Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN)

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The Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN) was an organized research unit (ORU) at York University. This collection includes reports, publications, and articles relating to the activities of the unit and the specific community partnerships in which they were involved. A web archive of CBERN's website was captured in 2014 and 2015. To browse, visit the following url: https://digital.library.yorku.ca/wayback/*/http://cbern.ca/.

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CBERN Newsletter Number 8
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), Jul-08) Cragg, Wesley
The purpose of this newsletter is to wrap up CBERN's annual conference, to give an update on CBERN's regional offices and Clusters, the selected projects funded and underway, the selected projects in gestation, and advisory board and governance matters.
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CBERN Newsletter Number 7
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), Mar-08) Cragg, Wesley;
The purpose of this newsletter is to re-cap CBERN's activities to date, introduce the formation of CBERN Network Clusters, share updates on projects funded and under way, share projects in gestation, look at international research links, potential satellite projects, advisory board and governance matters, and hub business.
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Well-Being Baseline Study Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach –March 2014
(Canadian Business and Ethics Research Network (CBERN) | The Naskapi Nation, Mar-14) Klinck, Robert; Bradshaw, Ben; The Naskapi Nation; Canadian Business and Ethics Research Network (CBERN)
The Naskapi Nation is a small, isolated Aboriginal community located in northern Quebec near the Labrador Border. Reachable only by air and rail, the community has been affected by major mineral development. Due to the rich mineral area surrounding the community extractive companies have begun to implement plans for further development. This has raised local concerns regarding the range of environmental and socio-economic impacts that may be caused by continued development. The degree of current and proposed mineral activity near Kawawachikamach, and its related impacts upon the Naskapi, has created a necessity to produce a tool to track community well-being over time. This need is best accomplished by using community members at each step and indicators that are meaningful as well as relevant. More than simply describing community change from mining, this evidence establishes a footing for the community; it allows the chief and council to re-examine partnerships, negotiations, and make changes where appropriate. Time series evidence first begins with a baseline of well-being.
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Symposium on Revenue Transparency, Resource Development, and the Challenge of Corruption
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), May-17) Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN)
Revenue transparency and corruption in the mining industry have long been topics of national and international conversation. Mining plays an important role in the Canadian economy, contributing billions to Canada’s GDP. It is also the only domestic industry in which Canada plays an undisputed leading international role, having major operations in countries around the world. Unfortunately, there is also a dark side to mining. Historically, both in Canada and worldwide, very few local communities, Indigenous peoples, or developing and underdeveloped nations have benefitted from mining development. To the contrary, these communities have typically borne heavy costs associated with mining activities and reaped few long-term benefits. Further, mining in underdeveloped countries with poorly enforced governance and transparency laws presents multiple opportunities for corruption and social unrest. In response, ethically responsible and sustainable mining have become fundamental objectives for leading Canadian mining companies, mining associations, and governments. This symposium aimed to spark an international dialogue on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, its implementation, its effectiveness, and areas for improvement in promoting revenue transparency and mitigating corruption. As part of its ongoing “Ethics and Mining” related research, CBERN used the workshop to convene a series of meetings and public lectures to assess progress to date on meeting the challenges posed by corruption for resource extraction and to map a ‘next steps’ research agenda. Invited speakers and participants came from Canada, Africa, and the United Kingdom.
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Insight Grant Competition: Does Transparency Lead to Accountability? A Two-Country Study of Local Implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in West Africa
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), Oct-15) Dashwood, Hevina S.; Aaron, Kiikpoye; Cragg, Wesley; Idemudia, Uwafiokun; Puplampu, Bill; Webb, Kernaghan
A major challenge confronting many resource-rich developing countries is severe and systemic corruption, which prevents them from getting the most value from their oil, gas and mining sectors. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global initiative launched in 2002 by the UK government to promote better management of resource revenues, is strongly supported by the Canadian government, one of 15 donor partners. The EITI expects participating governments to disclose the royalties and taxes they receive from the extractive sector, and oil and mining companies to report what they pay to government. While increased transparency about the revenues received from extraction is expected to produce more accountable national and local governance, the EITI Secretariat acknowledged that this outcome is not always achieved and has called for greater effort to be directed to ensuring accountability at the local level. This research responds to this call by focusing on EITI implementation at the local level in Nigeria and Ghana, two important EITI-compliant countries.
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CBERN-NNK Knowledge Needs Research Summary:Report to the CBERN/Naskapi Steering Committee and the Naskapi Community
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), Sep-11) Cragg, Wesley; Siebenmorgen, Peter
This report has been prepared for the Naskapi Steering Committee and the Naskapi community by Peter Siebenmorgen Research Assistantand Dr. Wesley Cragg, Project Director. The Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN) has been working in collaboration with the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach (NNK) since early 2007. This relationship was initiated by former NNK Chief Phil Einish. The goal has been to ensure that the Naskapi people benefitted from mining on their traditional territories and avoided the negative impacts caused by previous mining activity by the Iron Ore Company of Canada. Working with Naskapi leadership, Dr. Cragg and Dr. Bradshaw developed a plan to identify community concerns and hopes for mining development on their traditional territory and provide access to the information and knowledge the community needed to address those concerns and hopes. The goal is to provide the community with the information it requires to benefit from development now taking place.The first step in the plan has now been completed. This report to the Naskapi community describes what the research team found.The second part of the plan is to improve access to information that will help the community address its concerns and realize its hopes for building a better and stronger future.
