The Society for Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility

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WELCOME

• The Society for Corporate Environmental and
  Social Responsibility

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Agenda

• Background on CESR
• Possible events and issues
• Positions
• Questions, ideas, and all that good stuff

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History

• Founded in 1999
• Tamara Lorincz
• Initially had trouble from the administration
• Currently being promoted by Dalhousie
• Connected internationally by the Atlantic Council
  for International Cooperation (AGM here in May)

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Mission and Guiding Principles

• CESR's mission is to promote and act on
  corporate, environmental and social
  responsibility. Our mission embraces the issues
  that are important to us sustainable
  development, social justice, peace, corporate
  responsibility, ethics, democracy, good
  governance and human rights. As members, we want
  to learn from each other and work with each other
  to fulfill our mission. We also want to network
  with local, national and international
  organizations that share our mission. We have
  realized that we must come together and work with
  each other to address problems of environmental
  degradation and social disparity. CESR serves as
  a forum for dialogue and action. We are guided by
  the principles of equality, truth, justice,
  constructive engagement, consensus building and
  active citizenship.

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Possible events and issues

• Film Whos counting Sex, Lies, and Global
  Economics
• Guest Speaker Jennifer MacNeil from Interface
  (leading commercial carpet and interior fabrics
  manufacturer)
• Presentations to Classes
• Presentation and report to curriculum review
• Dump and Run

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Possible events and issues

• Philosophy Café
• Graduation Pledge
• (Work with other groups - Network)
• (Form an official MUNSU thing)
• From local contacts in the business community
• Dont limit ourselves

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Positions (roughly)

• Agent
• Chairperson
• Vice-Chairperson
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Fundraiser
• (Make your own position here)

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Questions, ideas, and all that good stuff
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Thank-you very much!

• www.busi.mun.ca/cesr
• Thinkmoremun_at_hotmail.com
• 579-1591