Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Course Outlines:

Module One: 

Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility and its Legal Framework  

• Definition
• Practical Dimension of CSR
• Business Case
• CSR as Risk Management
• Non-economic and Diversity Reporting
• Corporate Governance Codes
• Sustainability Standards and Regulations
• Voluntary Schemes

Module Two:

How to Approach Corporate Social Responsibility – Different Dimensions I 

• CSR and Environmental Sustainability
• Supply Chains and Traceability
• CSR and Business Ethics
• Responsible Enterprise Restructuring
• Responsible Management and Employee Engagement

Module Three:

How to Approach Corporate Social Responsibility – Different Dimensions II 

• Responsible Investment
• CSR in the Oil and Gas Sector
• Social Safeguards
• The Role of CSR in Addressing Conflict
• CSR and Communities

Module Four:

Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 

• Finding your ‘Materiality’
• Gathering Data
• Defining a Strategy – Examples
• How to Implement a Plan
• Assessing and Measuring Impact
• Reporting

Module Five:

The Importance of Stakeholder Management 

• Engaging Management
• Employees
• Building Alliances
• Governmental Actors
• Collaboration with the Third Sector
• Connected Leadership
• Communication Strategies
• Reputational Risks