He is also a Member of the Business Council of Canada  (formerly the Canadian Council of Chief Executives). In addition, Goldring is the immediate-past board chair at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, and serves as a director with the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation and the Canadian Film Centre. In 2011, he served as co-chair for the Toronto Prosperity Initiative report with City Councillor Michael Thompson. Goldring is active in The University of Toronto's alumni community. He has made large donations towards athletics, student life, programs and Soldiers' Tower. In particular, he funded the Norman Jewison Stream in the Vic One program and enabled, along with his sister Judy Goldring and father Warren Goldring, the creation of the Goldring Student Centre at Victoria College. Goldring also sits on the advisory boards for the Lawrence National Centre of Policy and Management at Western University, the Global Water Institute at Carleton University and the Mosaic Institute. Additionally, he is on the National Advisory Council for "The Walrus", a Canadian general interest magazine on Canadian and international affairs. Other causes and groups receiving support and funding include TAVI, establishing the Sherif & Mary-Lou Hanna Chair in Surgical Oncology Research at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The United Way, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Film Centre, INSEAD, Junior Achievement and an array of other charities. Over the span of his career, Goldring has served on a number of boards and committees and has earned awards both within and beyond the financial industry. Past appointments include: past chair of the University of Toronto's World War I Commemoration Committee, past president and member of the board of directors of The National Club, past chair of the Bishop's Company, past member of the board of governors of The Toronto Club, past chair of the Bishop Strachan School Foundation, past vice chair and director of Investment Funds Institute of Canada, past director of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada, past international chair of INSEAD Alumni Fund (worldwide) and past vice chair of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In 2003, he was inducted into AIESEC Canada's Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was the recipient of the Person of Influence Award at the Canadian Investment Awards Gala. In 2009, he received the University of Toronto's Arbour Award. For his work supporting the Canadian military, Goldring was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Governor General of Canada. In 2011, he was honoured by the B'nai B'rith organization at its 2011 Award of Merit Dinner for his significant contributions for the betterment of society.