A Beginner’s Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility - FutureLearn

Syllabus

Week 1: Understanding concepts and approaches
Week 2: Globalisation and sustainability. The triple bottom line
Week 3: The relationship of the company with shareholders and suppliers
Week 4: The relationship of the company with employees and government
Week 5: The relationship of the company with consumers and civil society
Week 6: Corporate Social Responsibility reporting

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

• Demonstrate understanding of what it means to be a socially responsible business and the expectations of society about businesses role in sustainable development
• Identify the difference between true embeddedness of corporate social responsibility principles in business operations and green or whitewashing
• Discuss the complexity of the relationship of a company with all its stakeholders (employees, consumers, government, suppliers, civil society and shareholders) in a rapidly changing international context
• Critically evaluate corporate social responsibility reports according to their merits against the three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environmental)