integrating the sdgs into your business strategy
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Integrating the SDGs into your business strategy
Executive Action Forum©
April 10-12, 2017 | Dubai, UAE
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Integrating the SDGs into your business strategyApril 10-12 Dubai, UAE
Why this
program
Social and sustainability performance has become a key determinant of business success. The SDGs are the
globally accepted framework used by governments, international organizations and NGOs. Integrating them into
your business strategy will help drive business and career success.
OverviewThis Forum is designed to provide executives, leaders and senior government officials with the ability to develop
and implement strategies to integrate the SDGs into their business strategy and help to future-proof their
organization (and careers).
Objectives
The Forum is very pragmatic and will integrate theory and practice. Participants will understand the importance
of SDG integration and be given practical tools, frameworks and plans to successfully integrate the SDGs into their
organization’s strategy. The focus will be on the GCC region but participants from other regions will benefit as
well.
Target
AudiencesLeaders and Executives from business, government, international organizations, NGOs, foundations and charities.
Dates, Cost
& Logistics$2,499 ($1,999 before Feb 28
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Registration http://bit.ly/Dubai-CSR | Group rates available
Faculty LeadWayne Dunn, President & Founder, CSR Training Institute & former Professor of Practice in CSR at McGill University.Plus lectures by guest faculty from GCC and global businesses and organizations
Contact [email protected] for more information
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Why take this program
• The 17 SDGs are the de-facto global framework for sustainable development.
• Business everywhere is facing increasing pressure for improved sustainability performance.
• Integrating the SDGs into your business strategy is simply smart business.
• Knowing how to integrate the SDGs into your business strategy will drive business and career success
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Program SummaryLearn how to successfully integrate the SDGs into your business strategy. In September 2015 the United Nations unanimously adopted the 17 SDGs and they instantly became the accepted development framework for the planet.
Integrating the SDGs into your business strategy can help drive business success and social performance.
The program is a pragmatic blend of theory and practice, providing participants with practical understanding of the SDGs. Participants learn the tools and frameworks to successfully integrate the SDGs into their business and operations.
The 3-day program will combine lectures, case studies, group-work, role-playing and innovative interaction sessions and will include guest lectures from leading GCC and global businesses.
Participants will receive Certificates from the Canadian University, Dubai and the CSR Training Institute
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Who takes this program
The program is designed for executives and leaders from
• Business
• Government
• NGOs
• International Organizations
• Foundations
• Charities
• Communities
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Key take-aways and benefits
At the conclusion of the program participants will
• Understand how to integrate the SDGs into their business strategy
• Understand how to integrate SDG performance into corporate communications
• Be ready to use an SDG strategy to generate business success and social performance
• Be ready to use SDG performance to support Brand Value, Reputational Capital, Social License, Stakeholder Relations and other key areas.
• Understand how to identify and develop SDG related projects and opportunities
• Know how to register an SDG Partnership
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What are the SDGs
• 17 Sustainable Development Goals(Global Goals) adopted unanimously by the United Nations in Sept 2015
• The de-facto framework to guide global development through to 2030
• Pragmatic framework to enable business to integrate sustainability into business strategy
• Used by countries, NGOs and development organizations worldwide (and increasingly used by business)
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Teaching and LearningExecutive Action Forums© are known for their highly engaged and interactive nature. The fast paced programs foster interaction and learning across sectors and geographies through strategic use of
• Lectures
• Videos
• Group work
• Case studies
• Role playing
• Guest lectures
• Collaborative problem solving
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Wayne Dunn
Wayne Dunn is President & Founder of the CSR Training Institute and a former Professor of Practice in CSR at McGill University. He is a Stanford University Sloan Fellow with a M.Sc. in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
He Chaired Ta’atheer 2016, the MENA CSR and Social Impact Summit and is on the Advisory Board of the EU Africa Chamber of Commerce. He has served on numerous CSR Awards Juries throughout the GCC and Globally.He is a social responsibility and social license pioneer and a veteran of 25+ years and 70+ projects in the space where business meets society. His experience encompasses award winning global CSR and sustainability work including industry projects, CSR strategy and CSR Policy assignments. He has developed and taught CSR and shared value programs for executives and leaders worldwide, including in the GCC region.
Wayne’s work spans the globe, covering many industries and sectors. He is recognized as a global thought-leader and is a highly acclaimed and frequent lecturer and speaker on business, social responsibility, economics, development and strategy at events worldwide, including especially in the GCC.
His work and teaching is known for practical integration of theory and practice to produce business and learning results. It has won major international awards and been used extensively as ‘best-practice’ by industry and academia, including as a case study by Stanford Business School.
His writings have a global following and his CSR and sustainability training programs are heavily subscribed by executives and managers from around the world.
He will be joined by guest faculty from GCC and global businesses and organizations.
Faculty Lead
ABOUT CUD
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Canadian University Dubai was established in 2006 to bring the world-renowned Canadian education system to the dynamic city of Dubai.Occupying a prime location in the heart of Dubai’s business district, theUniversity has developed a comprehensive portfolio of public and tailor-made corporate training courses to sit alongside its range of accreditedundergraduate and postgraduate degree programs.
Our corporate training services equip today’s professionals with the rightset of skills to meet business needs both locally and internationally.Learners enjoy an international academic experience guided by the higheststandards in educational and corporate ethics.
With a diverse community of academic experts who have worked in bothindustry and education across the globe, we also provide demand-drivenconsulting solutions that respond to the changing needs of the regional andglobal business community.
The experts affiliated with corporate training and consulting bringconsiderable experience of supporting a wide range of Government andprivate sector clients through these services. Training sessions are highlyinteractive and all of our corporate programs are offered as in-house ortailor-made courses, according to our clients’ needs. Alongside this, severalof our programs can also be accessed on an individual basis through ourpublic training courses.
Our consultancy services are similarly customer-driven and our team of expertscombine the latest theoretical concepts derived from academic research withpractical knowledge of the industrial environment to help you identify,implement, and evaluate solutions that will enhance your business operations.
Training and consultancy services are available across four main subject areas:• Management & Leadership• Communication, Interpersonal Skills & Languages• Information and Communication Technology• Creative Arts, Multimedia and Animation
All of our programs and services can be customized to meet the specific needs ofeach client.
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ABOUT CSR Training Institute
The CSR Training Institute was established in 2013 as a private, mission driven organization. It began from a lifelong passion for developing ground-breaking ways that business can serve both shareholders and society.
We are a small, committed team focused on helping organizations of all types to create and capture value at the intersection of business, society and environment.
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We Do This By Providing consulting, communication and
advisory services to business, government, NGOs and multi-lateral and international organizations.
Developing and delivering training programs and events that motivate, inspire and transform people and organizations.
Sharing knowledge and information through writings, producing events, lectures and keynote presentations
By delivering innovative, cutting-edge training programs and through consulting, communication and advisory services where we work hand in hand with clients to co-discover and co-create new ways of building and maintaining shareholder and societal value.
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Follow-up contact
For any further inquiry, please contact:
Mr. Wayne Dunn
President & Founder
CSR Training Institutewayne@csrtraininginstitute
Canada & WhatsApp Tel/text: +1.250.701.6088
UAE +971.56 748 9021 (tel/text)
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