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For businesses to take the initiative in addressing social injustice, leaders need to acknowledge that their role in responding to these challenges is not only critical, but urgent.
The Business and Social Justice: A Force for Social Change online short course from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) unpacks the huge potential of businesses to be powerful agents for social justice and positive social change. Over eight weeks, you’ll learn how to leverage your leadership position to drive positive transformation through your organisation. You’ll also explore new business approaches to social justice and intentional social impact interventions and create a Personal Action Plan that goes beyond diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Viewing your role through the lens of social justice, you’ll reimagine ways for your organisation to become a catalyst for positive social impact.
This is your opportunity to unleash your potential for extraordinary impact. By completing a course with CISL, you'll develop the skills, confidence, and network to lead change in your sector, organisation and sphere of influence to make significant contributions to society. Extraordinary change happens when passionate and inspired individuals share a common purpose to drive meaningful impact for the collective good.
This online short course is designed for professionals looking to champion social justice within their business and drive positive social change. Business owners, managers and leaders focused on sustainability, diversity, inclusion and culture will learn how to pursue projects, drive strategic cultural improvements and better the ways in which their organisation perceives and approaches issues around social justice. Both experienced and young leaders who want to create an impact and proactively respond to social justice challenges will benefit from the course material. Those from marginalised groups, such as women and people of colour, will find particular value in exploring themes that go beyond corporate social responsibility (CSR) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
This course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 65 hours of learning.
Note: Should students wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is on them. The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
Learn to lead your organisation forward by addressing and rectifying social injustices as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course.
Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1: Why social justice is critical for business
Module 2: Recognition and inclusive decision-making
Module 3: Just distribution of costs and benefits
Module 4: Social justice across time and space
Module 5: New business approach to social justice
Module 6: Networking and leadership for positive social impact
Module 7: Personal Action Plan for transformational social change
Module 8: Optimising your influence and impact
Discover your role in addressing social justice challenges and earn an official digital certificate of completion from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
The number of employees who say racial justice and equality issues should be on corporate agendas.
Forbes (Jun, 2021).
The speculated amount that Nike is allocating to support social justice and education initiatives over the next four years.
Brand Finance (Jan, 2021).
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