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ESG & CSR Resources
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is defined by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, Trade Topics, as the voluntary activities undertaken by a company to operate in an economic, social and environmentally sustainable manner.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a metric used to evaluate a company's environmental and social impact, as well as corporate governance.
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CorporateRegister.comCorporateRegister.com is a searchable directory of world-wide corporate responsibility reports.
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CSR EuropeCSR Europe is a European business network for corporate sustainability which acts as a platform for those businesses looking to enhance sustainable growth.
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Dow Jones Sustainability IndexThese indices are provided by Dow Jones and are intended for investors who include sustainability considerations in their portfolios.
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Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility
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ISBN: 9783642280368Publication Date: 2013-03-09
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Global Impact Investment NetworkA nonprofit organization established to increase the scope and effectiveness of impact investing.
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Global 100 Most Sustainable CorporationsThis rankings index is produced by Corporate Knights Inc.
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GRI - (Global Reporting Initiative)An independent international standards organization that helps businesses, governments and other organizations understand and communicate the impact of business on critical sustainability issues such as climate change, human rights, corruption and many others.
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Impact Investing Benchmark 2015 (Global Impact Investment Network & Cambridge Associates)a publication by the Global Impact Investment Network and Cambridge Associates which analyses the financial performance of market rate private equity and venture capital impact investing funds.
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Newsweek Green 2015Ratings of corporate environmental performance.
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Responsible Investment AssociationThe Responsible Investment Association (RIA) is Canada’s membership association for Responsible Investment (RI).
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Sustainability Accounting Standards BoardThe SASB is a non-profit organization located in SanFrancisco, California whose stated mission is to develop and disseminate sustainability accounting standards that help public corporations disclose material useful to investors in decision-making. It is not affiliated with FASB, GASB, IASB or other accounting standards boards.
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WRDS Wharton Research Data Services This link opens in a new windowInformation and to request access.
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is an award-winning research platform and business intelligence tool. CRSP and Compustat datasets are available on this platform, as well as numerous other datasets covering accounting, banking, economics, ESG, finance, healthcare, insurance, marketing, and statistics.
Currently, Toronto Metropolitan University has access to:
