BUSN - Corporate Social Responsibility/Business Ethics
Resources on social responsibility, CSR indices, CSR reporting and more
Corporate Governance Resources
- Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility(Open Access)
Find current Socially Responsible Shareholder Resolutions by company and environmental performance by sector. The website also provides current CSR issues, news and more. - Canadian Coalition for Good Governance(Open Access)
This coalition represents major Canadian institutional investors and promotes good governance practices in Canadian public companies and the improvement of the regulatory environment. An excellent source of information on executive compensation, guidelines and position papers re: corporate governance, best practices re: corporate governance, reports, useful links (including links to legal and regulatory information), and news. - Canadian Business for Social Responsibility(Open Access)
CBSR provides socially responsible business solutions to many of Canada's leading corporations. - IRRC Institute (Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute)(Open Access)
Find research reports on corporate governance and responsibility. - Spencer Stuart Board IndexesLatest editions of a series of board indexes including the Canadian Board Index, U.S. Board Index, Retail & Apparel Board Index, U.K. Board Index, Hospitality & Leisure Board Index and more.
- Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics(Rotman School of Management) (Open Access)
The Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics advances academic research on issues pertaining to ethics in business, including topics such as ethical decision-making, ethical leadership, and ethical cultures in organizations. - CatalystThe mission of this nonprofit organization is to create more inclusive workplaces where employees representing every dimension of diversity can thrive. Catalyst has done extensive work on diversity in the Boardroom.
The "Knowledge Center" tab is helpful to locate relevant resources. "Disrupt the Default" tab provides access to information on board diversity.
To access data on executive compensation use the following databases: 
- S & P Capital IQAccess is limited to current staff, students, and faculty. An account must be requested from Rhiannon Jones
- SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval) This link opens in a new windowAll securities filings for companies trading on Canadian stock exchanges. Filing with SEDAR started January, 1997. Executive compensation is often provided in the Proxy Statement.
- EDGAR This link opens in a new windowFilings for Canadian, International, and U.S. companies trading on American stock exchanges. Executive compensation data may be found in the Annual Proxy Statement (Schedule 14A)
