Certified CSR Practitioner Program 2017

Certified CSR Practitioner Program 2017 is a workshop dedicated to the latest practical tools and resources required to implement or upscale corporate sustainability.

Topics

• Current Global and Local Legislation for Sustainability and GHG Emissions
  • Sustainability: the UN Global Compact
  • Sustainability - COP 21 outcomes and future impact
  • Corporate governance and sustainability legislation
  • The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG`s) for 2030
  • New sustainability trends and regulation
• Sustainability (CSR) and the Business Case for Adoption
  • The three principles of nature & business
  • Sustainable development: What is and isn`t sustainability
  • Triple bottom line approach of sustainability
  • Definitions & interpretations of the elements of sustainability
  • Case study: VW and the dark side of sustainability
• Responsible Communication and How to Avoid Blue and Green Washing
  • Responsible communication
  • What are `Green` and `Cause-Related` Marketing?
  • How to avoid blue and green washing (related videos will be presented)
• Sustainability (CSR) Strategy and Related Global Standards & Guidelines (UN Global Compact, GRI , SROI)
  • Creating a sustainable (CSR) strategy.A step by step approach
  • Stakeholder matrix
  • Global Models Presentation and Description: Global Reporting Initiative (G4), UN Global Compact
  • Sustainable supply chain
  • Best practices and case studies on successful sustainability strategies
  • How to calculate Social Return on Investment
  • Simulation Exercise. All participants will join a unique simulation exercise on sustainability
  • Exercise
  • Unique Simulation Exercise Included
• Sustainability (CSR/ ESG) Reporting Based on GRI and How to Communicate
  • Understanding reporting
  • The importance of sustainability ratings (DJSI, CSRHUB)
  • The GRI G4 Reporting Guidelines and the New GRI STANDARDS: Reporting on the Triple Bottom Line
  • Why report?
  • Case Studies & exercise
  • Materiality
  • Best practices on reporting communication
• The importance of Sustainability in Supply Chain and Carbon Footprint Reduction
  • CSR in the supply chain
  • CSR strategy & stakeholders
  • The rise of the carbon footprint strategy as part of the environmental strategy. What can organizations do?
  • Stakeholder engagement strategy
  • Carbon offsetting
  • Carbon accounting and WRI Greenhouse Gas Protocol
  • Case study: IKEA
• The Role of the Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner and Future Trends
• External Assurance
  • What is external assurance for sustainability
  • The importance of external assurance
  • Assurance standards
  • Assurance process

Who should Attend

• Shareholder Advocacy
• Investors and Investment Professionals
• Marketing
• Asset and Fund Managers
• Communications
• Public Relations
• Human Resources
• General Management
• Environmental Management
• Sustainability / CSR