The Richard Ivey School of Business offers degree programs at the undergraduate level (Honours Business Administration) and post graduate levels (12-Month MBA, Executive MBA and PhD) as well as non-degree open enrollment and customized corporate programs through its Executive Development facilities in London, Toronto and Hong Kong. The case study method has been the keystone of the school’s approach to learning. Ivey is the largest producer of business cases after Harvard Business School, and the world’s foremost producer of Asian case studies. In 2005, Ivey introduced a new model for business education, Cross-Enterprise Leadership, which recognized and encompassed fundamental changes in the business world due to globalization and technological advances and their impact on the role of the “general manager”. Founded in 1922, Ivey has over 20,000 degree alumni and 15,000 Executive Development alumni in over 80 countries.
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Ethical Investments has been at the forefront of the socially responsible investing industry (SRI) in Canada since the 1980s. Today, we have one of the largest teams of sustainability analysts in the country. They are committed to helping companies improve their environmental, social, and governance practices through shareholder action and research and lobbying. Ethical Investments is a division of Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.
Gold Sponsor ($5,000-$7,499): Bank of Canada
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Silver Sponsor ($2,500-$4,999): Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators
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