The development of CSR and ESG

Taking environmental and social responsibility is nothing new. 

In fact, the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was coined over 70 years ago back in 1953. 

In the decades since, it has only gained more and more traction. 

In the 1970s, it truly began to take flight with the term “social contract”. 

Such a “contract” was made between society and businesses and refers to what we also would call corporate citizenship. 

The 80s weren’t just reserved for shoulder pads and mullets – it was also a decade in which we saw a lot of development within CSR. 

Since then, it has become not only more popular but essential for companies to incorporate into their business. 

And the attention it’s getting now has never been higher.

Along with ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) issues, which overall are identical to CSR issues only with a focus on shareholders and not customers and other stakeholders, CSR is heavily pushed by society and legislators. 

That is why we need more and more experts who know what it means for companies, what they should do, and how they should do it. 

But such experts don’t just appear out of thin air, though that would be very convenient. 

We need education and training for that to happen. 

And as CSR and ESG experts ourselves, we think it is right that we do our part to make that happen. 

Theerfore, we have 3 different concepts in Sustaina Education where we help you get up to speed on different topics:  

• The Deep Dives are on-demand videos going into depth with different topics such as due diligence and EPR.

• The Sustaina Academy is a three-day, in-person course taking you from ESG compliance to ESG excellence, using your own organisation as your own case study.

•  The tailor-made courses are, true to their name, educational videos made specifically for your needs.

Intrigued? 

If so, why not read more about it all here.

We can’t wait to tell you more about it over the next few months.

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