Course Objectives
Corporate Social Responsibility & Community Relations in the oil and Gas Industry is designed to provide delegates with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas regarding (CSR).
Who Should Attend?
Corporate Affairs managers and officers, CSR managers and officers, Corporate strategists, Community Relations managers and officers, HR, Administration and Environmental managers, Project managers.

Prerequisites
None

Course Overview
THE SIGNIFICANCE AND RELEVANCE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

What is the scope of CSR?

Who is involved? - CSR stakeholders

What are the risks of ignoring

corporate social responsibilities?

Is CSR "Just Good Public Relations"?

SUSTAINABILITY IN PURCHASING

Managing a responsible Supply Chain

The Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code

Combating child labour in manufacturing

COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Working effectively with host communities

Managing sensitive issues including payments and relocation

Building successful community projects

Assessing social and environmental risk

CSR STANDARDS AND REPORTING

Sustainability Reporting frameworks

The Global Reporting Initiative

UN Global Compact

International Labour Organisation instruments

CSR PERSPECTIVES

The politics of CSR

Creating shared value

Ethical consumerism

“Greenwashing”

Future requirements for corporate responsibility

Learning Goal
In particular, successful delegates of this programme will be able to: Describe how Corporate Social Responsibility is important in the public and private sectors, Develop and improve their community relations activities, Interpret the impact of CSR on the reputation of the organisation, Plan, initiate or improve CSR programmes, Report on their sustainability programmes