Sherida Ryan: 2 books
Businesses with a Difference
Balancing the Social and the Economic
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Market-based social economy firms such as social enterprises, social purpose businesses, co-operatives, credit unions, and community economic development corporations aim to meet distinct social needs while making money. Do these types of businesses have the potential for growth in the modern economy?...
Pensions at Work
Socially Responsible Investment of Union-Based Pension Funds
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2008
Pension funds have come to play an increasingly important role within the new economy. According to Statistics Canada, in 2006, trusteed pension funds in Canada had $836 billion of assets and represented the savings of 4.6 million Canadian workers. Pensions at Work is a unique collection of papers...