Corporate Social Responsibility - Level 2

Who should attend?

• Corporate Affairs managers and officers
• CSR managers and officers
• Corporate strategists
• Community Relations managers and officers
• HR, Administration and Environmental managers concerned with CSR planning and implementation
• Project managers responsible for developing and implementing CSR projects
• Communications managers and officers responsible for internal and external reporting on sustainability

Learning Objectives

• To describe how Corporate Social Responsibility is important in the public and private sectors
• To develop and Improve their community relations activities
• To interpret the impact of CSR on the reputation of the organisation
• To plan, initiate or improve CSR programmes
• To report on their sustainability programmes

Course Content

The Significance and Relevance of Corporate Social Responsibility

• What is the scope of CSR?
• Who is involved? - CSR stakeholders
• What are the risks of ignoring corporate social responsibilities?
• Comparing the roles of Public and Private Organisations in CSR
• Is CSR "Just Good Public Relations"?

Sustainability in Purchasing

• Managing a responsible Supply Chain
• The Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code
• Combating child labour in manufacturing
• Controlling contractor abuses in construction
• Maintaining ethical standards
• Diversity in the supply chain
• Conflict minerals policies

Community Relations and Environmental Sustainability

• Working effectively with host communities
• Managing sensitive issues including payments and relocation
• Building successful community projects
• Assessing social and environmental risk
• Managing operations sustainably
• Case studies on community relations

CSR Standards and Reporting

• Sustainability Reporting frameworks
• The Global Reporting Initiative
• UN Global Compact
• International Labour Organisation instruments
• ISO 26000
• How to report your CSR progress
• Model examples and class exercise using GRI Sustainability Reporting

CSR Perspectives

• The politics of CSR
• Creating shared value
• Ethical consumerism
• “Greenwashing”
• CSR and tax avoidance
• Applying Corporate Social Responsibility in non-corporate organisations
• Future requirements for corporate responsibility