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The Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School Newark Titled "Good to Great -- Building a Best-in-Class CSR Department" (September 28-29, 2016) Here's news to share for those working in corporate social responsibility, and professionals who seek career opportunities in the field. And for social sector professionals who want to advance in their careers having the benefit of greater knowledge of corporate social responsibility.  The Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School Newark and Governance & Accountability Institute announce their second program in the two-day learning and knowledge-sharing curriculum leading to a Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The theme is "Good to Great -- Building a Best-in-Class CSR Department." This session builds on the success of the introductory program held in May 2016. The Fall program will be on September 28 and 29, 2016 at the Rutgers Business School campus in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Registration opened this week for the two-day course. An outstanding group of keynoters, panel moderators and speakers is lining up for the program. Participants will have a choice of two tracks -- one for corporate responsibility topics and the other for not-for-profit / social sector organization topics, with plenary sessions to share knowledge and experience with all participants. To date, among those confirmed as faculty are outstanding corporate sector responsibility leaders Mary O'Malley, Vice President of Corporate Governance, Prudential Financial, Inc; Ellen Lambert, President of PESG Foundation and Chief Diversity Officer one of the nation's leading energy providers. In the not-for-profit sector, Wanda Lopuch, Chair of the Board at The Global Sourcing Council (GSC); and Georg Kell, Founding Director and long-time leader of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and now Vice Chairman, Arabesque Partners, are confirmed presenters. The topics to be covered in the two-day program in the corporate track and select plenary sessions are: - CSR Executive Panel -- CSR Executives from sustainability leadership organizations will share their knowledge and experience with program participants.
- CSR Practitioner Panel -- Multiple members of the same CSR team share their experiences with cases presented of CSR-focused teamwork inside the enterprise.
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- How these are integrated with corporate strategies and how the not-for-profit / social sector could align missions with SDGs.
- CSR / Sustainability Reporting Standards -- Learning more about the globally-accepted reporting and disclosure standards increasingly used by major corporations.
- ESG Research -- New trends in environmental, social & governance analysis and third party research recommendations to investors.
- CSR Through the Investor Lens -- How today's investors are embracing the CSR approaches as they seek "Alpha" returns for their portfolios.
We'll be sharing news of the program in following newsletters. For more information contact Louis D. Coppola, EVP of G&A Institute, at lcoppola@ga-institute.com For Additional Details & To Register, Go To: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csr-certificate-program-tickets-26809141865 Top Story 5 reasons sustainability will transform the global economy
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The Pesticide Action Network North America (PAN) writes that its work focuses on replacing traditional pesticide use with “ecologically sound and socially just alternatives.” Based in the USA, PAN is one of five autonomous PAN Regional Centers worldwide that link "local and international consumer, labor, health, environment and agriculture groups into an international citizens' action network." Reason for being:“This network challenges the global proliferation of pesticides, defends basic rights to health and environmental quality, and works to ensure the transition to a just and viable society." BACKGROUND
PAN is one of five independent regional centers of PAN International, a worldwide network of more than 600 organizations in 90 countries. Established in 1982,PAN comments that it “has fought for environmental justice, sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty.” PAN's four other networks are located in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific.
Today’s Operations -- description from the PAN Summer 2008 Magazine: “A remarkable consensus is growing that diverse, stable and incredibly productive landscapes are essential to ensuring the survival of our planet. A mounting global food crisis and the instability that climate change poses to life on earth have galvanized support for farming alternatives that offer the resilience necessary to sustain both people and ecosystems. This year, we stand atop a watershed of planetary dimensions. Industrial, chemically dependent farming has sown a 'perfect storm' of hunger, social and environmental calamity. Oligopoly control of food, farming and marketing by a handful of global companies subverts our freedoms, undermines our farmers and robs us of the ability to protect our health and environment.” With that statement as their lead philosophy, PAN usually takes an aggressive stand against the excessive use of chemicals and pesticides, publicizing “dangers” and organizing actions through news releases, newsletters, magazines, and partnering with other advocates who possess similar “green” positions.
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