SGS invites you to attend the 45-minute complimentary webinar "ISO 20121 – After the Olympics – Where Next for Global Events" on 16 October 2012.
The objective of this 45-minute complimentary webinar is to provide a review of ISO 20121 now it is a couple of months old and in light of the London Olympics being trailed as the most sustainable Olympics ever. We look at how ISO 20121 can provide structure to those inspired to create sustainable events.
This course is provided by SGS and is listed under Webinar and europe
This autumn, we at the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence invite
you to join us at our Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner
Training in Brussels.
Building on 20 years delivering world class sustainability leadership
programmes, LEAD Europe is launching a brand new Fellowship Programme
for 2012/13. Combining the best of virtual learning with face-to-face
leadership challenges and team projects, the new Programme gives
learners greater choice and control of their learning experience.
SGS invites you to attend the webinar entitled "New ISO 20121 Standard
as it is Launched". The objective of this 45-minute complimentary
webinar on June 26, 2012 is to provide an update on the new standard for
sustainable event management.
This course is provided by SGS and is listed under Webinar and web
A genuinely and uniquely interdisciplinary Master’s degree, Aston
Business School’s MSc in Social Responsibility and Sustainability
enables students to explore social responsibility and sustainability
from multiple perspectives in a business context.
Sustainability practices represent some of the most compelling
opportunities for strengthening your brand, reducing costs, decreasing
risk, and improving your bottom line.
How to Prepare a Best Practice Sustainability Report empowers
participants to begin or improve their sustainability reporting using
the world’s leading sustainability reporting framework.
The objective of this webinar is to provide an initial overview of the
soon to be released ISO 20121 standard for sustainable event management.
The pre-cursor, BS 8901 has been in existence for a couple of years and
has attracted great interest.
This course is provided by SGS and is listed under Webinar and web
A 2-day certified, specialized, detailed and highly focused training
that enables participants to acquire skills and competencies required to
become Certified CSR Practitioners. Upon completion of the course,
participants are able to apply their knowledge in all levels of
Sustainability (CSR) from the development of performance measures and
implementation of effective CSR strategies, to CSR reporting based on
international global standards and communication.
A 2-day certified, specialized, detailed and highly focused training
that enables participants to acquire skills and competencies required to
become Certified CSR Practitioners. Upon completion of the course,
participants are able to apply their knowledge in all levels of
Sustainability (CSR) from the development of performance measures and
implementation of effective CSR strategies, to CSR reporting based on
international global standards and communication.
Do you want more than just an introduction to Social Return on Investment? The
SROI Network Practitioner Training course is designed to be taken as 2
days together, and provides training to a level suitable for trainees
seeking to become accredited practitioners. It is designed as the first
step for individuals considering doing an SROI. No prior experience is
required.
Do you want more than just an introduction to Social Return on Investment?
The SROI Network Practitioner Training course is designed to be taken as 2 days together, and provides training to a level suitable for trainees seeking to become accredited practitioners. It is designed as the first step for individuals considering doing an SROI. No prior experience is required.
Led by Green Power’s in-house Training Director and supplemented by
carefully selected, expert guest speakers, the course is delivered
through a mix of presentation, discussion, multimedia, illustrative
calculation and business planning group work. The course runs in a
friendly, informal manner, encouraging discussions and questions to
ensure that participants get the most out of their time.
A one-day workshop examining sustainable
cities by design, sustainable communities, districts and neighborhoods.
An interactive sustainable redevelopment design session will be
conducted.
A one-day workshop exploring how leading
companies and organizations are finding their own compelling business
case for sustainability by realizing that sustainability represents a
major opportunity for those prepared to integrate it fully.
This is a three-and-a-half-day intensive training program designed for
participants with a general knowledge of compliance concepts and anyone
working in a compliance function.
This is a three-and-a-half-day intensive training program designed for
participants with a general knowledge of compliance concepts and anyone
working in a compliance function.
With record levels of greenhouse gas emissions in 2011, and record
levels of weather-related impacts, costs and financial losses, we know
climate change is here to stay, and to only become stronger.
Boost your CSR skills by acquainting yourself with the best practices of
CSR and sustainable development decision-making tools and analytical
instruments.
This course will help you to take decisions: in a way that is
constructive and collaborative; that reflect the values and knowledge of
the employees, members or stakeholders; and which build a greater sense
of ownership of the final outcomes.
This thought provoking training day is designed to help you to gain a
detailed understanding of the issues surrounding environmental
sustainability and develop a meaningful action plan that will have a
real and positive impact on your organisation and the environment.
Facilitation Training One-day course Wednesday 04 April - Edinburgh, Thursday 12 April - London
This interactive course will look closely at the roles a facilitator may
play and how and when a facilitator’s role may link in to work on
longer term community development. It will build the confidence of
anyone keen to be a good facilitator and give them a solid basis on
which to develop their own skills.
This course outlines why climate change can be a particularly
problematic issue for communities, how to overcome this and how this
links to issues around the new Localism Bill and the ‘Big Society’.
A 2-day workshop with two main objectives: 1) to introduce a compelling
new approach to corporate sustainability management (CSM) known as
context-based sustainability, and 2) to provide a detailed methodology
for how to operationalize it in organizational settings.
Schumacher College is the first in the world to offer a postgraduate
programme in Economics for Transition. The programme has been developed
in association with the new economics foundation and the Transition
Network and is offered through the Business School at the University of
Plymouth.
Successful organisations no longer operate in a “top-down” fashion, and
benefit from empowering their employees to work collaboratively. Yet
many organisations are stuck in hierarchical ways of operating and lack
the tools to develop alternatives. This course provides a sound
theoretical and practical grounding for all those interested in
generating a more collaborative workplace.
A two-day executive training seminar for CSR, Risk, and Investor Relations professionals who want to better engage SRI analysts and, most importantly, mainstream investors with a long term approach and an attention for ESG performance. Provided with GTQ International.
This course will help you to take decisions: in a way that is
constructive and collaborative; that reflect the values and knowledge of
the employees, members or stakeholders; and which build a greater sense
of ownership of the final outcomes.
This interactive course will look closely at the roles a facilitator may
play and how and when a facilitator’s role may link in to work on
longer term community development. It will build the confidence of
anyone keen to be a good facilitator and give them a solid basis on
which to develop their own skills.
This thought provoking training day is designed to help you to gain a
detailed understanding of the issues surrounding environmental
sustainability and develop a meaningful action plan that will have a
real and positive impact on your organisation and the environment.
This course will teach you the skills and information needed to develop
long-term engagement of civil society organisations, groups and
individuals in work on climate change and low-carbon living.
This course adds to our existing long-running diploma course with two
brand new modules. It is geared to participants willing to grasp the
practical essentials of Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainable
development.
The Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Training, is approved by
the leading UK Institute of Environmental Management and assessment
(IEMA) entails a global perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility
and Sustainability enabling participants to gain an international
professional certification as CSR-Practitioners and lead their
organizations, teams and projects towards Sustainability and Excellence.
Schumacher College is partnering with the Devon School for Social
Entrepreneurs to create a groundbreaking fortnight of courses around the
theme of green enterprise.
Sustainability for Leaders: Foundations is a unique program, integrating
core concepts of sustainability in communications and applications.
This course is designed for existing and emerging sustainability
practitioners who want to gain the knowledge, skills and tools to take a
strategic systems-based approach to communicating, planning and
managing sustainability initiatives.
Drawing on two decades’ experience working with companies such as
Syngenta, Cadbury and Starbucks, this innovative one day training
workshop will improve your understanding of biodiversity and sustainable
agriculture through visiting a working farm and exploring the
implications for your business.
CSE's Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner workshop entails a global perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability enabling professionals to gain an international professional certification as CSR Practitioners and lead their organizations, teams and projects towards Sustainability and Excellence.
As an Approved Training Provider under the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, CSE offers intensive learning opportunities for professionals across sectors and industries on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability.
Drawing on two decades’ experience working with companies such as HSBC,
Shell and BAT, this innovative one day training workshop, grounded in
scientific field research, will improve your understanding of climate
change in ways which you can relate to your organisation.
One-day courses exploring business ethics and good practice for
corporate ethics programmes, facilitated by senior IBE staff. Using
dilemma discussions, participants are encouraged to share their views
and learn from each other's experiences in a friendly atmosphere.
Do you want to know how to improve employee engagement in your organisation so that your ethical culture is strengthened?
Do you want to understand how the way in which day-to-day jobs are designed impacts on standards of business behaviour?
The IBE and UKWON invite senior managers, ethics practitioners and academic experts to join a network to explore these issues.
It is important for the leaders and managers of tomorrow to be aware of
current issues relating to Corporate Social Responsibility and
Sustainability. The Aston MSc in Social Responsibility and
Sustainability offers a balance of theoretical and practical
perspectives, providing the tools necessary to explore the various
social and economic issues that arise out of interactions between
business, society and the natural environment.
An exceptional chance to engage with one of sustainable businesses most
experienced entrepreneurs, Gunter Pauli. Participants will explore the
practice of collaboration, generation of social capital and innovation
and other ideas around The Blue Economy. The global examples in Gunter
Pauli’s research will support participants own initiatives within
business in a challenging economic climate.
For senior staff who want to develop innovative business thinking and
new ways to connect to customers. You will leave with both an education
into the frontiers of strategy and an action plan for actually doing
something in you organisation or with your clients. This dynamic
workshop brings together the powerful joint faculty of Schumacher
College and Ashridge.
Time is running out for you to book a place at the 4th Certificate of
Advanced Studies in Corporate Social Responsibility, jointly organized
by Geneva University and MHC International Ltd. High profile speakers,
extensive networking opportunities and the chance to rub shoulders with
top CR experts.
Emphasizing the alignment of corporate social responsibility (CSR) with
business strategy, the CSR program offered by HBS Executive Education
helps you define priorities, integrate social responsibility throughout
your business, and build social and business value.
A challenging 2-day course that enables participants to become Certified
CSR Practitioners and qualifies them to work as independent CSR
consultants and in-house CSR Managers. The Centre for Sustainability and
Excellence is an IEMA Approved Training Provider (Institute for
Environmental Management & Assessment).
This course draws upon 20 years of experience and result in coaching
sustainability champions who are leading their organizations toward
sustainability. It is an intensive 2-day practical course designed to
build understanding of how to transform your organization’s approach to
sustainability in order to achieve strategic advantages and long-term
leadership in your industry and/or community.
How can we create and embed a more sustainable feminine
style of values-based leadership? Lynne Franks will introduce participants to
her unique coaching and communication tools and support the group in working
together to develop new ideas on how to take a new kind of leadership into the
world of business.
This course provides
students with a solid foundation of understanding that is fundamental to working
and living more ecologically. This course is an opportunity for people who want
to make a real difference in their lives and work and want to gain a deeper
understanding of theory and practice in this area.
Tim Jackson’s new book, Prosperity Without Growth, has been hugely influential in
encouraging a radical re-think of economic growth. Tim is teaching on a course
at Schumacher College this autumn that will explore his vision of how human
society can flourish within the ecological limits of a finite planet.
Led by international organisational change expert, Dr Sanjay
Sharma, this two-day workshop will
help you develop a plan for catalysing change and building your
sustainability strategy.
CORE, the oldest and largest trade association in the Rocky Mountain
region dedicated to promoting sustainable business practices and a more
responsible global economy, and Deloitte, a financial services company,
announce that Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting
training will be held in Denver May 11-12, 2010.
What innovations are needed in democracy and participatory
decision-making, if we want them to deliver the actions required to
mitigate and adapt to climate change? This is the central question
being explored in this 1 ½ day leadership seminar priced at just £75/85
Euro.
The event is presented by Salzburg Global Seminar together with the
Dartington Hall Trust, Schumacher College – the International Centre
for Sustainable Living, and the Foundation for Democracy and
Sustainable Development. It is delivered in collaboration with, and
hosted by Goodenough College, London.
