Seminar Content
Corporate sustainability and responsibility, as it has been practiced for the past
20 years, is failing to solve our biggest global challenges, like climate change,
growing inequality, collapsing eco-systems and endemic corruption. Therefore, either
CSR must be allowed to die a quiet death, or it must be transformed. This course
will explore what progress has been made by businesses around the world towards
the goal of transformation, what evidence and arguments for the business case for
CSR exist, and what environmental and supply chain practices are emerging as best
practice. Course attendees will also gain access to a self-assessment diagnostic
tool that will highlight areas of strength and weakness in their own business.
Who Should Attend
This seminar is designed for those who would like to understand the latest in the
field of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility. The instructor has written
20 books in the field of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility and is on the
fringe of this movement.
Recommended Training and/or Experience
Not Required
Seminar Materials
Each participant will receive a seminar manual.
Seminar Goals
- Understand the Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility movement (CR) and its
evolution
- Understand CR practices and creating a business case for it
- How it is best implemented inside corporations
- Understand assessment tools and Supply Chain practices
Seminar Outline
- Charting the responsible business landscape
- Tracing the evolution of corporate sustainability and responsibility - from defensive,
charitable and promotional to strategic and transformative practices
- Reviewing the key concepts, codes and standards, with a focus on ISO 26000, the
UN Global Compact, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the Ruggie
Framework for business and human rights.
- Making the business case for responsibility and sustainability
- Looking at the evidence for economic and financial benefits, including revenue creation,
risk management, cost reduction and employee motivation
- Reviewing the internal (local and national) and external (regional and global) drivers
of corporate sustainability and responsibility and how these allow businesses to
tailor a nationally and culturally appropriate strategy
- Practicing business greening without greenwashing
- Tracking changes in environmental management, from management systems approaches
like ISO 14001 and carbon management to systemic design approaches like circular
economy and biomimicry
- Extracting lessons from sector standards like Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil,
the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive and and case studies
including BP, Patagonia, Tesla Motors and others.
- Improving employee and supply chain practices
- Conducting a CSR 2.0 Self-Assessment
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