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> Canadian Retail Industry & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report
Retail Council of Canada/Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR), March 2007 (155 Kb PDF File)
As Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues continue to be front-of-mind for Canada's retailers, Retail Council of Canada hosted the industry's first-ever CSR Conference on October 19, 2006.
  The discussion of the day was thought provoking. Issues discussed ranged from ethical sourcing practices to energy efficiency initiatives; from retail environmental sustainability to using CSR as a tool to attract and retain quality employees.
  Retail Council of Canada has issued, for members only, an executive report in review of the topics discussed at the CSR Conference.
  We know that retailers across Canada — small, mid- and large — will find this information to be of interest and relevant to their businesses.

> Greening Retail
Engaging the Retail Sector in Sustainability
"It Makes Good Business Sense"
(Source: Toronto and Region Conservation)
The retail sector is perhaps the greatest purveyor of culture in Canada, as it is in most countries around the world. Virtually all Canadians are impacted by retail, whether by food stores, fashion, home furnishings, the corner convenience store or the country general store. Retailers communicate through television, newspapers, magazines, radio, shop windows and word of mouth, making it, arguably, the most extensive of any communication and distribution network in our society.

The goal of the Greening Retail initiative is to develop effective programming to work with the retail sector in addressing sustainability and GHG emissions, thereby achieving savings and increasing competitive advantage.