Corporate Social Responsibility: The Environment, Sustainability, and Stakeholder Management

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a significant part of the business agenda. Whilst society has always held expectations of business that go beyond maximizing profits, the backdrop against which businesses now operate - characterized by financial crisis, climate change, political shifts, and population growth - has seen CSR become increasingly central to the ability of businesses to address global concerns. How businesses manage the requirements of the 2016 Paris Agreement, and the increasing importance of a CSR brand are just some of the contemporary issues explored in this course. The engaging, accessible style supports a critical perspective, while a forward-thinking outlook encourages the student to consider how the interactions of business and society will evolve. The course analyzes how emerging business models are governed; why a football manufacturing industry takes an interest in its workers' health; and what it takes to establish the Global Business Coalition for Women's Economic Empowerment are just some of the case studies that illustrate the course global reach. The course explores both successes and failures of corporations to implement social responsibility policies. The course emphasizes the importance of business ethics, sustainability, and stakeholder management from a managerial perspective.