Research Details
Details of the CPI Research
Research Objectives
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Identifying social, environmental and co-operative performance indicators that the Canadian co-operative sector could report for their co-operatives;
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Identifying the appropriate process through which co-operatives will report their social, environmental and co-operative impact;
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Collaborating with a select group of co-operatives on the development of indicators and process; and
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Collaborating on a knowledge mobilization and sustainability plan to ensure that social and environmental impact assessment of co-operatives will continue beyond the initial project life of SSHRC funding and can lay the foundation for future research, take up and funding.
Research Questions
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What drives the adoption of reporting and measurement by co-operatives?
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What indicators could best represent the co-operative principles?
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What process of collection would best suit co-operatives?
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What types of analysis, reporting and dissemination would co-operatives like to see and are most beneficial?
Research Outcomes
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List of ten indicators and metrics that co-operatives can collect, report on and evaluate themselves on.
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An online, non-financial indicator collection tool that has been beta tested and is ready for populating.
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A process whereby co-operative can successfully participate in the collection, reporting and evaluating of non-financial indicators.
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A fruitful collaborative approach involving researchers and co-operatives to developing and implementing non-financial impact assessment.