Mastering Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies

📋 Course Outline

1. Corporate Social Responsibility definition and scope
2. CSR versus ESG and investor assessment
3. CSR implementation in shareholder value firms
4. Sustainable decision-making and corporate governance
5. CSR tools, valuation and sustainable risk
6. CSR course syllabus and business case

📖 1. Corporate Social Responsibility definition and scope

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Social Responsibility is an umbrella term for business practices done for social or environmental purposes and not required by law.
• ISO 26000: ISO 26000 is a widely used CSR standard that explicitly connects CSR with Sustainable Development.

📝 Essential Points

• CSR is framed as voluntary activity, not mandated by law.
• CSR is linked to Sustainable Development through ISO 26000.
• CSR is presented as a broad umbrella covering social and environmental purposes.

💡 Memory Hook

CSR = Social/Environmental + Voluntary (not law).

📖 2. CSR versus ESG and investor assessment

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• ESG: ESG refers to criteria investors use to evaluate a company and decide whether it is worth investing in.
• CSR versus ESG: CSR and ESG both address societal and environmental impact, but CSR is company-level practice while ESG is investor-level assessment criteria.

📝 Essential Points