SSCI-Peter Downing cv

— President May 2004, Sustainability Scorecard International Inc. Research Focus:
Main Street capitalism, sustainability performance scorecards, climate change initiative
scorecards

— University Teaching: Fall 2001, Chargé de cours, Université du Québec en Outaouais,
Départment des sciences comptables, Executive MBA-CMA, English Program, three courses:
Cost Systems; Evaluation, Control and Decision-making; Contemporary Themes in Management

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Peter R. Downing has a blend of business, academic, federal government and international development work experience. He earned his accounting designation with an international firm of Chartered Accountants in Montréal, Québec. He is a Life Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from Concordia University and a Master in Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.

A former tenured member of Faculty, Peter Downing has taught management and accounting courses at several Ontario Schools of Business: Carleton University, University of Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Western Ontario. His management consulting assignments, research and travels have taken him across Canada, to the United States, Europe, Australia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean region.

Research Work-in Progress: Main Street Capitalism Four-bottom line Main Street performance scorecards reporting. Climate Change Initiative Scorecards --- Scopes 1, 2 and 3 and contemporary themes in management.

Previous years corporate sustainability management research outputs:
The Balance Sheet is Dead! Long live the Main Street Performance Scorecard™ Bringing Sustainability to Business Conference. Certified Management Accountants- Outaouais Chapter / CMA Ontario, Ottawa Guest speaker/ Panelist June 4 , 2009

Hurray for Responsible Business, Three Cheers for Sustainability Profits Conférence de Montréal,
Guest Speaker, June 1, 2005

The State-of-the art of Corporate Sustainability Management: GRI Reporting, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
and Sustainability Scorecarding Social Responsibility World Book, 1st Edition, November 2004,
Ansted University Social Responsibility Research Department, Penang, Malaysia

The GRI and corporate reporting Ethical Corporation magazine London, England, January 2003.

A Global “‘License to Operate?” The Corporate Board The leading journal of corporate governance, May/ June 2001, Okemos, Michigan, USA

Why Public Accountability Statements just for the banks? Policy Options, Journal of the Institute for Research on
Public Policy, September 2001, Montréal, Québec,

Payoff on the triple bottom line The Globe and Mail, Report on Business -- Business Ethics, April 2,1998, Toronto, Ontario