Intro to CSR Course

Sheila will be running the CSR Introductory course for the University of Calgary’s Continuing Education Faculty starting Monday, September 27, ending Wednesday, October 20, 2010. This is a condensed course running twice a week on Monday and Wednesday evenings. There is no class on October 11, 2010.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the principle of businesses supporting communities and people is best demonstrated when CSR practices are used to build bridges between the business and community sectors that enable businesses to support social issues and interests. The challenge is often to find a balance between doing good and leveraging these practices to benefit business as well as the community and its constituents. This introductory course covers CSR methods, tools, principles and practices, and is for those interested in knowing what CSR is and how it is generally implemented and managed in an organization.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course you will be able to:

Discuss knowledgeably on the topic of CSR
Know how and where to find useful CSR resources
Plan a CSR strategy for your organization

To register go to the University of Calgary’s website