East Midlands CSR Summit

On the day we will hear from exemplar, motivational, speakers who will detail how their CSR strategies have generated a range of business benefits for their organisation and how they have built sustainable and impactful relationships with charities and community organisations.

There will also be a range of regional charities exhibiting on the day to help delegates to explore the wide and varied range of support they can provide, to help with your own CSR journey.

AGENDA:

– Welcome to the Summit – Dr Nicola Lynch Head of Business School, University of Derby

– The role of Community Foundations – Rachael Grime, Chief Executive, Foundation Derbyshire.

Detailing how regional community foundations connect philanthropic people with local causes that matter to them.

– CSR in the East Midlands – Barbara Tomasella, University of Derby, Elaine Conway, Loughborough University

An update on what our East Midlands organisations are currently doing in CSR and what the benefits are.

– Business Case Studies from Futures Housing and Ideagen, detailing their approach to CSR, from how and why the organisation places such importance on CSR, the impact that it can have and how you measure this, through to the individual’s own involvement, development and purpose.

– Opportunities to network and visit exhibitors.

– Optional, workshop from University of Derby and Loughborough University: CSR Journeys- Collaborative Partnerships for Sustainable Impact.

During the workshop we will delve into the transformative power of collaboration between businesses and NGOs, as part of the CSR agenda. The event will be organised into 2 sections, with Q&A at the end.