Half day open training event held in London. Today's topic was corporate social responsibility and corporate responsibility, with delegates from the private sector, public sector and not for profits.
3. Intro - London HR and Training
• London HR and Training is a specialist human
resources and training consultancy headed by Timothy
Holden
• 10 years in banking
• 20 years in training and human resources
• Business owner since 2007
• The core services provided by London HR and Training
are:
- Reducing costs and saving time through bespoke HR
initiatives and projects
- Training course design and delivery
- Services for job seekers
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4. Contents
5-6 Definitions
7-8 Stages of CSR
9-10 Types of CSR initiative
11-12 Dimensions of CSR
13-14 Theatres of CSR
15-16 Forms of CSR behaviour
17-18 Supporting causes is good for business
19-20 Developing a unified practice platform
21-22 CSR and the impact of certain variables
23-24 Nine kinds of opportunities
25-26 Creating shared value
27-28 An initial assessment for mining companies
29-30 The arts and CSR
31-32 CSR as a poverty reduction strategy
33-35 Mitigating employees’ adverse behaviour around CSR
36-37 Challenges facing CSR in Egypt
38-40 Reactions of organisations to sustainability
41-42 Sustainability and brand strategies
43-44 Corporate responsibility
45-46 Factors shaping CSR’s future
47-48 Exercise
49-50 To sum up…
16. Forms of CSR behaviour
• Philanthropic contributions
• Employee benefits
• Environment management
• Political activity
• Product or service related
characteristics, innovations or
processes
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18. Supporting causes is good for
business
• It attracts top talent
• It attracts customers
• It boosts the “brand”
• It elevates the culture
• It’s the right thing to do
• Opportunities for giving back
• How to choose the right charity
cause
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20. Developing a unified practice
platform
• Pruning and aligning programmes
within theatres
• Putting together metrics
• Co-ordinating programmes across
theatres
• Developing an interdisciplinary CSR
strategy
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24. Nine kinds of opportunities
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New product
development
New business
model
development
New market
creation
Product
redesign
New channel
creation
Greenfield
market
expansion
Targeted
marketing
Distribution
extension
Conquest of
competitors’
market
28. An initial assessment for mining
companies
• Socio-economic setting
• Legal and regulatory obligations
• Organisation reputation and
objectives
• Footprints and social impact
• Geography and societies
• Land access
• Site visits
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34. Mitigating employees’ adverse
behaviour around CSR 1 of 2
Levers to pull
• Alignment of incentives between
employees and the firms
• The attractiveness of outside jobs
• Information assymetry
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35. Mitigating employees’ adverse
behaviour around CSR 2 of 2
Mechanisms underlying the relationship
• Labour intensity
• Product market competition
• Stakeholder dissatisfaction
• Internal versus external stakeholders
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37. Challenges facing CSR in Egypt
• CSR as a PR and marketing tool
• Lack of a CSR partnership tool
• Lack of a CSR vision
• CSR focuses on humanitarian CSR
projects
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40. Reactions of organisations to
sustainability 2 of 2
• Areas of challenge
• Elevate leadership
• Systematise methods and models
• Align strategy and deployment
• Integrate management
• Systematise reporting and
communication
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46. Factors shaping CSR’s future
• Firm size
• Politico-governmental system
• Economic development stage
• Geopolitical events and transitions
• Diverse societal value systems
• Environmental and natural forces
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