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Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise
Leadership/Summer 2023

Zero: Canada's watchdog for corporate abuses fails to act

by Bernard Simon

The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise was supposed to crack down on corporate Canada's human rights abuses abroad. It hasn't turned out

Leadership/Winter 2021

Heroes & Zeros: Storebrand vs. Uber

by Bernard Simon

Storebrand dumps anti-climate lobbiers, while Uber lobbies against

Summer 2020

Heroes and zeros: Covid edition

by Bernard Simon

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an excellent opportunity to test which companies are living up to the U.S. Business Roundtable’s pledge last

Cargill named Worst Company on Earth
Fall 2019/Leadership

Heroes & Zeros: Business Roundtable evolves, while Cargill named worst company on earth

by Bernard Simon

Zero: Cargill Sadly, there is no shortage of choice for the title of Worst Company on Earth. A host of sweatshops surely

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Leadership/Responsible Investing/Winter 2015

Going big with green bonds

by Bernard Simon

Two of the most seasoned borrowers on North America’s capital markets, the Province of Ontario and Export Development Canada, took the unusual

Illustration by Matthew Billington
Climate Crisis/Winter 2014

A matter of time

by Bernard Simon

Mutual fund managers at Vancity Investment Management had an unusual question recently for four Canadian banks and insurance companies in which their

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Health & Lifestyle/Natural Capital/Spring 2013/Supply Chain

Puma takes a giant leap

by Bernard Simon

The German sports apparel maker Puma has won wide acclaim over the past two years for a pioneering accounting system that puts

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