Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility Course

Why select this training course?

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.

How is corporate social responsibility related to corporate sustainability?

To begin with, CSR is broader compared to Corporate Sustainability. However, while CSR concerns the Responsibility and social accountability of an organization to itself, its stakeholders, and the general public, Corporate Sustainability is concerned with the action plan of an organization to sustain itself, i.e. waste reduction, market expansion etc.

The Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility Course by Rcademy will provide professional managers, leaders, academic professionals, policymakers, and employees the opportunity to learn deep critical perspectives and insights on CSR strategies employed by companies and, more importantly, how to implement these strategies in their companies.

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 involved in operations and strategic functions of the organization
• Board members who are in charge of setting the organization’s objective and long-term goals
• Middle and senior management with involvement in change management or corporate governance
• Human resources personnel at different levels responsible for the coordination of the employees
• Legal practitioners who want to enhance their knowledge of the trends and legal requirements involved with corporate responsibility
• Project managers are responsible for implementing projects and monitoring related activities at the grassroots level
• Any other personnel involved with business strategy, community relations, supplier, government affairs, sustainability and communications

What are the course objectives?

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

How will this course be presented?

Rcademy’s course on Corporate Social Responsibility emphasizes practical learning. Throughout the course, case studies and scenarios are used to encourage learning and ensure that theoretical information is maintained so that participants can actively gain practical experience. This carefully designed training course will use several tried and tested effective learning procedures and strategies to maximize comprehension of the course module’s information and context. This method will also help participants understand and remember what they’ve learned. All participants will participate in the program’s theoretical and practical components, which will be well-attended and highly engaged.

This training course will develop leadership skills through engaging in assessment group discussions, role-playing, crisis communication, problem-solving, and other activities. Checklists, exercises, and quizzes will be included in the course materials to test the knowledge gained from time to time to curate the course better and encourage increased participation.

The content of this course was designed with the participant in mind. Experts with vast experience in Corporate Social Responsibility will engage participants on the course materials and outline from time to time. The course is delivered in various practical ways to ensure that participants are completely engaged in learning throughout the training.

What are the topics covered in this course?

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