Developing CSR: The Challenges and Opportunities

BITCI News - Jan 29, 2019

Technological University Dublin will be hosting an event to bring academics and practitioners of CSR together to discuss and debate current issues in relation to the development of CSR going forward. The first half of this afternoon session will commence with a talk by two academics, followed by a member of the CSR National Stakeholder Forum, driving the National CSR plan at a National level in Ireland and then two practitioners will tell their CSR story. The programme will then involve breakout sessions of groups of approximately six participants representing academia and industry to discuss different core questions in the development of CSR. The session will end with a general discussion on the outputs of the smaller groups and will open up new areas of debate and networks perhaps to develop these discussions further, with inputs from academics and industry participants.

When: This event will take place on 22 March 2019, 1pm – 4.30pm

Who Should Attend

  • Academics in the area of CSR
  • Members of South Dublin County Council (includes industry representatives)
  • Local businesses
  • Members of Business in the Community Ireland
  • Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
  • Members of the National Stakeholder Forum (includes academics and industry participant)

Benefits of Attendance

  • Gain insights into the key issues in developing CSR in the future
  • Bringing academics and industry participants together to discuss pertinent issues in relation to CSR
  • Increased understanding of the development of CSR at the macro level of the economy
  • Developing an understanding of CSR at the micro level of the firm
  • Discovering areas of collaboration in the development of CSR among participants

Location: Technological University Dublin, Tallaght Campus, Synergy Centre, Old Blessington Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Brief outline of the seminar:

The seminar will start with a light lunch and will consist of a number of sessions as follows:

Mr. Thomas Stone, Principal, Technological University Dublin, Tallaght Campus

The necessity of CSR for companies of the 21st Century: Dr. Konstantina Skritsovali, BAM, joint chair of SIG Sustainable and Responsible Business.

The Challenges of CSR for SMEs: Dr. Lorraine Sweeney, Technological University Dublin, City Campus

Speaker from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation on the development of the National Plan on CSR its development and direction to date: Ms. Deborah Dignam, Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.

Two practitioners from industry

Speaking on their CSR story, within their organisation:

Mr Neil Menzies, CSR Manager, Transdev

Mr. James McManus, CEO, Earth’s Edge

Venue: Synergy Centre, Technological University Dublin, Tallaght Campus, Synergy Centre, Dublin 24.

Website for details and booking:

https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=3528