The purpose of the CSR Pledge is to create student awareness and a commitment to learningthroughout the Ryerson business educationexperience about corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues (taken here as encompassing environment/social/governance (ESG) issues, sustainability issues and business ethics issues). This stems from recognition that the social responsibility dimensions of business affects all Canadians at multiple levels (including as individuals, students, consumers, citizens, taxpayers, members of communities, workers, managers, owners, and in other capacities). The CSR Pledge differs from the CSR Oath in that the Pledge is a commitment to learn, provided early in the business education process, whereas the Oath is a commitment to adhere to CSR values in the business world, provided at the end of academic studies, By making the Pledge at the beginning of studies, students are indicating their desire to understand and incorporate CSR values in their educational pursuits, with a view to committing to the CSR Pledge as students leave their educational journey and begin their business careers.