The organizational change towards responsible business demands, specific sustainability know-how and skills gained through experience in CSR projects is achieved through dedicated sustainability and CSR trainings.
Our training curricula is a portal to information, case related expertise, practical insights, best practices, tools and guidelines for professionals and companies engaged in driving the organziational change towards the responsible businesses committed to manage their impacts on stakeholders, enviornment and the communities in which they operate.
Objectives
All our trainings respond to a set of general objectives in terms of knowledge and skills transfer.
Knowledge
- Understand CSR and sustainability concepts
- Understand the benefits of responsible business conduct
- Learn about best practice, tools and trends in CSR and sustainability
- Explore the dimensions of business ethics over the value chain
- Understand the value of stakeholder engagement and corporate communication in CSR
- Plan, develop and implement CSR strategies, and initiatives that are aligned with corporate values and support business development
- Learn about means to assess in a meaningful way the impact of CSR programs
- Create CSR measuring and reporting system based on international standards
Skills
- Perform gap analysis and assessment of current CSR practices development
- Support the corporate change towards responsible business through management buy in, staff and management engagement
- Map and analyse stakeholders and plan appropriate engagement measures
- Define meaningful key performance indicators and monitor the progress and effectiveness of CSR initiatives
- Create professional and comprehensive CSR Reports
Methodology
We design our CSR trainings in the framework of the ISO 26000 CSR standard. The training development methodology we use, is a systematic approach to the instruction process which ensures that our trainings are effective and hands-on, with a balanced distribution between theoretical concepts and mind sets and their practical application to the actual economic and social environment.
The delivery method is a dynamic mix of presentations, case studies, group exercises, debates, with the aim to keep the audience focused with an alert and enthuziastic spirit.
Who should attend
We recommend our curricula to professionals who are planning to or are already involved in implementing CSR initiatives and are keen on enhancing their CSR competence.
Our courses are aslo suitable for managers who want to pursue new career opportunities in organizations committed to sustainable business, are interested in imrpoving their knowledge in sustainability management or are required to fulfill regulatory requirements or reporting.
Curricula
CSR Basics
A one day course introducing participants to the emerging CSR agenda. The training outlines the essential topics framing a social responsible business approach:
- The emergence of social responsible concept
- Raising the bar: from IFC performance standards, to Equator Principles and ISO26000 CSR standard
- The social responsibille organization
- Managing CSR oppportunities and risks
- Stakeholder engagement
- CSR communication and reporting
CSR Expert
A two day program developing practical CSR leadership skills and introducing tools to help organizations drive the corporate change towards the sustainable business. Topics include:
- System based approach to CSR - the PDCA business model
- Gap analysis and benchmarking
- Stakeholder engagement
- Ensuring management buy in and staff awareness for CSR
- Human resources - the vehicle for CSR internalization
- Setting KPI's for assessing the impact of CSR prgrams
- CSR reporting and communication
CSR Certified Program
A three day program building competencies for CSR and presenting instruments for developing and implementing a CSR management system into the framework of ISO 26000 CSR standard.
The program covers topics such as:
- Basics of CSR: the development of the CSR concept towards the ISO 26000 standard
- The social responsible organization
- Stakeholders mapping and engagement
- CSR strategy and programs development
- Gap analysis and non financial benchmarking
- Measuring CSR efforts and monitoring progress of activities
- PDCA business cycle for a system based approach to CSR
- CSR reporting tool
CSR Focus
A series of one or two day courses detailing specific CSR tools or practices and building expertise in particular areas of CSR.
- Social responsibility strategies and corporate governance
- Gap anlaysis and benchmarking
- Stakeholder engagement
- Non financial risk assessement and management
- Developing and implementing CSR programs
- Measuring and monitoring the impact of CSR programs
- Community investment
- Responsible human resources practices: CSR and HR management
- The internal dimension of CSR
- CSR reporting and communication
We also offer a series of one day courses designed to support the implementation of social responsible business models and ensure the engagement of staff in driving the CSR efforts. Such staff development courses, tailored to reflect the particularities of each businesses context, would include:
- CSR challenges of company's industry: risks and benchmarking
- Company's CSR strategy, policies and programs
- Company's drivers for CSR
- Analysis of company's stakeholders
- Specific work place and human resources practices for CSR
- Corporate reporting and internal communication
Executive CSR Training - Professional CSR Manager Certificate
This 5 day training course gives you a complete insight in CSR Management and how to improve the CSR performance of your organization
- Basics of CSR: the development of the CSR concept
- The social responsible organization
- Gap analysis
- Stakeholders mapping and engagement
- CSR strategy and policy development
- short, - mid.- and long term action plan for CSR
- CSR Tools like CSR Toolkit, Label, Verification
- CSR reporting tool including CO2 measurement and reporting
- Integrated Reporting
- Ensuring management buy in and staff awareness for CSR
- Measuring impact - Setting KPI's for assessing the impact of CSR program