This course is an inquiry into how we, as leaders, can understand the
deep and conflicting dynamics of our role and make choices about who we
choose to be for this ahistoric and deeply troubled time. This course
combines the exciting and highly effectively learning environment of
Schumacher College with the teaching of world renowned Margaret
Wheatley, author of several key industry texts including Finding Our
Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time.
This Two Tomorrows course builds expertise in
key elements of Corporate Responsibility. Modules include Foundation in
Corporate Responsibility, Stakeholder
Engagement, Sustainability Reporting and Sustainability Assurance
Practitioner Training. The four modules can be taken independently or
together to form a 5-day course.
This one-day training provides a solid grounding in the corporate
responsibility fundamentals. The course explores current CR trends and
business drivers; strategy, management and integration; stakeholder
engagement, reporting and assurance through case studies, interactive
break-outs, and the direct experiences of its seasoned instructors.
This Two Tomorrows course builds expertise in
key elements of Corporate Responsibility. Modules include Foundation in
Corporate Responsibility, Stakeholder
Engagement, Sustainability Reporting and Sustainability Assurance
Practitioner Training. The four modules can be taken independently or
together to form a 5-day course.
This Two Tomorrows course builds expertise in key elements of Corporate Responsibility. Modules include Foundation in Corporate Responsibility, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability Reporting and Sustainability Assurance Practitioner Training. The four modules can be taken independently or together to form a 5-day course.
Geneva University and MHC International Ltd organise "The CSR and International Development Executive Summer Course". The course aims to train present and future CSR professionals to understand and master CSR best practices and decision making tools in order to make the concept of CSR relevant to their company or institution.
Take part in Reputation Institute’s Reputation Management Training
& Certification program. Registrants participate in a twelve session
series of 90 minute webinars delivered by an international faculty of
academics and professionals specifically chosen for their expertise.
The sessions are offered live and recorded versions are posted online
to give participants multiple options for taking advantage of the
learnings offered. Participants who complete the 12 sessions and pass
an online examination will receive a Certificate in Reputation
Management from Reputation Institute.
This programme is meant for companies that are willing to develop,
innovate and generate added value in their CSR journey. The programme
will lay the foundation to understand the concept, approach,
methodologies and cases of CSR practices in India.
The Ashridge Integrating Corporate Responsibility programme is
specifically designed to meet the learning needs of individuals leading
change around Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability.
Reporting and Communications 1 day. Please visit website for the training schedule Hong Kong, Malaysia or Singapore
Stakeholders are increasingly holding companies accountable for their
activities and demand information that is consistent, material,
comparable, credible and well structured. This course helps you to
learn about international reporting standards and how to deliver your
sustainability message effectively to support business objectives.
This training focuses on business strategies for climate change.
Participants will be taken through the fundamentals of climate change
and how organisations can measure and manage their impact, using case
studies and practical exercises throughout. It will provide the
essentials for developing a credible strategy and developing leadership
in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation.
ISO 26000 1 or 2 days. Training schedule available on website Hong Kong or Singapore
The new ISO 26000 guideline aims to provide practical assistance
related to operationalising social responsibility, identifying and
engaging with stakeholders, and enhancing credibility of reports and
claims made about social responsibility. This training will help to
build the competencies of attendees looking to implement the guidelines
within their organisation by examining the necessary systems and
structures, performance reviews and communication required.
The topics linked to “sustainability” and “responsibility” are diverse
and difficult to manage. Typically, decision makers and operational
managers tasked with CR are focused on fragmented aspects of CR issues
and often operate along divisional lines.
The purpose of this 5-day course is to gain knowledge and skills in
best practice corporate responsibility tools and standards; gain a
strong understanding of stakeholder engagement, sustainability
reporting, assurance processes and the ability to apply AA1000
principles and reporting guidelines.
Working effectively with local communities is an essential part of
getting things done in any neighbourhood. It is also important for the
development of better policy and practice, for understanding local
needs and developing more sustainable communities.
This course gives a thorough grounding in the key aspects of working effectively with communities and local organisations. You will learn why community engagement matters and how to make your own and stakeholders’ involvement in this work as positive and productive as possible.
