by Mike Rowlands | Mar 25, 2024 | Social Purpose
Since our launch last year, the Canadian Purpose Economy Project has accelerated, mobilizing the Canadian social purpose ecosystem, developing tools to support social purpose stakeholders and influencers, and convening supporters across the country. On February 13,...
by Mike Rowlands | Oct 16, 2023 | Social Purpose
Canada’s Leading CEOs Call on Their Peers to Support a Canadian Purpose Economy “At this time of economic challenges and rising inequality, pandemic recovery, and environmental emergencies, Canadians are calling on all sectors of the economy to contribute to...
by Coro Strandberg | Jun 5, 2023 | Social Purpose
Policymakers everywhere now have a blueprint — and role models — for purposeful policy to better align corporate behaviour with public interest and to create allies for the work that lies ahead. With negative economic, social and environmental indicators spiralling,...
by Coro Strandberg | May 26, 2023 | Social Purpose
Is your board stewarding your company’s purpose? Probably not. Research by Corporate Knights shows that board mandates as reflected in their charters fail to set out the board’s role in oversight of the company’s purpose. While there are exceptions, this purpose...
by Mike Rowlands | May 2, 2023 | Social Purpose
There’s been a lot of excited talk about artificial intelligence of late. The pundits say ChatGPT is set to disrupt every sector imaginable. The change will be bigger than the advent of the Internet! Maybe it’s true and robots will soon free our time to pursue sport,...
by Mike Rowlands | Nov 15, 2022 | Social Purpose
Corporate Knights’ recent publication presents insights into how 34 Canadian social purpose companies are implementing and operationalizing their purpose—and reaping the benefits. Business leaders (CEOs and executives) from seven of those companies based in British...
