sust-mar: 3 msgs - investing/RRSPs & corporate/social responsibility

Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 07:33:45 -0400 (AST)
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1. Tamara Lorincz: sustainable devlopment funds talk - MARCH 9
2. Citizens' Bank: weblink to article on socially responsible investment
3. Tamara Lorincz: leading social change talk - MARCH 1 - RSVP

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From:	"Tamara Lorincz" <tlorincz@is2.dal.ca>
Subject: Sustainable Development Funds Talk on Mar. 9 at Dal
Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2001 20:50:12 -0400

Come and learn about Sustainable Development/Ethical Funds!

Sustainable Development, Corporate Best Practices, and Investment Management
Dr. Blair Feltmate
Fund Manager of YMG Capital and Consultant
Friday, March 9
11:30 - 1 PM
Room 112
Faculty of Management Building (corner of Coburg Rd. and LeMarchant St.)
Refreshments will be served.
All welcome!

Dr. Feltmate is a Fund Advisor for the YMG Sustainable Development (Mutual)
Fund and the YMG Sustainable Value (Pension) Fund. Dr. Feltmate is also the
President of Sustainable Systems Associates Ltd., where he advises
corporations and governments on the operation, measurement, communication
and value-added of sustainable development practices. Dr. Feltmate has a
Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Ecology from the University of Toronto and
a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology from the University of Waterloo. He has
written many books and journal articles related to Sustainable Development
and Finance. He has also been an advisor to the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development and National Round Table on the Environment and the
Economy.

This free public lecture is sponsored by the Faculty of Management at
Dalhousie University under the Douglas C. MacKay Seminar Series and is
co-sponsored by The Society for Corporate Environmental and Social
Responsibility.

For more information, please e-mail cesr@is2.dal.ca or visit our web site
at: http://is2.dal.ca/~cesr

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Ed: the foolowing is a clipping from the newsletter of the Citizens' Bank
of Canada. Owned by VanCity Credit Union, Citizens' Bank is a branchless
national bank with a strict ethical policy. For more info, go to:
http://www.citizensbank.ca

[. . .]

CITIZENS FOCUS NEWSLETTER - February 2001

Welcome to CITIZENS FOCUS, a monthly electronic newsletter highlighting new
developments at Citizens Bank, issues of interest in the media, and updates on
the activities of Canadian non-profit organizations.

[. . .]

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NICE FUNDS DON'T FINISH LAST
Socially Responsible Investing isn't just for the heartwarming effect of
doing the right thing for society - it actually has a lot to do with doing
the right thing for the pocketbook. ...
http://www.investment.com/article.asp?id=16811&facet=16
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From:	"Tamara Lorincz" <tlorincz@is2.dal.ca>
Subject: Leading Social Change Workshop - Mar. 1 at Dal - RSVP
Date:	Mon, 19 Feb 2001 14:26:00 -0400

Are you trying to bring about positive environmental and social change in
your organization or your community? How do you envision a sustainable
world? What are the challenges and obstacles to bringing about change? How
can you make a difference?

Come out to answer these questions and to network and dialogue with other
change agents.

"Leading Social Change" Workshop
Thursday, March 1
7:00-9:00 PM
Room 304
Weldon Law Building
Dalhousie University
6061 University Avenue
Refreshments
All Welcome!
Please RSVP to ensure enough seats: cesr@is2.dal.ca

Agenda:
7:00-8:00 PM
Daniel Rubenstein presents "Being an Agent of Social Change"
Peter LeBlanc presents "Mediating Multiple Stakeholder Interests"
8:00-8:45 PM
Break out into small groups to meet one another, to discuss the issues and
to answer questions
8:45-9:00 PM
Return as large group to share our findings and answers

Organized by The Society for Corporate Environmental and Social
Responsibility (CESR). For more information and to RSVP, please e-mail
cesr@is2.dal.ca and visit our web site at: http://is2.dal.ca/~cesr

Bios of the Mr. Rubenstein and Mr. LeBlanc:

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Daniel Blake Rubenstein
C.A., Auditor, Author and Commissioner of Sustainable Development and the
Environment

Daniel Blake Rubenstein is a Chartered Accountant, Auditor, and Author of
the book "Accounting for the Sustainable Corporation: Strategies and
Techniques." He has also written many award winning articles including:
"Black Oil, Red Ink" and "Beyond the Clear-Cut." Currently, Mr. Rubenstein
is a Principal at the Office of the Auditor General and the Commissioner of
the Branch on Sustainable Development and the Environment in Ottawa. As the
Commissioner, he oversees bringing about compliance on environmental and
sustainable development targets throughout the federal government. This
undertaking requires implementing social change. Mr. Rubenstein has
extensive public and private sector experience. On March 2 at Dalhousie
University, he will also be giving a lecture on "Environmental Accounting
and Auditing as an Agent of Social Change."

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Peter C. LeBlanc
ROTNEM CONSULTING INC.
Strategic/Risk Management Consultants

Peter C. LeBlanc has over 35 years of management experience in both the
public and private sectors in Canada. He has built a solid reputation as
being a sound strategic analyst with the ability to recognize and identify
the many interests that need to be involved in the decision-making processes
of complex issues. With a continuous focus on problem solving, he provides
advice and knowledge on establishing processes needed to identify problems,
and the direct actions needed to rectify those problems.

He has provided management advice to decision-makers on a wide range of
environmental, economic and social issues, both domestic and international.
His established and extensive network of contacts from governments,
industry, academia and volunteer groups around the world enable him to
maintain a broad perspective on leading edge problem solving from the policy
process level  to the "grass roots" action level.

As President of his own management consulting company, he develops training
programs for all levels of management, providing them with the latest tools
and skills necessary to assist them in making decisions that will help to
address today's complex issues.



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