csr tools, techniques and frameworks
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Slides from a keynote lecture on CSR Tools, Techniques and Frameworks. The lecture was part of the Executive Program on CSR Strategy and Management delivered by The CSR Training Institute and McGill ISID in Ghana in April 2014. The intensive week-long program was attended by 40+ participants from 31 different organizations and coming from 20+ different sectors and interest areas including private sector (mining, petroleum, energy, services, manufacturing, consumer, legal, consulting, etc.), public sector, government (policy, regulatory, para-statal, etc.), NGOs, international organizations, multi-laterals, traditional leaders, individuals, etc. Participants came from 14 different countries on three different continents.TRANSCRIPT
SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES TO CSRTools, Techniques & Frameworks
Corporate Social ResponsibilitySTRATEGY AND MANAGEMENTAn Executive Education Program
Accra, GhanaApril 6-11, 2014
Wayne DunnProfessor of Practice in CSRMcGill | Institute for the Study of International [email protected] April 7th, 2014
Why Me? Who is Wayne?
• Saskatchewan Farm Boy• Accidental Academic• 2 seasons diamond drilling (Gold/Uranium)
• 25+ years of practical, global CSR experience• About 100 projects (programs, policies, strategy, relationships, innovation, etc.)
Many very complex (e.g., industry HIV/AIDS strategy in South Africa and Papua New Guinea). Some great successes, at least one social license failure.
• Over 40 countries spanning all continents (urban, rural, indigenous, traditional, etc.)
• Numerous awards (1st private sector winner of World Bank Development Innovation Award, Stanford Case Study, etc.)
• Developed McGill | ISID Executive Program on CSR Strategy & Management
• Professor of PRACTICE in CSR (note – still practicing and learning!)
CSR: THERE ARE NO EXPERTS
Beware the Expert
CSR: Sometimes a bit confusing?
Graphic borrowed shamelessly from : http://flowingdata.com/2010/04/27/discuss-powerpoint-is-the-enemy/
Objective
CSR and Value – to discuss a framework and a couple of tools that MIGHT help you to be more efficient at understanding and creating value through CSR investments and activities
RememberThere are no CSR ExpertsWe are all learning
How to think about CSR (more) Systematically
• Frameworks and systematic approaches to CSR is still an evolving area, despite a lot of progress over the last 15 years
• No one size fits all
• CSR programs and activities can be examined along many dimensions
CSR: Tools & Frameworks
Value ContinuumValue distribution to value creation
Value AlignmentValue creation
Value SustainabilityExpense or Capital
Not all of these are applicable in
every project/situation and there
are others that could be
developed. What is important is
to have frameworks that help to
understand both individual CSR
initiatives and corporate/project
wide CSR
CSR Value Continuum©
• Helps to understand aggregate of project/corporate CSR activities.• CSR includes a range of activities from Philanthropy through to synergistic
value alignment (and a well-rounded and developed program would have activities along the continuum)
• Continuum of value distribution through to value creation• Shared Value should be created on all CSR projects, not just those at far
right. Level and amount of shared value/value creation changes but all are about value and shared value
Value Distribution
Value Creation
• Grants/Donations/Philanthropy
• Local organizations/governance
• Education & Healthcare
• Skills training
• Employment
• Procurement
• New products, markets, ventures
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CSR Partnerships
Heard last week at a CSR Policy Committee
meeting in Ghana
CSR and Partners
Who/what benefits from success of this initiative?
What sort of partners would fit with this initiative? (if any)
What value would they receive? Create? (for project and for company)? PNG AIDS/CIDA Inc.
CSR as a Catalyst
• CSR projects can act as a catalyst to bring key partners to the table
• Why do this?• Increases available resources (financial,
human, organizational, political)• Increases sustainability• Reduces risk
CSR as a Catalyst• HIV/AIDS in PNG
Value Proposition
• What Value Gets Created – For Who?
• Who else might benefit?
• Avoid Zero-Sum situations when possible
Value Distribution
Value Creation
ValuePropositionAlignment
• Grants/Donations/Philanthropy
• Local organizations/governance
• Education & Healthcare
• Skills training
• Employment
• Procurement
• New products, markets, ventures
it’s all shared
value Every CSR investment and
activity should create value for the
company & for one or more
stakeholders.
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CSR Value Alignment Framework©
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Value Sustainability
CapEx or OpEx?Does the initial investment continue to
provide value beyond the investment timeframe
Community Sports Event
Local Supply Chain Development
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Value Sustainability©
Current
Value
Medium Term Value
Long Term Value
• Grants/Donations/Philanthropy• Local organizations/governance• Education & Healthcare• Skills training• Employment• Procurement• New products, markets,
ventures
Does a CSR investment continue to produce value over time
CSR: What’s In It For Me?
