Following the success of the Sustainability and CSR Masterclass, Certified by the British Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) delivered in June in Dubai, we will deliver the Advanced CSO (Chief Sustainability Officer) Professional, ILM Certified training,4-6 November 2014, in Dubai.

This advanced training program provides an in-depth analysis of current CSR and Sustainability issues, trends, challenges and strategies. Focus will be placed on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities for financial and social value creation.

The Advanced CSO (Chief Sustainability Officer) Professional, is a leading training that goes in depth and covers all strategic and operational areas pertaining Sustainability and CSR. A demanding training program for professionals that want to take their career to the next level.

Areas of Focus:

• Engage with stakeholders: through holistic CSR initiatives
• Get your message out there: through storytelling
• Motivate your workforce: through gamification
• Drive business strategy: through materiality
• Elevate your environmental approach: through Circular Economy approach
• Demonstrate your economic, social and environmental value: through SROI
• Get value from innovative business models

Top Benefits:

• Acquire a holistic and inclusive perspective of CSR and Sustainability
• Gain in depth understanding of CSR and Sustainability
• Identify CSR risks and opportunities
• Learn to formulate Sustainability Strategies
• Learn how to integrate CSR into corporate strategy and structure
• Study key frameworks, guidelines, legislation
• Understand how to improve Sustainability performance
• Comprehend Social Return on Investment
• Practice on reporting Sustainability performance and progress
• Learn to identify and prioritise Stakeholders
• Practice developing and communicating successful initiative
• Comprehend and identify materiality issues
• Understand environmental impacts
• Understand sustainable supply chain methodologies

Who should attend? This training is for professionals from:

• CSR/Sustainability
• Corporate Governance/Risk Management
• Human Resources
• Marketing/Communications/PR
• Supply Chain
• Health and Safety
• Environment
• Quality
• Corporate Philanthropy/NGO's
• Corporate level

For information and registration please contact Maria Zotali, maria@sustainabilityknowledgegroup.com