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Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN) at a Glance
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2006) Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN)
The Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN) is an interactive research network with more than 1200 members that draws scientists, social scientist and humanists into interactive engagement with private, public and voluntary sector and also Aboriginal organizations and firms. CBERN’s vision is an economy that is both fair and efficient, where economic relationships nurture justified trust and where economic activity is grounded on respect for the environment and a sense of responsibility for the wellbeing of present and future generations. CBERN fosters innovative and collaborative, cross sector and multi-disciplinary research, creates capacity to implement creative, ethically grounded solutions to challenging real-world problems, builds leadership, and stimulates public dialogue.
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CBERN Newsletter Number 1
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2006-05-01) Cragg, Wesley
The purpose of this newsletter is to bring you up to date on Research Network developments. It introduces collaborators and updates on funding for the project.
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CBERN Newsletter Number 2
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2006-06-01) Cragg, Wesley
The purpose of this Newsletter is to bring you up to date on progress over the past five months in building a Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (from January to May 2006).
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CBERN Newsletter Number 3
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2006-08-01) Cragg, Wesley
The purpose of this newsletter is to introduce the website for CBERN which is, as of the time of this newsletter, has a home page mock up ready to be viewed.
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CBERN Newsletter Number 4
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2006-12-01) Cragg, Wesley; ;
The purpose of this newsltter is to update Network developments. Maininly, the official launch of the CBERN website, a CBERN/SSHRC Strategic Knowledge Cluster Grant Application, and the tentative First Annual CBERN Conference.
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Building a Canadian Business Ethics Research Network - SKC Proposal
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2007) Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN)
Part I: "A Story of Two Journeys", outlines what has been accomplished with SSHRC funding in phase one, the concept paper phase, and phase two, the interim funding phase, set against SSHRC's assessment criteria. Part II: "Meeting the Objectives of the Strategic Knowledge Clusters Program", addresses a question: "Is it reasonable to expect that a fully functional, well managed, business ethics research network will meet the objectives set out in the work of everyone involved in the development of this proposal through phases one and two, as well as phase three, the preparation of this application. Part III: Describes in detail the activities planned for the network, the management and governance structure that will guide the implementation of our plans, the team of participants who will provide leadership, and our budget.
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CBERN - Naskapi Projects
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2007) Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN)
The Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN) began working in collaboration with the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach (NNK) in early 2007. This relationship was initiated by former NNK Chief Phil Einish. The goal was to ensure that the Naskapi people benefited from mining on their traditional territories and avoided the negative impacts caused by previous mining activity by the Iron Ore Company of Canada.
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CBERN Newsletter Number 5
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2007-07-01) Cragg, Wesley
The purpose of this newsletter is to update Network Developments. Mainly, CBERN's success in receiving SSHRC funding, overview of CBERN's Western Regional Workshop, CBERN's symposium at the ASAC Conference on Interface of Business and Health Care, CBERN's Eastern Regional Workshop, Intrafinity's award of the CBERN website developer and host contract, CBERN's plan to co-host a Toronto Roundtable on Sustainable Enterprise, and CBERN's official launch.
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CBERN Newsletter Number 6
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2007-09-01) Cragg, Wesley;
The purpose of this newsletter is to bring readers up-to-date on plans and the agenda for CBERN's launch.
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CBERN Newsletter Number 9
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2008) Cragg, Wesley
The purpose of this newsletter is to overview activities, initiatives and opportunities, other CBERN Cluster activity, discuss if the network works, and provide an advisory board update.
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Advisory Board Members
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2008) Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN)
For SSHRC funded projects, the Applicant, now Principal Investigator (PI), has responsibility for the direction of the project and all financial expenditures. Consistent with this requirement, the CBERN/SSHRC proposal contains two Governance elements. First, the Principal Investigator is required to report to an annual meeting whose membership includes co-applicants, now co-investigators, collaborators and partners, on financial expenditures, project activities and strategic planning. In addition, the proposal calls for the establishment of an Advisory Board, which is to meet at least twice yearly, in person at the Annual Meeting and by telephone conference mid-way through the year. Initial membership and structure of the Advisory Board was set out in the proposal.
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CBERN Newsletter Number 10
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2009) Cragg, Wesley
The purpose of this newsletter is to announce CBERN's Second Annual Conference, discuss CBERN's receipt of two SSHRC grants, CBERN's Atlantic Region Event, CBERN's Special Series on Ethics and the Financial Crisis, CBERN's sponsorship of Rethinking the Extractive Industry conference, Regional Hub updates and CBERN personnel changes.
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CBERN Newsletter Number 11
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2009) Cragg, Wesley
The purpose of this newsletter is to announce the move of CBERN's headquarters, upcoming events, discuss CBERN's completion of another SSHRC grant application, CBERN Advisory Board nominations, CBERN's new partnership with Ethipedia, launch of CBERN's social media presence, and Regional Hub updates.
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CBERN Newsletter Number 12
(Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN), 2010) Cragg, Wesley
The purpose of this newsletter is to announce CBERN's Third Annual Conference, discuss past and upcoming events, announce CBERN's newly received institutional membership with the Social Investment Organization, distribute CBERN at ISBEE's follow-up report, announce a survey CBERN is conducting, and announce the launch of the newest version of the website.