Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to consult with stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate corporate social responsibility policy in an organisation.
The unit applies to individuals working in senior roles in diverse contexts who have responsibility for ensuring an organisation is positioned to ensure its long-term viability and success.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify context for corporate social responsibility | 1.1 Qualify and quantify the drivers for corporate social responsibility 1.2 Identify current benefits of, and barriers to, corporate social responsibility for organisation 1.3 Analyse legislation, regulation, standards and organisational policy affecting corporate social responsibility 1.4 Identify future opportunities for socially responsible practices |
2. Establish corporate social responsibility policy | 2.1 Identify key stakeholders for organisational corporate social responsibility 2.2 Engage with stakeholders to develop corporate social responsibility objectives and policy 2.3 Develop change management provisions for corporate social responsibility strategy 2.4 Draft and incorporate social responsibility strategy into required organisational systems, procedures and processes 2.5 Prepare and distribute documentation regarding corporate social responsibility strategy |
3. Monitor and evaluate corporate social responsibility | 3.1 Conduct review of corporate social responsibility integration with relevant people 3.2 Evaluate corporate social responsibility against organisational sustainability objectives 3.3 Recommend improvements to corporate social responsibility policy and practices |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:
establish, monitor and evaluate corporate social responsibility for two areas or opportunities.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
consult and communicate with relevant stakeholders to develop CSR objectives and policy that align to organisational goals
negotiate with stakeholders to integrate corporate social responsibility practices into policies and procedures.
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:
key provisions of legislation, covenants, standards and codes of practice relating to Australian and international standards relating to CSR
internal and external sources of information relevant to the CSR framework including:
legislation, regulation, standard and codes of practice
organisational objectives, culture and current policies and practices
elements of a CSR strategy including:
organisational goals, drivers and expected benefits
opportunities and barriers to CSR implementation and operation
relevant stakeholders
emerging approaches and best practice in CSR relevant to organisational context and industry
change management techniques
procedures for maximising engagement in CSR, including strategies and techniques for:
consultation
generating ideas and options
communicating information
addressing barriers and resolving problems.
Assessment Conditions
Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.
This includes access to:
corporate social sustainability legislation, regulations, standards and codes
organisational documentation on sustainability including corporate social responsibility.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Foundation Skills
Numeracy | Interprets, analyses and presents numeric and financial information |
Oral communication | Uses specialised vocabulary and features appropriate to context to discuss and confirm requirements |
Reading | Sources, analyses and interprets textual information in the context of complex organisational strategy and compliance requirements |
Writing | Prepares reports and workplace documentation that communicate strategy and related information to suit audience and context |
Teamwork | Uses inclusive and collaborative techniques to cooperate and consult with others to identify options to support policy objectives |
Planning and organising | Develops plans to implement organisation-wide strategies Monitors processes, evaluates performance against agreed benchmarks and recommends improvements to ensure compliance with organisation, statutory and legal requirements |
Problem solving | Recognises, understands and applies legislation, regulation and organisational policies and procedures relevant to strategy |
Sectors
Business Competence – Sustainability