Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Consulting

BSAD 473
Closed
Main contact
St Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Professor; John T. Sears Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility
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Timeline
  • September 12, 2023
    Program start
  • September 29, 2023
    Project Scope and Plan Finalized
  • December 2, 2023
    Program end
Program
4/4 project matches
Dates set by program
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Program scope

Categories
Risk, audit and compliance Market research Operations Environmental sustainability Marketing strategy
Skills
research methodologies corporate social responsibility
Learner goals and capabilities

Student teams will be able to provide a variety of supports to organizations with research, planning, analysis and reporting. Central to any project match would be that the organization is seeking to enhance their social impact and environmental sustainability.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
20 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Coordinators assign learners to projects
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables
  • Written report with recommendations
  • Presentation; slide deck
  • Other materials as needed and mutually agreed upon
Project timeline
  • September 12, 2023
    Program start
  • September 29, 2023
    Project Scope and Plan Finalized
  • December 2, 2023
    Program end

Project examples

Requirements
  • Social impact strategy and recommendations
  • Organizational alignment with UN SDGs
  • Sustainable value chain analysis and recommendations
  • Marketing
  • CSR reporting frameworks (e.g. ESG; GRI) and templates
  • B-Corp assessments