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Dhillon Centre Research Showcase (May 10)

UBC’s Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics is hosting a short symposium to showcase research on topics related to equity, diversity, and inclusion and how business can contribute to the social good […]

Join us for a Dhillon Centre Research Showcase that will feature research by past winners of our “Business for Social Good” and “EDI Catalyst” grant competitions.

The Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics is hosting a short research symposium to showcase grant-funded research on topics related to equity, diversity, and inclusion and how business can contribute to the social good. We will hear from a variety of faculty and graduate students from across UBC:

  • Karl Aquino (Marketing and Behavioural Science): “EDI, Victim Climate, and Employee Relationships”
  • Minjia Li (Accounting): “The Ripple Effects of Racial Diversity: From Boardroom to Supply Chain”
  • Irein Thomas (Psychology): “Say It and Then Do It: Improving Institutionalized Land Acknowledgments to Motivate Settlers to Restorative Actions”
  • Gideon Odionu (Law): “Africanization of International Investment Law: Reconciling Sustainable Development, Climate Change Mitigation, and Foreign Investment in the Global South”

Learn more about the event: https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/event/dhillon-centre-research-showcase


About the Dhillon Centre Research Grants The Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics is pleased to support innovative research through multiple annual grant competitions.

  • Business for Social Good research grants support innovative, early-stage student research examining how business can be a force for social good, which we define as actions that benefit the planet and the people that live on it. This competition is open to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers across UBC; proposals are due July 15 each year.
  • EDI Catalyst research grants provide seed funding for UBC Sauder research related to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). This competition is open to UBC Sauder faculty, post-doctoral researchers, and graduate students; proposals are due January 31 each year.

Learn more at https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/thought-leadership/research-outreach-centres/peter-p-dhillon-centre-business-ethics/grants.

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