Does CSR make sense without self-interest?
Key issue is value alignment:
Value propositions that align shareholder interests with those of other stakeholders
CSR Pie, No Matter How you Slice It
CSR: If not Value, then what?
CSR: If Value, then How?
• Shareholder Value• Stakeholder Value• Environmental Value• Community Value• Distributed Value• Shared Value• Retained Value• Sustainable Value• Social Value• Cultural Value
• Organizational Value• Created Value• Lost Value• New Value• Reputational Value• Value Continuum• Value Sustainability• Value Creation• Value Proposition• Value Efficiency
CSR is a SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
•Value for People
•Value for Communities
•Value for Shareholders
•Value for Governments•Value of other Stakeholders
Need to balance interests
CSR is about value creation not Charity
CSR is a SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
Effective value creation through CSR requires shared responsibility
Depending on project it may include
• Company
• Local Government
•National Government
• Traditional Leaders
•Development Partners
• International Organizations
•NGOs and other stakeholders
CSR Value Optimization: Start by Knowing
• Analysis of CSR starts with an inventory of activities and programs and then proceeds to analyze and categorize according to various frameworks
• A simple inventory of CSR activities provides insights for maximizing value – often low-hanging fruit
• Having a common and consistent method to examine and understand activities and projects helps to optimize value
• See Resource Material for example Cameco Community Relations Report
Social Value Creation / ROI
Millennium Development GoalsFramework for Public/Private development collaboration
PovertyHealthEducationEqualityEnvironment
Common ground between private sector CSR investments/activities with ODA/Govt priorities
Metrics, Monitoring & Managing
Framework
Plan
?Results?
System
Metrics, Monitoring & Managing
• Can you manage it if you can’t measure it?
• What metrics would you measure/monitor?• Why?• How?
• How can it fit within your existing management systems?
Social License
• Industry Social License
• Corporate Social License
• Project/Site Social License
Industry Social License
•Oil Sands - Alberta•Uranium Mining – Saskatchewan•American chefs signing up to boycott Canadian
seafood because of the seal hunt•Nov 4, 2013 - Newfoundland bans fracking pending
more research
CSR: Tools & Frameworks
Value ContinuumValue distribution to value creation
Value AlignmentValue creation
Value SustainabilityExpense or Capital
Not all of these are applicable in
every project/situation and there
are others that could be
developed. What is important is
to have frameworks that help to
understand both individual CSR
initiatives and corporate/project
wide CSR
Extra Slides for HandoutThe following are extra slides that readers may find useful
Gathering & Organizing Information on CSR Activities
ABC CSR Program
Description Short description of the program
Objective Stated and/or understood objectives
Type of Activity (Where does it fit on the CSR Value Continuum)
• Grants and Donations• Community Social & Development• Training and Education• Local Institutional Development• Local Infrastructure• Employment• Procurement• Community Health• Other
Responsibility & Management What dept./position is responsible for the program?How is it currently managed and how does the management integrate with other corporate management systems?Does the success/failure of this program affect the manager’s annual evaluation? How?
Consultation and History What, if any, local involvement was there in the design and development of the program?Any other notes on history – when it started, how it came about, successes, failures, developments, etc.
Budget Current budget including how it is derived (i.e. 3% of something). Also any recent or expected changes to the budget.
Value Proposition What groups, individuals, stakeholders benefit from this activity, directly and indirectly? Is there a way to help more to benefit from it?
Partners Are there any partners that aren’t covered in the value proposition discussion?How are partners involved? What are their roles and responsibilities?Are they capable of meeting them?
Community Benefits What are the benefits to the community?Can they be quantified? How?
Company Benefits What are the benefits to the company?Can they be quantified? How?
Other Beneficiaries Are there other benefits from the program?Who benefits? How?Can they be quantified? How?
Success Indicators, Metrics,Measuring & Monitoring
How is the program measured and monitored? Does it connect to management and corporate objectives? Is the program’s success linked to the management evaluation program?What other, if any, success indicators are there?How is the program reported? To who? Frequency
Other Think Abouts • Value Sustainability
• Social Value Return on Investment
• Communications
• Metrics
• CSR as a Catalyst
For Additional InformationWayne Dunn
Professor of Practice in Corporate Social Responsibility
McGill University | Institute for the Study of International Development
Desk: +1.250.743.7619