The purpose of this course is for the participants to understand what CSR (corporate social responsibility – specifically the environmental aspect). Additionally, we will present the financial advantage of companies that embrace environmental sustainability and how to incorporate the principles and tools into your company processes.
Learning Objectives:
• Adapt available tools, techniques, templates to your business processes to improve CSR level Key Takeaways
• Participants will learn where they (their company) are today using a Sustainability Maturity Model assessment tool
• Participants will take away an understanding of how to advance within the Maturity Model.
• Participants will have access to tools, templates, processes to implement to improve their sustainability maturity standing – a real “how-to” get where they’re going.
Pre-read Material:
- Creating and Capturing Value Through Sustainability: The Sustainable Value Analysis Tool
A new tool helps companies discover opportunities to create and capture value through sustainability. View PDF - The Path to Sustainability-Driven Innovation: Environmental sustainability can be the foundation for increasing competitive advantage and the basis for effective innovation. View PDF
- A Maturity Model for Sustainability in New Product Development. View PDF
- Integrating Sustainability into New Product Development: Available tools and frameworks can help companies ensure that sustainability is embedded as a fundamental building block of new product development. View PDF
Who should attend:
IRI members and prospective members interested in improving their company’s environmental sustainability performance and outcome.
Registration Fees:
IRI Members: $295
Non Members: $395
Due to limited seating, we request that you cancel at least 48 hours before a scheduled class. This gives us the opportunity to fill the class. However, if you do not cancel prior to the 48 hours, you will lose the payment for the class.
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