Schedule

SCHEDULE

Learning objectives / outcomes:

  • Highlight the cornerstones of the mainstream business models.
  • Highlight the global impacts and risks induced by the mainstream business models.
  • Introduce stakeholders’ interests within corporate purpose.
  • Present corporate transformations rising from the “Stakeholder capitalism” business context.
  • Present the cornerstones for creating and providing sustainable shared value.
  • Demonstrate how business responsibility enhances corporate competitiveness.
  • Present the roadmap and the steps towards the development of a CSR action plan.
  • Contents:

  • The “Business as usual” context.
  • The impacts of the “Business as usual” context.
  • Mainstreaming stakeholders.
  • Materializing opportunities in the “Stakeholder capitalism” context.
  • Introducing Sustainability and Responsibility in the corporate DNA.
  • An Action Plan towards Sustainable Shared Value.
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    Location: In Person

    Learning objectives / outcomes:

  • Understand the materiality principle and its most recent developments.
  • Understand the difference between materiality (principle), materiality assessment, stakeholder engagement.
  • Analyze and evaluate the quality, reliability, and informational value of materiality assessments.
  • Learn the practical steps to conduct a materiality assessment.
  • Learn how to read and use a materiality assessment.
  • Understand the elements that characterize a good materiality assessment.
  • Contents:

  • How materiality has been transplanted from accounting and auditing to sustainability and what this means.
  • Materiality definitions across standards. Focus on financial materiality, dynamic materiality, double materiality.
  • Materiality in practice: key steps to conduct a materiality assessment, evidence and data to be used, making sense of the analysis.
  • Assessing the quality of a materiality assessment: key elements.
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    Location: Hybrid

    Contents:

  • VIOLANTA & Environmental Innovation

  • 1. VIOLANTA's vision for sustainability
    2. World's first chimneyless biscuit factory with "Violanta steam free" technology


  • Technology

  • 1. Vertically integrated electrically powered tunnel oven.
    2. Renewable energy sources (photovoltaics etc.).
    3. Special geothermal water exchangers.

  • Environmental Benefits

  • 1. No emission of carbon dioxide (CO2).
    2. Elimination of water vapor and hot gas discharge chimneys.

  • Economic Benefits

  • 1. Energy saving by reducing energy costs.
    2. Production of hot water for the needs of the factory.

  • Sustainable Future

  • 1. Innovative technology for environmentally responsible industry.
    2. Step towards reducing the greenhouse effect.

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    Location: Hybrid

    Learning objectives / outcomes:

  • Demonstrate understanding of why and how to choose sustainable finance solutions over traditional investments.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the impact of environmental, social and governance factors on valuation and pricing for investment and lending decisions.
  • Ability to analyze the characteristics of the main sustainable finance products.
  • Understand the characteristics of social/environmental impact measurement systems and the main challenges associated with the development of a system measuring the impact of ESG investments.
  • Contents:

  • The core concepts of sustainable finance and investing explained through theory and empirical data
  • The relevance of sustainability to finance sector decision-makers
  • Regulations and framework of sustainable finance and investing
  • Presentation of the main sustainable finance products, as green bonds and green loans
  • Τools and practices for social/environmental impact measurement
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    Location: In Person

    Learning objectives/ outcomes: Through this session participants will:

  • Gain an understanding of how the EU Due Diligence legislation relates to supply chain management and procurement
  • Establish the relationship between EU Due Diligence legislation and socio-ecological challenges facing organisations
  • Advance their knowledge of relevant regulatory and voluntary approaches towards sustainability in supply chains and procurement
  • Explore how they can proactively embed Due Diligence in the ways of working of their organisations through examples and games
  • Surface the key issues and debates related to sustainable supply chain management and procurement
  • Develop a better sense of their own assumptions and position towards relation between business and sustainability
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    Contents:

  • Due diligence in a sustainability context: the urgency of addressing ecological and social challenges and
  • Due diligence implications: what it has to do with procurement and supply chains
  • Defining sustainable supply chain management and sustainable procurement
  • Sustainable SCM and procurement: how to become pro-active
  • The future of sustainable SCM and procurement: global trends
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    Location: Online

    Scope:

  • To highlight the role of inclusive working environments and responsible human capital management as key drivers towards CSR.
  • Learning objectives / outcomes

  • Introduce key issues related to responsible human capital management for sustainable organization-building.
  • Discuss how responsible human capital management can support the CSR strategy by leveraging internal competencies and contributing to a positive, healthy and fair work environment.
  • Outline the key elements of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategy for inclusive and respectful work environments.
  • Introduce the Inner Development Goals (IDG) framework.
  • Contents

  • Socially responsible human capital management: The interface between CSR and HRM
  • Key HRM practices (e.g., recruitment, performance management, talent management) that support the CSR strategy and contribute to improving the work and quality of life of employees.
  • Diversity and Inclusion frameworks and key pillars of a DEI strategy.
  • Aligning organizational systems and policies and implementation challenges.
  • The Inner Development Goals (IDG) framework.
  • Best practices and organizational examples.
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    Location: In Person

    Contents:

  • Fostering a sustainable corporate culture
  • Workplace diversity, equity & inclusion
  • Sustainable workforce development & wellbeing
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    Location: Hybrid

    Learning objectives / outcomes:

  • Explain the relationship between Corporate Ethics, Corporate Governance and Sustainability.
  • Understand the importance of dealing with Sustainability and ESG criteria at the Board level.
  • Be aware of the recent Sustainable Corporate Governance initiatives at European level.
  • Learn how to build a sustainable board.
  • Be familiar with good practices and trends in Sustainable Corporate Governance.
  • Contents:

  • Corporate Governance at a Glance
  • Board of Directors and Sustainability / ESG
  • Sustainable Corporate Governance and the Due Diligence on the Supply Chain
  • Fighting corruption and the role of the Boards
  • Building a Culture of Accountability
  • Roadmap to Build Sustainable Corporate Governance
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    Location: In Person

    Scope: 
    To identify the links between CSR (or ESG) communications, marketing, and analytics.

    Learning objectives/ outcomes:
    At the end of this session students should be able to:

  • Define CSR performance as a key stakeholder satisfaction metric.
  • Measure CSR performance.
  • Reflect on the Greenwashing phenomenon.
  • Offer research-based advice on how to communicate ESG.
  • Review and experience survey-based instruments to measure ESG performance.
  • Understand and analyze the role of Marketing Analytics tools like Segmentation and Sentiment Analytics in helping firms understand their stakeholders and “compete” on ESG performance.
  • Review and experience how AI and Big Data disrupts CSR (ESG) scoring with implications for greenwashing and marketing ethics (including for example selling practices & product labeling)

  • Contents:

  • Marketing Reframed: Stakeholder Satisfaction & CSR Performance.
  • CSR meets Marketing Analytics
  • Truvalue Platform™ Demonstration (Artificial Intelligence, CSR/ESG Firm Scoring, and Marketing Ethics scoring). Truvalue Labs™ an awarded Fintech, applies Artificial Intelligence to massive volumes of unstructured data and scores firms on ESG behavior that has a material impact on company value. We will also focus on how AI allows firms to be monitored 24/7 on marketing ethics including customer privacy, access & affordability, product quality & safety, customer welfare, and selling practices & product labeling)
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    Location: In Person

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