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Calendar of Business Ethics Events

This calendar lists events on business ethics offered by other organizations. It is provided for the benefit of our members and others interested in business ethics, corporate governance, CSR and compliance.

Date Title Organization Details
10-Feb-2012 The Transformative Role of General Counsel in the Legal Profession

The Transformative Role of General Counsel in the Legal Profession

When :  Fri, 10 February, 08:00 – 09:30
 
Where:  Osgoode Professional Development 
 
Description:   Professor David Wilkins, Vice Dean, Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession, Director, Program on the Legal Profession, and Lester Kissel Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, will draw on his research with General Counsel around the world to lead a discussion of how the General Counsel role is both evolving and changing law practice, billing and the organization of law firms.
 
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19-Apr-2012 Transparency International Canada presents the Second Annual Spotlight on Anti-Corruption: Current Issues Day of Dialogue

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Transparency International Canada presents the Second Annual  Spotlight on Anti-Corruption: Current Issues Day of Dialogue

Thursday, 19 April 2012
08:00 – 16:30
Location: Bay Adelaide Centre, Toronto (offices of Fasken, Martineau, DuMoulin)

Twelve Roundtables will feature:

Corruption in the construction industry in Quebec

  • Corruption in the construction industry in Quebec
  • the Niko Resources probation order
  • scandals as motivators for change
  • corruption as a human rights issue
  • the role of the Director in corporate compliance
  • best anti-corruption practices of the investor and lender
  • the role of export credit agencies, international financial institutions and lenders
  • due diligence in mergers and acquisitions
  • recent developments in anti-corruption laws and enforcement
  • municipal anti-corruption issues
  • the extractive sector and corruption, and
  • facilitation payments

The full program will follow in the new year.

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08-May-2012 Ethics, Energy and the Future

CBERN Annual Conference 2012
"Ethics, Energy and the Future"
May 8-12, 2012
Calgary, AB (venue TBD)

CBERN will hold its 5th Annual Conference in Calgary, AB from Tuesday, May 8 - Saturday, May 12th, 2012. The main program will occur over Thursday and Friday, with themed day-long workshops on Wednesday and meetings to organize new research projects on Saturday. Conference theme and session topics, along with details on the Wednesday workshops, will be released by the local organizing committee as details are confirmed. We look forward to seeing you in Calgary!


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18-Jun-2012 SRI + 20: The Future of Investing

The Canadian Responsible Investment Conference -- Canada's national summit on socially responsible investment (SRI) -- will be held in Montreal, June 18-20, 2012. 

Held on the eve of the historic Rio+20 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the Canadian conference will feature keynotes, panel discussions, and interviews on the theme of SRI+20: The Future of Investing. Come to Montreal to understand how SRI will have an impact on Canada and around the globe in the next two decades.

The conference will feature live reports from Rio via videoconference, including an interview with the Chair of the Principles for Responsible Investment, Wolfgang Engshuber.

This year SIO is collaborating with the Finance and Sustainability Initiative on the organization of our popular Intensive Sessions. These sessions feature three-hour technical workshops on topics of interest to financial advisors, portfolio managers, analysts, the pensions sector and the non-profit sector.

In addition, the conference features our annual SRI award dinner and numerous networking opportunities.

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Supporting Organizations
  • RBC
  • CA