Business Forum, the聽 Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, released "Harnessing the Power of Social Finance," a report on the inaugural Call for Concepts for Social Finance launched last November at the Social Finance Forum in Toronto... More

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Tessa Hebb to speak at Canada鈥檚 inaugural Women in Social Business Forum

On May 6, 3ci Director Tessa Hebb will be speaking at the Women in Leadership Foundation鈥檚 inaugural Women in Social Business Forum, discussing the theme, 鈥淲hy Women should LEAD in the social business sector.鈥� The forum will feature several women leaders as speakers, a luncheon, and a series of workshops as well as a... More

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Notice of Publication: New Book from RII Partner Professor Benjamin Richardson

Responsible Investing Initiative Partner and University of British Columbia Professor Benjamin Richardson has just published a new book, titled Fiduciary Law and Responsible Investing: In Nature's Trust. This book is about fiduciary law鈥檚 influence on the financial economy鈥檚 environmental performance, focusing on how the law affects... More

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