Course overview
By attending this training workshop, you will consider the principles and practices of corporate responsibility, looking at how it has evolved from philanthropic and religious roots into an enterprise-wide philosophy and a call to action for sustainability. It will consider why adopting a sustainable approach makes business sense for companies today, how it applies to different sectors, and why organisations need to take account of their various stakeholders when developing a sustainability plan.
What you'll learn
Upon completion of this CSR course, you will have:
- Developed an understanding of what sustainability means for organisations.
- Unpicked the different elements relating to “people, planet and profit”.
- Learned techniques to engage with stakeholders.
- Discussed approaches to prioritise action around material issues.
- Created the skeleton of a sustainability plan.
Study method
- In-class
- Blended
- Online
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Duration study load
- 3 days
Course features
- Management consultation service
- Paperless service delivery model
- Flexible open course schedule
Who's it for?
This CSR course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will be of real value to:
- Community relations managers and executives
- Health, safety and environmental managers and officers
- Risk managers and professionals
- Legal and compliance managers and professionals
- Managers and staff who wish to develop business practices to help their organisations act in a responsible way.
- Managers and staff concerned with influencing or implementing corporate strategies that consider environmental, social and governance issues.
- Managers and staff responsible for CSR projects.
- Managers and staff who plan and implement corporate policies in relation to community relations, environmental protection, health and safety, procurement and the supply chain.
- Any member of the organisation who is tasked with developing sustainability or corporate responsibility initiatives or strategies.
- Executives tasked with delivering business results while at the same time protecting and enhancing their company’s reputation for responsible behaviour.
Subjects
- From CSR to sustainability
- Beyond philanthropy and charitable giving
- Criticisms of CSR
- Why is sustainability good for business?
- The language of sustainability
- Sectoral issues in sustainability
- Planning for sustainable business practices
- The Materiality assessment – what are the key issues?
- How do we impact our stakeholders?
- Stakeholder engagement
- Developing and implementing a sustainability plan
- Industrial visit to a relevant organisation.
- An insight into the internal working of companies.
- An opportunity to learn through interaction with practising professionals.
About London Business Training & Consulting
London Business Training & Consulting (LBTC) is a business and management training and consultancy service provider operating out of its head office in Hammersmith, West London. For over fifteen (15) years LBTC has catered for the learning & development needs of innumerable individuals and organisations of all sizes from all over the world.
Our customised approach to every management solution we deliver has afforded our clientele world-class business performance. As a result, LBTC benefits from regular re-engagement by our clients year after year, or every time they encounter a business challenge that is seemingly insurmountable.
