Coro Strandberg
Coro Strandberg is President of Strandberg Consulting, which provides strategy advice to companies and industry associations that seek to integrate social and environmental considerations into their purpose, governance, operations and supply chains to create business value and societal benefit.
Coro has a tri-sector background in business, government and non-profit leadership working in social, environmental and financial roles. She has 20 years of experience as a Corporate Director, three as Board Chairperson, and six years of industry association experience.
Coro was named the top CSR consultant by the 2015 Clean50 for her leadership and impact in sustainability consulting in Canada.
She regularly publishes research, tools and guides on sustainability and corporate social responsibility leadership on her website.
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Product, Service & Design Innovation /
If an organization commissions a multimillion-dollar building or renovation, how can it double or triple the social and environmental benefits from its investment? Many green building standards already exist, but what if it was possible to go beyond them — to design a building process that was transformational in its execution? - 21 hours ago
Organizational Change /
‘The New Purpose Governance Framework’ is the first comprehensive set of purpose-governance guidelines in the world, which charts the path for boards to up their game in approving and governing their organization’s purpose. - 1 month ago
The Next Economy /
In Canada’s first-ever Purpose in Business Week, business, government and thought leaders are creating a Roadmap to accelerate the purpose economy and mainstream social purpose in business that will require cross-sector engagement and collaboration across six critical levers. - 2 months ago
Organizational Change /
The future suggests that successful sectors and professions will rethink their inward-looking mandates to embrace a stronger role in creating value for not only their members, but for society and their stakeholders. A new report uncovers a range of compelling opportunities for associations that make this pivot. - 7 months ago
Organizational Change /
The pandemic has taught us that everything is interdependent. Global thought leaders agree on the opportunity and need for several key shifts to materialize in business; and they agree on the ingredients necessary for the cure, as set out below. - 9 months ago
Product, Service & Design Innovation /
A growing breed of fashion brands has adopted social purpose to propel their business models. They are transitioning themselves and the entire industry to be a force for good in the world. And that’s fashionable. - 10 months ago
Marketing and Comms /
Once your purpose is in everything you do, it becomes an indelible part of the customer experience. By attracting customers who believe society is better off if they do business with your company, you can create a social movement around your brand. - 11 months ago
Leadership /
Boards and the executives and advisors they hire need to be proficient in Purpose Governance, which will put their organizations on a viable path that
creates value for the company and the society on which it depends. - 1 year ago
Leadership /
ESG governance is now an established imperative for boards; and a new report sheds light on steps companies should pursue to ensure the long-term viability of their organizations. - 1 year ago
Organizational Change /
First, identify your company’s purpose. Then, set long-term goals against your purpose. Finally, define targets, metrics and KPIs to get you there; and embed these in annual and long-term incentive plans. - 1 year ago
Leadership /
Organizations will be defined by the decisions they make during the pandemic. Now, companies with a social purpose — or those which aspire to have one — have a tool that can inform their day-to-day decisions in ways that build and sustain a better society. - 1 year ago
Organizational Change /
In the 1920s, people didn’t pay attention to the problems brought on by market excess — and that decade begat
the Great Depression. Today, truly modern companies are showing the way to a different kind of decade. - 1 year ago
Organizational Change /
By equipping yourself and your organization to understand the changing landscape, and setting a strategic course, you can position your company,
customers, shareholders, industry and communities to have a more secure, resilient and thriving future. - 2 years ago
Business Case /
Professionals who received their education over 10 years ago — and who haven’t upgraded to be able to understand the implications and complexity of
sustainability trends, risks and opportunities — may be putting their organizations at risk. - 2 years ago
Organizational Change /
With rising demands from multiple stakeholders to reduce construction’s environmental impact and accelerate its social benefits, a guide for the sector provides a handy checklist for construction companies to keep up with the times. - 2 years ago
The Next Economy /
Our consumption and production systems will soon need re-engineering, so that all nine billion of us can live well within our planetary boundaries. Are higher education institutions doing enough to equip our professionals for these roles? - 2 years ago
Organizational Change /
These companies will not only make a social difference — they will become an engine for good, attracting the partners, resources and revenues to put their businesses on a profitable path and scaling their potential for impact. A classic win-win, and a high-water mark for purpose. - 2 years ago
Organizational Change /
When a statement is too generic, it can be challenging for employees to connect to it and for the entire organization to be galvanized by that social purpose. - 2 years ago
Organizational Change /
Industries, companies and governments are retooling for the future, driven by the sustainability imperatives of climate change; resource, food and water scarcity; social polarization and rising income inequality.
Universities and colleges are no exception. The future will be won by organizations that were proactive, not those that defended the status quo. As with other industries, the post-secondary sector is undergoing a transition as it explores its reason for existence. Does it equip students and professionals for future roles? Yes. Does it also equip its administrators to contribute their expertise, resources, assets and investments to contribute to societal outcomes? Slowly, but surely. - 3 years ago
Collaboration /
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”
~ Henry Ford
Environmental and social issues are increasingly affecting the viability of business — and the communities and environments in which they operate. A proven way to address these issues is through partnerships in which businesses and non-profits collaborate for mutual benefit and create solutions to societal challenges.
Faced with these sizable issues, it can be hard to know where to start — and to determine where the greatest value lies. Taking a page from lean innovation, start with a pilot project, to test and scale what works. - 3 years ago
