The Social Footprint Masterclass
If you're a manager in an organization responsible for measuring and reporting on corporate social impacts, this is the program for you. Researchers, students, or analysts interested in this topic will also find the class rewarding. Over a short 2-and-a-half day period, this class will cover the subject from start to finish, including: 1) conceptual foundations for non-financial reporting, 2) a survey of mainstream practices, and 3) a detailed introduction and tutorial on how to perform and calculate organizational Social Footprints. In-depth case-study illustrations and student exercises are included.
The program's syllabus is as follows:
DAY 1
Corporate Sustainability Management (CSM): What Is It?
Organizing Principles for CSM
Mainstream Tools and Methods in CSM
The Quotients Approach to CSM
The Epistemology of Sustainability
The Social Footprint Method: An Introduction
The Social Footprint Ontology: Areas of Social Impact
DAY 2
Re-Cap of Day 1
Steps in the Social Footprint Method: Part 1
Steps in the Social Footprint Method: Part 2
Case Study #1
Key Issues in Calculating a Social Footprint
DAY 3 (half day)
Re-Cap of Day 2
Case Study #2
Summary and Wrap-Up
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