Formation/Cours

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will be able to:

• Identify problems facing companies under the umbrella of social responsibility;


• Forecast the positive and negative impact of policies and actions in a manner that reduces corporate risk;


• Demonstrate the value of CSR in order to better inform decision-making.


• Understand the critical elements of a CSR initiative


• Audit an existing CSR initiative

COURSE CONTENT

Part I: Background and core issues

1 Sustainable Cities

2 Sustainable Cities

2 Sustainable Cities

4 Introduction to CSR

Defining CSR, understanding its relation to sustainability

History and evolution of CSR

Main CSR Institutions

The UN’s and EU’s treatment of CSR

Reporting standards: ISO 26000, Global Compact, GRI

5 CSR and stakeholders

Stakeholder Mapping: relevant stakeholders and their expectations

Shareholder capitalism vs. stakeholder capitalism, the triple bottom line

Sustainability: main concepts and issues

Differences between CSR and CSV

Greening the value chain, Greenwashing, Life cycle thinking

Group presentation 2

6 Strategic Sustainable Development and Corporate social responsibility

The sustainability challenge for business

Multinational corporations: main challenges

The purpose of a company, The polluter’s dilemma

Conceptual frameworks to enhance understanding about the impacts of policies

Group presentation 4