Report:  Getting to Know Your Food: The Search for Clarity in Our Food Supply Chains - July 2011
Brent McKnight, Chethan Srikant, Michael Wood, Tima Bansal

Our global food supply chain systems have become increasingly unclear, driving a wedge between consumers and the food they eat. The resulting gap has significant consequences for consumers in terms of safety and for businesses in terms of profits.

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Dawn Milne recently sat down with Niraj Dawar, R.A. Barford Professor in Marketing Communications at the Richard Ivey School of Business, to discuss what factors help brands survive distress.

Report: International Agreements for Banks' Lending Practices Not Yet Working - March 2010
Tima Bansal, Brent McKnight and Michael Wood

Analysis of 213 banks worldwide shows that, for many banks, the international agreements governing their lending practices are not yet working.  The report highlights that banks receiving negative publicity due to controversies over their lending practices are often those banks that have committed to stronger governance and signed international initiatives regarding their lending practices.
 

Listen to a 6-minute interview with Oana Branzei and Marlene Le Ber on non-profit and for-profit organization partnerships - March 2010
Oana Branzei and Marlene Le Ber

Ashleigh Nimigan recently sat down down with Oana Branzei, Assistant Professor of strategy at the Richard Ivey School of Business, and Marlene J. Le Ber, PhD Candidate and Lecturer at Ivey to discuss these unique partnerships, how they work, and how they can best work together and achieve their goals.
 

Report for Managers - Thinking Long-Term: Climate Change and the Oil and Gas Industry - March 2010
Natalie Slawinski and Tima Bansal

This study investigated how firms balance the short-term demands with the long-term opportunities of climate change.  From November 2008 to October 2009, over 60 managers, consultants and NGO leaders with experience in the Alberta Oil Sands were interviewed. 
 

Setting the Bar for Clean Energy - December 2009
The research of Adam Fremeth shows that regulators and energy firms both win when they find opportunities to cooperate. There is a dramatic reshaping of regulatory policy worldwide, not only in the environmental sphere but in many others. How firms influence and respond to policy will be a key priority, says Fremeth. He believes it's important that managers seek win-win situations.

Ivey recognizing the potential for a bio-based future - October 2009

The appointment of David Sparling, Ivey's first Faculty Chair of Agri-Food Innovation and Regulation, demonstrates the school's recognition of important issues facing the agri-foods, agriculture, and biotechnology industries.
 

Believe it! - September 2009
In recent research, Allison Johnson finds that aligning brands with good causes can backfire.  Firms must present these initiatives in a way that is perceived by consumers as genuine and authentic.  Johnson's research helps marketers recognize the risks that missteps may pose as they pursue cause-related marketing. 
 

Corporate Social Responsibility in Canada: The 2009 Ivey-Jantzi Research Report - May 2009
This is the second edition of the annual Ivey-Jantzi CSR Report. It examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Canadian firms and highlights trends across Canadian industries in 2008. The objective is to examine the social responsibility of Canadian firms. The report highlights macro trends across and within industries in Canada and is intended to help firms understand overarching trends in order to inform their own policies and initiatives.
 

Managing regulation
In recent research on non-market strategies, John Maxwell explores self-regulation.  Self-regulation occurs when firms agree to voluntarily regulate themselves.  The goal of this activity is to pre-empt government action in such a way as to permit greater flexibility and efficiency for the firm.  In his research, John explores how and when firms should engage in self-regulatory activities.

Do Ethics Pay?
In recent research, June Cotte investigates whether consumers will pay more for products made by companies using high ethical standards.  Their work finds that consumers pay a little more for goods that are made ethically, but a lot less for those that are not. 

Knowledge Priorities from the Research Network for Business Sustainability
This report identifies the business sustainability issues in which business needs better knowledge.  They were compiled by the Leadership Council comprised of representatives from firms leading in terms of sustainable practices.  The aim of the report is to galvanize researchers to study the questions of particular interest to industry and funding organizations

Examining Enterprise Capacity: A Participatory Social Assessment in Darfur and Southern Sudan Field Study Report
Our own Samer Abdelnour and Oana Branzei have authored a report to help foster self-reliant sustainable livelihoods in post-war Sudan.  The work is result of significant fieldwork in Southern Sudan and Darfur.

Interview with Charlene Zietsma on stakeholder relations
April 2008 - Poor stakeholder engagement practices can result in stakeholder conflicts and crises. Charlene Zietsma is an assistant professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business where she studies institutional change and stakeholder conflicts.  More information and multimedia content available here.

Engaging the Community: Interviews with the Speakers at the Knowledge Forum on Engaging the Community
On February 29, 2008, the Ivey Business School hosted a forum in partnership with the Research Network for Business Sustainability that brought together experts from around the world to discuss best practices in community engagement. More information and multimedia content available here.

Corporate Social Responsibility in Canada: The 2008 Ivey-Jantzi Research Report - March 2008
This is the first edition of the annual Ivey-Jantzi CSR Report. The objective is to examine the social responsibility of Canadian firms. The report highlights macro trends across and within industries in Canada and is intended to help firms understand overarching trends in order to inform their own policies and initiatives. Over time, the report will include historic data to develop a picture of long-term CSR trends in Canada.
 

Valuing Business Sustainability: Interviews with the Speakers at the Knowledge Forum on Valuing Business Sustainability
On January 25, 2008, the Ivey Business School hosted a forum in partnership with the Research Network for Business Sustainability that brought together experts from around the world to discuss the state-of-the-art tools for valuing business sustainability. More information and multimedia content available here.

Interview with Alison Konrad on Diversity in the Workplace
September 2007 - Many companies have had diversity initiatives for years. So, have they done all there is to do? Are Canadian companies doing enough to show that they truly value equality in the workplace? Alison Konrad, a professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Richard Ivey School of Business, says some companies have made progress, while others continue to waste human capital and lose out on an excellent source of knowledge, networks and ideas.  More information and multimedia content available here.

The Growth of Cause Marketing: A-Channel's Inquiry explores this phenomenon with Ivey Professor June Cotte and others
Now more than ever, it is possible to combine conscience and consumerism as companies align themselves with social causes. Inquiry host, Jennifer Hall, Ivey professor of marketing, Dr. June Cotte, and others explore the benefits and pitfalls of cause marketing.

Millennium Development Goals - Q&A with Dr. Kirsty Duncan and Wendy Boothman
Mary Weil interviews the organizers of "The Millennium Development Goals Tour," an Ivey Connects-sponsored event that kicked off at Ivey on Nov. 2, 2006 and toured several other prestigious business schools.