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Canadian Summit on Socially Responsible Investment

Published April 29, 2012

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Hello members of the CBERN SRI and PhD Cluster,

Please note that registration for the annual conference on socially responsible investment hosted by the Social Investment Organization is open. See details below.

PhD students are encouraged to take advantage of the reduced registration rate (until May 25, 2012) of $382.50 + GST/QST.

The conference is hosted in partnership this year with the Finance and Sustainability Initiative, and features intensive sessions on topics such as:

-ESG criteria, integration and performance,

-impact investing and mission-related investing,

-shareholder engagement on the issue of free, prior and informed consent in mining, shale gas and other  resource projects in Quebec, and

-strategies for portfolio managers and analysts.

CBERN is an Academic Partner for the conference and will be supporting this event by featuring research and practitioner perspectives on conference topics through our SRI Cluster microsite on the CBERN website, and through cbernblog.ca.

You can connect with SIO through their excellent website at www.socialinvestment.ca. If you have any questions about the conference, I encourage you to connect with Sarah Thompson at SIO directly.

I hope to see you in June at SRI+20 in Montréal!

Best Regards,

Hilary Martin

Research and Outreach Coordinator

hmartin@cbern.ca

SIO 2012

Canadian Summit on Socially Responsible Investment

Date: June 18-20, 2012

Location: Marriott Château Champlain, Montreal, QC

Information: www.sioconference.com

Join the Social Investment Organization (SIO) June 18-20 at the Marriott Château Champlain in beautiful Montreal!

SRI+20 is your opportunity to learn about the latest SRI developments and opportunities, to roll up your sleeves and get high-quality technical education, and to examine the future of SRI over three days in Montreal.

SIO will be looking at the future of SRI, examining the opportunities that have brought us to where we are, and the possibilities ahead. This year's theme, SRI+20, will set the stage for discussion on future opportunities and challenges. Building on the momentum leading up to the Earth Summit Rio+20 Conference we will feature a live presentation by video conference from the Rio conference site.

Conference hotel rate ends May 1st.Complete conference details at the SIO Conference website:
www.sioconference.com
Canadian Business Ethics Research Network

www.cbern.ca

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