Develop a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy for HR
HR makes responsible business work.
Onsite Workshop
Without a CSR strategy, HR departments face:
- Manager misunderstanding about how HR can make a strategic contribution to the business.
- Difficulty connecting CSR initiatives to the organization's business strategy or measuring their impact.
- Impressions that the organization implements CSR initiatives solely for the sake of appearances.
With a CSR strategy, HR departments can:
- Integrate social impact into the organization's mission and vision.
- Widen the frame of reference for corporate governance.
- Protect the organization's reputation from the risk of adverse incidents.
- Secure the organization's “privilege to operate.
- Reduce regulatory risk.
- Offer distinctive positioning in the marketplace.
Module 1: Make the case
The Purpose
- Understand the business case for CSR and CSR-HR.
- Discuss your organization's industry, size, and goals.
Key Benefits Achieved
- HR helps leaders develop responsible strategies and measure their impact.
- Emphasis on responsible practices builds support for HR programs.
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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1.1 | Determine two key performance indicators to measure the success of the project |
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Module 2: Assess CSR readiness
The Purpose
- Assess your organization’s CSR readiness.
- Baseline your CSR maturity to assess project success.
Key Benefits Achieved
- How an organization responds to stakeholder feedback is a reliable indicator of CSR maturity.
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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2.1 | CSR maturity assessment |
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Module 3: Engage stakeholders
The Purpose
- Understand the landscape, organizational goals, CSR goals, and relevant HR roles.
Key Benefits Achieved
- With CSR, you need to know the “who” and the “why” before you figure out the “how.”
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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3.1 | Develop a stakeholder engagement plan to discover relevant initiatives |
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Module 4: Prioritize key CSR-HR initiatives
The Purpose
- Identify target CSR-HR initiatives.
- Assess need, effort, and impact for each initiative.
Key Benefits Achieved
- HR is already implementing programs consistent with CSR principles; leverage them to demonstrate HR’s strategic value.
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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4.1 | CSR-HR materiality matrix |
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Module 5: Finalize a scorecard and action plan
The Purpose
- Determine organizational goals, CSR goals, HR roles.
- Set CSR-HR initiative priorities.
- Identify success metrics and business value.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Most organizations don’t track the ROI of CSR. However, a lack of evidence of impact is not evidence of a lack of impact.
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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5.1 | Finalize CSR-HR scorecard and action plan |
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5.2 | Executive presentation |
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