ESSEC EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Building value that last: How to manage the transition to integrative corporate social responsibility

What to expect from this masterclass:
Companies are increasingly pledging to redefine their purpose and business models to integrate social and environmental issues in their core strategies, processes and practices. However, this commitment often falls short and remains an empty promise. So, what steps can companies take to effectively manage the transition toward corporate social responsibility?

Engaging in corporate social responsibility can present challenges, and tensions, but effectively managing these challenges can provide opportunities for innovation, change and competitive advantage.

In this masterclass, Prof. Tommaso Ramus will discuss the essential steps companies should take to integrate social and environmental concerns and build lasting value. Through various examples, he will address how companies can recognize and overcome organizational bottlenecks that may hinder their efforts to integrate social and environmental concerns into their core strategy and operations.

Save the date!
Thursday, June 15th, 2023 - 6pm at the ESSEC Executive Education Campus (CNIT, La Défense - Paris)

This masterclass will be followed by a networking cocktail.

About the speaker:
Tommaso Ramus has been an associate professor at ESSEC since 2022. He has over a decade of experience teaching courses on strategic corporate social responsibility, business ethics and social innovation at different levels and in various countries. His research focuses on how business organizations can recombine social value creation and wealth generation and turn the tensions that arise from these divergent goals, and associated practices, into opportunities for creativity and innovation. His work has been published in leading peer reviewed scientific journals. Additionally, Tommaso has consultancy experience working on projects related to organizational reconfiguration, organizational change and ethical leadership. Before joining ESSEC, Tommaso was Associate Professor at Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal.