Schulich Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business

11/12/2022

An engaging discussion, including Dirk Matten (Schulich Professor in Sustainability), Bob Willard (longstanding Schulich collaborator, and Canada's public intellectual for business sustainability), and Eric Wettlaufer (Toronto based impact investor).

In this episode, Lubna speaks with Bob Willard from Sustainability Advantage, Eric Wetlaufer from TwinRiver Capital, and Dirk Matten from Schulich Business S...

10/21/2021

Leave a mark on campus, get some fresh air and have some fun! Sign up for York's annual tree planting event. Limited to 50 people - registration required.

The York community is invited to participate in this Tee Planting event at both the Keele Campus and Glendon Campus to get outdoors to connect with nature which has both physical and mental well-being benefits. This event will help create a greener campus, restoring ecosystems to help mitigate climate change.

Glendon Campus (planting will take place in the lower part of campus): Wednesday, Oct 27 from noon to 2 p.m.
Keele Campus (planting will take place by the Stong Pond and The Pond Road): Wednesday, Nov 3 from noon to 3 p.m.

Registration Required, there will be a limit of 50 people per campus (COVID restrictions and protocols in place - more details will be provided after sign up) – link in the bio:
https://sustainability.apps01.yorku.ca/machform/view.php?id=16522

10/13/2021

Congratulations to Dr. Detlev Zwick on his appointed to the position of dean, effective July 1, 2021, for a five-year term.

As members of the York community know, Professor Zwick has served with great distinction as interim dean of the Schulich School of Business since July 1, 2020.

Announcement of the appointment of dean, Schulich School of Business October 12, 2021 Share The following is a message to the community from York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton. Dear colleagues, I am delighted to inform colleagues in the Schulich School of Business (SSB) a...

06/17/2021

Schulich Professor Charles Cho has co-authored a study which has found that businesses in cities with severe air pollution are more likely to inflate the bottom line. Read more about what the authors have to say

Study finds businesses in cities with severe air pollution more likely to inflate bottom line June 16, 2021 A new study co-authored by Charles H. Cho, professor of accounting and the Erivan K. Haub Chair in Business and Sustainability at York University’s Schulich School of Business, has found tha...

06/11/2021

Schulich alum, Stuart Browne (MBA'09) has raised $3.1 million in financing to launch the expansion of a comprehensive public electric vehicle (EV) charging station network. Congratulations

Schulich instructor lands $3.1M investment for electric vehicle charging network June 2, 2021 A sessional instructor from York University's Schulich School of Business has raised $3.1 million in financing to launch the expansion of a comprehensive public electric vehicle (EV) charging station networ...

05/12/2021

Looking forward to the CDC/COERB Sustainability Career Networking this evening. We have a great group of sustainability professionals, many of whom are Schulich alumni, joining us to share their insights and experiences. Students who registered earlier on handshake should come ready with questions and enjoy the conversation.

04/27/2021

COERB Director Dirk Matten on Global TV

Watch Big Chocolate: Supreme Court to weigh in on child slavery lawsuit against Nestle, Cargill Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

03/08/2021

Inspiring article by our Colleague Ivona Hideg!

The worst gender-equality gap lies in unequal household labour. Dismantling that barrier will require male-led change

02/18/2021

On Thursday, Feb. 25, the York community is invited to participate in the first featured event in the series, where Naki Osutei, associate vice-president, Social Impact Canada from TD Canada Trust’s Global Corporate Citizenship team, will speak about building a more equitable tomorrow.

New President's Advisory Council on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion launches new speaker series February 17, 2021 The following is a message from York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton and Vice-President Equity, People and Culture Sheila Cote-Meek: La version française suit ...

01/27/2021

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01/26/2021

Congratulations to the Schulich School of Business on the latest ranking from The Economist which ranked the Schulich MBA program #1 in Canada and #21 in the world.

Top ranking for Schulich's MBA program by 'The Economist' January 24, 2021 The Economist magazine has ranked the MBA program at York University’s Schulich School of Business No. 1 in Canada and 21st in the world in the magazine's annual survey of the world's top 100 MBA programs. In addition to fi...

01/26/2021

On Jan 27 2021 at 13:45 CET Schulich Professor Robert Phillips joins in the ABIS & AMS Value Creation Roundtable - Second edition taking place online. The aim of the roundtable is to convene a group of senior figures from the business and academic communities for an in-depth debate and critical review on existing value creation approaches and sustainability integration models.

This roundtable will be continuing the dialogue with companies - Port of Antwerp, Johnson & Johnson, ABN Amro, BASF and the Value Balancing Alliance -, followed by a further round of reflections from the value creation concepts originators Jed Emerson, Stuart Hart, Mark Kramer, Robert Phillips and Wayne Visser. Join them for this relevant and in-depth review on value creation approaches. REGISTER for free at

The aim of the event is to convene a group of senior figures from the business and academic communities for an in-depth debate and critical review on existing value creation approaches and sustainability integration models.