The Network for Business Sustainability
The Network for Business Sustainability conducts free, credible research on the issues that matter to sustainability managers. Each year, our Leadership Council of leading Canadian businesses identifies their top sustainability priorities. To date, these priorities include:
- Adaptation to Climate Change
- Engaging the Community
- Socially Conscious Consumerism
- Valuing Business Sustainability
Our Systematic Reviews summarize what we know about a particular topic based on a thorough evaluation of the existing body of knowledge. Our Research Insights provide highlights of top-notch academic articles on each topic - in a concise, plain-English format designed specifically for managers.
The Network is comprised of over 400 researchers and reaches over 800 practitioners from different sectors in English- and French-speaking Canada and beyond. Our members are interested in using knowledge to unlock a sustainable future. We foster collaboration between them, seeking to realize three objectives:
Build community: We build relationships between researchers, managers, policy-makers and students
· Our People database includes all the researchers in our Community and their expertise
· Our Events bring them together to build relationships and learn
· Our Leadership Council’s Knowledge Priorities build a common research agenda
Exchange knowledge: Different people bring different perspectives
· Our Knowledge database of industry reports and Research Insights provides rigorous knowledge in accessible formats
· Our Knowledge Projects reveal what we know and what we don’t know based on the best evidence available
Spur innovation: Collaboration will lead to more innovations. We spur innovation by:
· Identifying collaborations between researchers and managers
· Recruiting the brightest students in Canada to share their visions for sustainability in different sectors
