Graeme Auld Awarded Royal Society of Canada Yvan Allaire Medal
Graeme Auld from the School of Public Policy and Administration has been awarded the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Yvan Allaire Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions in governance of public and private organizations.
Professor Auld is the first Carleton University researcher to receive the Yvan Allaire Medal.
“Carleton is proud to see Professor Auld recognized with the notable Yvan Allaire Medal,” said Rafik Goubran, Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International). “This achievement reflects both the excellence of his work and the important role Carleton researchers play in shaping governance and informing policy.”
The Yvan Allaire Medal was established by the RSC in partnership with the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations (IGOPP) to honour the contributions of Yvan Allaire in promoting healthy governance practices in public and private organizations. Professor Auld is the ninth individual to receive this medal since it was established in 2018.
Professor Auld’s research explores comparative environmental politics and policy, global environmental governance, and the rise of private governance and authority. His work examines how non-state and hybrid forms of global governance emerge, evolve and influence outcomes across economic sectors. He also researches the design and efficacy of policies aimed at tackling global issues such as climate change.
Professor Auld was previously elected to the RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in 2017.
“It is a distinct honour to receive the Yvan Allaire Medal,” shared Professor Auld. “I am incredibly grateful to the RSC for this recognition.”
“A good part of my career has focused on understanding the governance behind ethical and environmental labels that exploded in popularity in the 1990s. These labels – and the standards and audit processes that back them up – are often run by non-profit organizations, which, for several decades, have been trying to improve the sustainability outcomes in a range of global markets.“
“It has been rewarding to work with so many exceptional scholars and practitioners to help advance understandings of ethical and eco-labeling efforts,” said Professor Auld. “This recognition, I hope, should be seen to mark the significance of these programs’ efforts as much as it recognizes my own work.”
Past RSC medal winners include Rianne Mahon (Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies, 2024), Lenore Fahrig (Flavelle Medal in 2024 and Miroslaw Romanowski Medal in 2018), Manuella Vincter (Henry Marshall Tory Medal, 2021) and Kenneth Storey (Flavelle Medal, 2010).
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