Colloquium and book launch - Corporate Social Responsibility: International Legal Developments & Global Financial Markets

In recent years, in Canada and internationally, there have been significant developments in how the law promotes and interacts with the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

The panelists have come together to discuss these legal developments, examining the complementary role of voluntary initiatives and the future of CSR in the context of the current financial crisis.

Panelists:
The Hon. Charles Gonthier (Chair)
Prof. Richard Janda, McGill Faculty of Law
Prof. Corinne Gendron, UQAM
Michael Kerr, Lead Counsel, CISDL
Chip Pitts, Stanford Law School
Jason MacLean, Associate, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The panel discussion will be followed at 17:00 – 19:00 by the launch of a new book, Corporate Social Responsibility: A Legal Analysis (LexisNexis, 2009), by Michael Kerr, Richard Janda and Chip Pitts (co-author and ed.).

Entry free to the public.