A Beginner's Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility
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A Beginner's Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 6 weeks |
Total fee | ₹11,044 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
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A Beginner's Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility at FutureLearn Highlights
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A Beginner's Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility at FutureLearn Course details
- On this six-week course from the University of Warwick, you’ll reflect on how businesses engage with and report on the three pillars of sustainability
- You’ll further your understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in different contexts and learn how to embed CSR principles into your operations
- You’ll be introduced to key concepts including corporate social responsibility, corporate citizenship, business ethics, and the social licence to operate, allowing you to fully understand how a corporation should interact with these concepts when driving sustainable development processes
- You’ll explore the global nature of business operations, and examine CSR processes in international contexts, allowing you to assess how sustainability practices differ around the world
- You’ll explore corporate relationships with employees, consumers, government, suppliers, civil society, analysing stakeholder expectations and how your organisation can deliver on the CSR principles that represent all stakeholders
A Beginner's Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility at FutureLearn Curriculum
Understanding concepts and approaches
Welcome to the course
Some basic concepts and theories
Reflect on what you have learnt
Globalisation and sustainability. The triple bottom line
The global nature of businesses operations
Revisiting your understanding
The relationship of the company with shareholders and suppliers
The relationship of the company with shareholders
The relationship of the company with suppliers
Alternative business models
The relationship of the company with employees and government
The relationship of the company with employees
The relationship of the company with government
Revisiting the image of the corporation
The relationship of the company with consumers and civil society
The relationship of the company with consumers
The relationship of the company with civil society
Revisiting your understanding
Corporate Social Responsibility reporting
Welcome to week 6
What to report and how to report
Examples of reporting
Finishing the course
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