CSR Practitioner Workshops and GRI Readers’ Choice Awards

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) June 29, 2010 - This year’s Global Reporting Initiative Readers’ Choice Awards gave tribute to creative and effective Sustainability Reports and their authors. Awards were given to entries from a multitude of categories, ranging from the “Best Overall Report” to the “Most Effective Report”. A myriad of registrants competed for each category of awards, representing all sectors of the global economy. Finalists of the GRI Readers Choice Awards included Alpha Bank - a client of CSE- who is also a successful participant of CSE’s IEMA Accredited Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Workshops. 

The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) is proud to have influenced the CSR and Sustainability leaders of Alpha Bank in publishing Reports and formulating its Strategy by applying knowledge gained through the accredited training workshop.   This uniquely accredited workshop organized by CSE has gradually received wide popularity around the globe. It is certified by IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) and acts as a stepping-stone for organizations and professionals that wish to progressively implement sustainability into core business operations.  At present, more than 110 professionals have been certified as Sustainability (CSR) Practitioners, and workshops have been successfully hosted in Chicago, Brussels, Athens and Dubai.   CSE is hosting its next North American training workshop - Accredited Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Workshop - in Washington D.C., September 14 -15, 2010. It is a unique 2-day intensive program hosted by world-renowned sustainability pioneers and experts where participants will acquire the skills and competencies necessary to become Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioners, earning them an internationally recognized business qualification.   The Accredited Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Workshop is designed for professionals within the following fields: General Management, Environmental Services, Public Relations, Human Resources, Marketing and Communications.  Participants will gain an advanced understanding of Sustainability (CSR) where they can then add value and authenticity within their area of practice and organizations.    Comments by previous IEMA Workshops participants:   "CSE puts sustainability issues and solutions in one place, providing increased clarity to the CSR executive.  I found the course both informative and highly interactive."  - Cortney McDermott, Head of CSR and Sustainability, The North Face EMEA - VF Corporation   “I appreciated the teamwork, collaborative approach, and availability of the instructors for questions and discussions. It was great!” -Grant Buma, Green Team Leader, Sara Lee Corporation   “The interactive nature of the training, with lots of time dedicated to discussion rather than listening to a presenter, is what I liked the most” -Ms. Melanie Brooke-Lander, HS&E Director, Programs & Sustainability, Baker Hughes