You want a sustainable future for your business, you need to reduce
your environmental impact and achieve competitive advantage.
This two day residential programme will develop your understanding of
sustainability in a business context. You will be able to link
sustainability to business performance and use practical tools to
integrate sustainability into your organisation.
This course is for anyone who is keen to get people active on climate
change. Whether you work for a local council, a business or a charity,
are involved in a local organisation or are simply keen to make a
difference this course will give you the skills and knowledge you need.
This course takes a hard look at economic growth from international and
global perspectives: what drives it, who gains from it, who loses from
it, and what are the alternatives?
This unique and innovative workshop brings together the joint faculty
of Schumacher College, internationally renowned for innovative teaching
in sustainability, and Ashridge, a leading European business school and
consultancy.
Held in the Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, this day long
course will give you the ability to communicate the vital issue of
climate change to many diverse audiences. Focusing not only on the
theory of effective communication, but also providing you with the
opportunity to test out your new skills on your fellow attendees, you
will leave the course confident and fully trained.
Held in the Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, this day long
course will provide you with the tactics and techniques necessary to
run effective meetings of all kinds. Of use to everyone working with
groups, whether large or small, Talk Action's experienced facilitator
will train you in the skills you need.
The University of Geneva and MHCInternational Ltd, following the
enormous success of their joint venture with their Advanced Certificate
on CSR, have launched a new Residential Executive Education Course this
summer for one week in Geneva, Switzerland. The course is directed and
led by noted CSR academic and practitioner, Dr. Michael Hopkins.
Discover how your institution can make real savings whilst at the same time helping the environment.
The CEFI E-Learning Programme seeks to train representatives of the
financial sector on how to make efficient use of the resources involved
in the daily internal operations of financial institutions (FIs) and
thus reduce their environmental footprint.
Contaminated land. Endangered species. Water scarcity. Health hazards.
So many risks, so many potential losses. Learn to identify
environmental and social risk and stay clear of the damage. The aim of the ESRA E-Learning Programme is to educate analysts of
local, regional and international financial institutions in the
identification, analysis and management of environmental and social
risks generated through their lending and investment activities.
In a world rapidly warming up, and as a response to legal and social
pressures, businesses need to adopt innovative and cost- effective ways
to limit their adverse effects regarding climate change.
This challenging 2-day course enables participants to acquire the
skills and competencies required to become qualified CSR practitioners.
Through specialised, detailed and highly focused training, it provides
them with the tools and necessary practical framework of every CSR
aspect. Upon completion of the course, trainees are able to apply their
knowledge in all levels of CSR from the development and implementation
of effective CSR strategies, to CSR reporting and communication.
BSP is an e-learning programme designed to raise awareness of the
business case for corporate responsibility (CR) developed by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW),
supported by KPMG International and Anglo American Plc.
LEAD's GRI training courses, for which participants will receive their certificates directly from GRI, has been endorsed by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA-Canada), and the Shareholder Association for Research & Education (SHARE).
ISO 26000 has been drafted and is to be launched in 2010. CSR Asia is
providing training on the guidelines now so that companies can be ready
for the launch. The training will outline the scope and rationale of
ISO 26000 and address the core social responsibility issues identified.
What are the latest strategies and approaches to encourage employees globally to raise concerns?
How can organisations more effectively handle and resolve employees' misconduct reports?
How can companies reduce perceptions of retaliation?
Course III of IBE's 2009 series of training courses on Business Ethics looks at the monitoring, assurance and reporting of ethical
performance, and what to do when an ethics programme fails to work. See their other courses as well.
Course II of IBE's 2009 series of training courses on Business Ethics focuses on how to develop an ethics programme and make it effective. See their other courses as well.
Course I of IBE's 2009 series of training courses on Business Ethics explores what business ethics means, why it is important and how it is made to work in companies and other organisations. See their other courses as well.
This interactive IRCA-certified course enables companies,
sustainability practitioners and assurance providers to build expertise
in key aspects of corporate responsibility. The course includes four
modules which can be taken independently or together to form a 5-day
course.
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