Course description
Corporate Social Responsibility is a top influential and non-financial indicator of a corporation’s development, brand image, and operating style regarding its social and environmental commitment to its immediate society. For years, companies that have been highly involved in CSR have seen an increase in employee retention, efficient operations resulting in quality products or reduced costs, investor relations and sustainable growth.
How corporate social Responsibility impacts business?
Corporate Social Responsibility can boost employees’ morale and hence, increase productivity.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who should attend?
The Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility Course by Rcademy is aimed at professionals who are involved or might be involved in its strategizing and implementation. The following professionals are the main target.
- Executive members involvedin operations and strategic functions of the organization
- Board memberswho are in charge of setting the organization’s objective and long-term goals
- Middle and senior management withinvolvement in change management or corporate governance
- Human resources personnel atdifferent levels responsible for the coordination of the employees
- Legal practitioners whowant to enhance their knowledge of the trends and legal requirements involved with corporate responsibility
- Project managers areresponsible for implementing projects and monitoring related activities at the grassroots level
- Any other personnel involvedwith business strategy, community relations, supplier, government affairs, sustainability and communications
Outcome / Qualification etc.
The Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility Course by Rcademy aims to provide participants with a deep understanding of CSR and how it can be effectively applied in their respective companies. Hence, at the end of the sessions, participants should be able to:
- Understand business strategy and corporate social responsibility’s role in it
- Evaluate corporate social responsibility’s dimensions and how it applies to respective organizations and institutions
- Learn the reporting and analysis of the impact of corporate social responsibility
- Develop meaningful techniques for stakeholders engagement while carrying out corporate social responsibilities
- Consider the economic, environmental and social impact of Corporate Social Responsibility and devise strategic plans for their companies
- Assume ethical responsibility while designing and implementing Corporate Social Responsibility activities as an organization
- Understand how to base the implementation of activities on meaningful strategies and frameworks
- Learn and understand how Corporate Social Responsibility intersects with other areas of the organization, including corporate governance
Training Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility
- Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility – Definition – Types of CSR
- The extent of CSR on organizational activity
- Importance of CSR
- Principles of CSR
- Obligations of CSR
Module 2: Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility
- The practice of CSR
- Dimensions of CSR
- Sustainability
- Externalizing costs
- Social contract
Module 3: Stakeholder and the social contract
- Overview of stakeholder – Definition – Multiple stakeholdings – Classification of stakeholders
- Theories of stakeholder practice
- Regulation and implication
- Risk Reduction
Module 4: Ethics, CSR and corporate behavior
- Introduction to ethics – Ethical philosophies – Hypothesis
- Corporate behavior
- Corporate reputation
- Benefits of CSR
Module 5: Legal Framework of Corporate Social Responsibility
- CSR and the law
- CSR as a risk management strategy
- Codes of Corporate Governance
- CSR regulations and standards
- CSR voluntary schemes
Module 6: Approaching Corporate Social Responsibility (Part I)
- CSR and its different dimensions
- CSR and environmental sustainability
- CSR and business ethics
- Enterprise restructuring
- Employee engagement and responsible management
Module 7: Approaching Corporate Social Responsibility (Part II)
- CSR and responsible dimensions
- Responsible investment
- CSR in the oil and gas sector
- CSR and social safeguards
- CSR and addressing conflict
- CSR and communities
Module 8: Corporate Social Responsibility and Implementation
- Discovering your materiality
- Data gathering
- Strategy definition for CSR implementation
- Guide to plan implementation
- Assessing CSR and measuring impact
- Corporate Social Responsibility reporting
Module 9: Corporate Social Responsibility and Stakeholders Management
- Stakeholders management importance
- Engaging management
- Employees
- Building alliance
Module 10: Corporate Social Responsibility and Governmental Actors
- Government actors
- CSR and third-sector collaboration
- Connected leadership
- Communication strategies
- CSR and reputational risks
Module 11: Corporate Social Responsibility and Not-For-Profit Organisations
- Introduction
- Different features of the sector
- Types of the not-for-profit organization – Motivation
- Availability of resources
- Structure of the organization
- Issues of accountability
Module 12: Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategy
- Role of business manager
- Business objective
- Performance measurement
- Manager and business ethics
- Corporate governance – Principles of governance
Module 13: Returns of Corporate Social Responsibility
- Managing the returns
- CSR and accountability
- CSR, reporting and auditing
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