Ke Cao, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

sustainability certification business collective action B corps palm oil industry global supply chain business and society

Latest funding

Using Sustainability Certifications to Scale up Meaningful Changes in Businesses
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$19,918
Using Sustainability Certifications to Scale up Meaningful Changes in Businesses
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$11,653

All 2 grants and awards

Using Sustainability Certifications to Scale up Meaningful Changes in Businesses

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cao, Ke

Keywords: sustainability; certification; business collective action; B corps; palm oil industry; global supply chain; business and society

$19,918

Using Sustainability Certifications to Scale up Meaningful Changes in Businesses

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cao, Ke

Keywords: sustainability; certification; business collective action; B corps; palm oil industry; global supply chain; business and society

$11,653

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: sustainability Dear Professor Cao, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on sustainability connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Using Sustainability Certifications to Scale up Meaningful Changes in Businesses" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]