| Workshop on Understanding Corporate Responsibility - 24-25 April 2008, Chennai, India |
CR Essentials
Chennai Date April 24-25,2008
Venue: Dakshina Chitra, East Coast Road, Muttukadu, Chennai Pin: 600 118
Ph 044 27472603, 044 27472783
The Third CR Essentials Workshop on Understanding Corporate Responsibility is being organized in Chennai at Dakshina Chitra on April 24-25,2008. The Workshop is being organized jointly by CRBiz and Ma Foi Foundation.
The course will highlight the benefits of engaging with social and environmental issues, involving staff and other stakeholders.
Participants will be guided through the fundamentals of CSR, examining the development of Corporate Social Responsibility in India. Using case studies and practical examples participants will be provided an understanding of the basics of CSR.
The programme will help participants to increase their awareness of the CSR and its various components. They will also learn how to design
their programmes keeping in mind the interests of the company's
stakeholders, including employees and local communities and enable them to make value added contributions towards building the company's
brand image and reputation.
CRBiz, India's first, and so far only print publication of CSR, has already organized two, two day workshops in New Delhi and Hyderabad. Almost 40 participants from Corporate Houses, NGOs and students attended each of these workshops. Among the business houses represented were Xansa India, CSC, Jindal Steel, Avera T & D, Jubilant, Flex, IOC, ONGC, NMDC, Stayam Foundation, Byrraju Foundation, Dr Reddy's Foundation, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam, Population Services International, Alpha Foundation etc.
Speakers at these workshops included Dr Vikas Goswami, Lead CSR Microsoft, Niranjan Khatri, ITC Welcomgroup, Dr K.Vijaya Lakshmi, Development Alternative, Anshu Gupta, GOONJ, Dr Uddesh Kohli, Senior Adviser Global Compact, Mathew Cherian, Executive Director, HelpAge India, Rati Misra, Resource Alliance, Dr Balaji Utla, Satyam, Ms Survana Gandham, Oikcredit, Dr Mazher Hussain, Cova, etc.
Attached are details regarding the workshop at Chennai and
the Registration form. The workshop is targeting mid level management personnel, SMEs, NGOs and students who are usually left out of workshop organized by the larger business associations. The idea is to
spread the message about CSR among all levels for better
implementation.
The Organisers: CRBiz is the media wing of the Global Gandhian Trusteeship & Corporate Responsibility Foundation, a registered Trust. It is presently the only print publication on Corporate Responsibility in India and Asia. CRBiz is a not for profit social enterprise. In addition to the publication the Foundation is actively involved in increasing awareness about Corporate Responsibility through workshops and seminars. Two well attended CR Essential workshops have been organised in New Delhi (October 2007) and Hyderabad (January 2008)
Set up in July 2006 the Ma Foi Foundation, the CSR wing of India's largest HR services provider, Ma Foi Management Consultants Ltd. helps disadvantaged communities achieve economic independence by building an integrated support system that provides education, training and entrepreneurial mentoring by partnering with community based organisations and corporates.It undertakes community welfare programmes through Sornammal Education Trust (SET) and Confederation of Indian Organisations of Service & Advocacy (CIOSA) a network of Voluntary Organisations, corporates and volunteers.
Why You Cannot Afford to Miss This Event CSR is not just about
building schools or providing scholarships. It is about doing business that companies do not regard as being an obligation. CSR is an extension of efforts to foster strong corporate governance. It is about ensuring sustainability of business. This event aims to equip the participants with proven strategies to maximise returns on the company's social investments through ethical business practices and to
enhance the company's bottom line.
Content
Registration
Inaugural Session
First Session
Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility in India
Speaker: Ramasubramanian, Samanvaya
Second Session
Corporate Responsibility: What is it?
The How of CR, Measuring Impact
Speaker: Suresh Kr Pramar, Editor CRBiz
Third Session
Reaping the Benefits of CSR by Making
the Right Social Investments
Fourth Session
Building NGO Accountability
Fifth Session
Managing CSR Along Supply Chains
Speaker: Suresh Kr Pramar, Editor, CRBiz
11.30-12.45 Sixth Session
Engaging the Environment:
Its Relationship with the Bottom Line
Seventh Session
The importance of Socially Responsible Investment
Eighth Session
Corporate-NGO Partnership:
04-00-05.30 Round Table on Workshop/ Networking/
Winding Up/High Tea
Faculty: The programme has been designed by experienced trainers with several years experience in Corporate Responsibility. It will be conducted by practicing CR personnel working with well known national and transnational corporates in India.
Cost and Registration:
The cost of the course per participant is Rs
4,500 for corporates, Corporate sponsored Foundations and Funding Agencies, Rs 3,000 for SMEs, and NGOs and Rs 1,500 for MBA, post graduate and research Students and Rs 1,000 for under graduate students. No refund will be allowed on cancellations made after April 10, 2008 Full fees should accompany the registration form.
Cheques should be made out favouring CRBiz. The fee includes morning
and afternoon refreshments, Lunch, and conference material/
stationary. The fee does not include accommodation and transport. Dakshina Chitra has residential rooms and dormitory accommodation: Rs 900 for AC Rooms, Rs 600 for Non AC and Rs 150 per bed in the dormitory. Booking should be done directly with them.
Applications for Registration should be sent by April 15, 2008 to
Suresh Kr Pramar, Editor, CRBiz, 3 A Nilgiri 3, Sector 34, Noida
Phone; 9213133042
Email: suresh.pramar@gmailcom; shashikala.crbiz@gmail.com
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