History of the Regroupement sur la responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RRSE)

Stéphane Pisani, Ph.D. Student – Université Laval

David Longtin, Professionnel de recherche

Georges Azar, Étudiant à la maîtrise (ESG-UQAM)

Published on June 9 2026

This research, conducted in partnership with the Regroupement sur la responsabilité sociale des entreprises(RRSE),traces the entire history of the RRSE in two complementary parts.

The first, begun around 2020, traces the Regroupement’s trajectory from its roots in religious communities to the creation of Æquo, documenting its major shareholder engagement campaigns, its alliances, and the establishment of its nonprofit model.

The second part picks up the analysis from 2020 to trace the years of revitalization, professionalization, and then reflection that led to the decision to close the RRSE:it examines governance, finances, repositioning alongside Æquo, and knowledge transfer mechanisms(tools, archives, calls for projects),in order to understand how the mission was prepared to survive the disappearance of the organization itself.

  • Stéphane Pisani
    Stéphane Pisani
    Ph.D. Student
    Université Laval

How to cite this publication

Stéphane Pisani, David Longtin, Georges Azar. (2026). History of the Regroupement sur la responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RRSE), [Research paper], PhiLab – Canadian philanthropy partnership research network, https://philab.uqam.ca/en/history-of-the-regroupement-sur-la-responsabilite-sociale-des-entreprises-rrse/

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