VeriStell InstituteThe new frontier for Sustainability
We are delighted to launch our online global series called DARING TO LEAP. It is a set of conversations regarding the strategic duo of “ESG and Corporate Purpose” – as the new business essentials. We are speaking to thought leaders and corporations around the world about the emerging corporate imperative to consider both the interests of shareholders and society. Societal issues are now BOARDROOM issues and failure to act is a brand risk. Leaping is a COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.
At the VeriStell Institute our name denotes our highest aspirations:
veritas (truth, justice, transparency)
+
stella (star, inspiring a better society)
Our mission is founded on the pillars of societal justice and business excellence: urging firms to break new ground and help solve societal issues while driving shareholder value.
Pushing the boundaries of Corporate
Purpose & ESG
The VeriStell Institute is a globally focused Not-For-Profit Think Tank dedicated to MAINSTREAMING new Corporate frontiers for Sustainability and publishing consensus positions – recognized worldwide.
Corporations positively impacting society and driving Competitiveness.
The VeriStell Institute leads global projects that enable the adoption of the Sustainability agenda in the Corporate Sector – providing BLUEPRINTS for meaningful action in partnership with others.
A Not-For-Profit affiliated with Goodman
Sustainability Group
goodmansustainabilitygroup.com
We encourage organizations to adopt at least one of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals – within the framework of their Corporate Purpose statements.
Chairman – VeriStell Institute, former Sr. Audit Partner EY, Chief Development Officer, Goodman Sustainability Group
Managing Director KKS Advisors, Project Partner and Collaborator with VeriStell institute
CEO Goodman Sustainability Group, Founder and Director VeriStell Institute, Founder and Director UTLC
President at Kilwaughter Consulting, Former Minister of Finance at the Government of Ontario, Former President and CEO of Toronto Financial Services Alliance
Vice President, ESG Services at NEI Investments Lead Director, VeriStell Institute
Former Chief Economist – Conference Board of Canada C.D. Howe Institute Fellow
Associate Professor, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, London Business School UK
Founding Director & Senior Research Fellow, Business in Society Institute, University of California
Former Head of ESG Services at NEI Investments Chair - International Corporate Governance Network. Strategic Consultant at Millani
Professor of Corporate Communication, The Tuck School of Business At Dartmouth
Managing Director, Head of ESG Integration, KKS Advisors
Americas' Mining & Metals Sector Leader, EY
Office Managing Partner at HumanEdge Global
Founder and CEO, Strategic Narrative Consulting; Contributor, World Economic Forum
Marketing & Communications Executive, Former Managing Director at DDB Canada
Director of ESG Research at Mackenzie Investments
Senior Associate, Sustainability Strategy, KKS Advisors
Vice President Enterprise Strategy & Social Responsibility at Cogeco
Former Partner & Founding Managing Director, Ketchum Public Relations, Former Reporter, Globe and Mail
National Operating Officer at Aga Khan Council for Canada, Future Ready Initiative
Former VP Research, Canadian Energy Research Institute
Partner, Cunningham Swan LLP
Former Managing Editor, Thought Leadership, Financial Services, EMEA, The Economist Intelligence Unit
The VeriStell Institute is a global forum where CEOs, Board Directors and Leaders come to find leading thinking and foresight on the issues of ESG and Corporate Social Purpose.
We provide leadership in Research, Advocacy, Best Practices Development, Publications, Projects, Thought Leadership, Conferences, Media, Teaching and Outreach.
Our goal is to enable corporate entities to embrace ESG and Corporate Purpose (and its new incarnations over time) – aligned with the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Corporations will have the tools and protocols to concurrently deliver shareholder value and partner with civil society to address the world’s pressing societal issues.
We work with multiple Stakeholders globally including businesses, governments, multilateral organizations, civil society, community groups, NGOs, academics, Indigenous Communities and charities.
Social Impact and benchmarking evaluation
models for successful enterprises.
In concert with others, we have engineered a unique and proven model to determine best
fit and align a company’s Social Purpose with
their organization’s DNA and might.
Demonstrating how and why business
can and will become more competitive by
embracing ESG and Corporate Social
Purpose.
Forum for CEOs, Boards, Leaders to
network through events, education,
alliances, publications
Convening leading academic, civil society
and business researchers/Thought Leaders
to develop and distribute consensus
protocols.
Research and analysis on global Sector
specific protocols.
ESG & Corporate Purpose curated library coming in 2021.
Visit www.daringtoleap.com for more information. Previous events in this series include Global Conversation on ESG & Corporate Purpose (December 3, 2020) and C-Suite Disruption (June 29, 2021).
The high-stakes impact of ESG & corporate purpose on strategy, risk and reward. The post-Covid reality is that society and governments are moving in unison — nudging firms to take meaningful action on both ESG and corporate purpose. These virtual events will illuminate lessons learned from brands that have made the leap and those brands in progress. We will also explore the difference between the ‘S’ in ESG and corporate purpose, why it matters, and how to get it right.
