Interested in a simple Skills Scan and Learning Progress Tracker tool for the Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner standard?
Knowledge
K1: Principles of project management and a range of project planning tools.
K2: Principles of change management and culture management.
K3: Potential CR&S data sources including organisational, sectoral and stakeholder.
K4: The types of metrics and insight evidence that help inform CR&S issues.
K5: How the positioning of the CR&S function within organisational and governance structures can impact CR&S performance.
K6: Techniques to identify/evaluate the internal and external range of potential CR&S partners.
K7: Techniques for managing and influencing stakeholder relationships.
K8: Principles of negotiating a CR&S project with an internal and/or external partner.
K9: Different forms of communication (written, verbal, electronic) and how to tailor the solution to the circumstances.
K10: Techniques for reporting on CR&S delivery against objectives.
K11: Principles for developing a strategy that manages the social, environmental and ethical risks and opportunities of an organisation.
K12: Techniques that recognise and utilise the comparative strengths and weaknesses across teams and across the organisation.
K13: Techniques to motivate individuals to work together to meet CR&S requirements.
K14: The principles of data management including how to manipulate and store data needed for CR&S projects.
K15: Techniques that compare a range of qualitative and quantitative data on CR&S performance.
K16: Factors that contribute to successful CR&S event management.
K17: The principles of CR&S fundraising.
K18: Quality assurance techniques for monitoring the delivery of CR&S work.
K19: The importance & impact of the sector specific factors (the legislation, guidance and best practice) when developing a CR&S strategy.
K20: The principles of risk management including conducting and reviewing risks affecting a CR&S strategy. (for example safeguarding risk).
K21: Horizon scanning techniques for keeping up to date with the CR&S landscape (including evolving best practice and what other organisations are doing).
K22: Principles of CR&S related budget management.
K23: The different ways in which people learn and how this links to embedding CR&S ethos.
K24: How responsible corporate approaches bring mutually compatible organisation and societal benefits.
K25: The range of sustainable practices available to any organisation including in-house practices, partner policies, and outputs.
K26: How CR&S delivery is impacted by the environment, social and governance agendas affecting industry.
K27: How CR&S Strategy influences talent management, reputation and branding.
Skills
S1: Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
S2: Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
S3: Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
S4: Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
S5: Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
S6: Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
S7: Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
S8: Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
S9: Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
S10: Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
S11: Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
S12: Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
S13: Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
S14: Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
S15: Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
S16: Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
S17: Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
S18: Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
S19: Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
S20: Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
S21: Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
S22: Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.
Behaviours
B1: Actively champion the CR&S agenda/ethos.
B2: Committed to developing self and others in ways that support CR&S engagement.
B3: Works within own level of authority, seeking support when needed.
B4: Takes the lead in helping others to achieve CR&S results. (within limits of own role).
B5: Seeks innovative ways to add value to CR&S issues while remaining objective.
B6: Stand by difficult CR&S decisions and hold your team/organisation to account.
B7: Ethical and non-judgmental
Duty 1
DUTY: Own and deliver initiatives and campaigns that contribute to the Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CR&S) strategy.
K1
K2
K6
K8
K9
K11
K16
K20
S1
S2
S3
S6
S7
S8
S10
S14
S17
B1
B2
B4
B5
B6
B7
Duty 2
DUTY: Identify and build internal relationships in order to foster buy-in to existing and future CR&S initiatives with the aim of integrating ethical policies and behaviour into everyday business practices.
K5
K6
K7
K9
K12
K13
K21
S4
S5
S7
S8
S11
B1
B2
B5
B6
B7
Duty 3
DUTY: Act as a business contact by actively engaging with community organisations (charities etc.) in order to drive social and environmental impact.
K6
K7
K8
K9
K12
K13
K21
S5
S6
S7
S11
B1
B5
B6
B7
Duty 4
DUTY: Contribute to regular communications to promote initiatives and update colleagues across the business on CR&S best practice.
K2
K4
K6
K7
K9
K10
K23
S2
S7
S8
S9
S20
B1
B3
B5
Duty 5
DUTY: Contribute to the development of the business’ CR&S strategy. Work with colleagues to devise a strategy that builds on the business’ existing social and environmental impact.
K2
K5
K10
K11
K19
K20
K23
K24
K25
K26
K27
S2
S4
S9
S10
S16
S17
B1
B3
B5
B6
B7
Duty 6
DUTY: Collect and input CR&S data from across the business in order to contribute said data to industry and mandatory reporting requirements e.g. Modern Slavery Act, Gender Pay Gap etc.
K3
K4
K10
K14
K15
S9
S12
S13
S22
Duty 7
DUTY: Help organise CR&S events that engage internal and external stakeholders by owning the administrative and logistical aspects.
K1
K2
K5
K6
K7
K8
K12
K13
K16
K20
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S11
S14
S17
S22
B1
B3
B5
B7
Duty 8
DUTY: Quality-assure internal and external projects and campaigns, both in the UK and where applicable in other countries, to ensure that CR&S activities are compliant with regulatory standards.
K1
K4
K18
K20
K26
S1
S6
S15
S16
S17
B2
B4
B5
B6
B7
Duty 9
DUTY: Identify relevant social and environmental risks to the business and escalate internal and external stakeholders accordingly. Recognise risks to own organisation’s corporate reputation, whether through action or inaction, recommending actions to remedy the issue.
K2
K3
K10
K11
K15
K20
K21
K22
K26
S2
S9
S10
S12
S13
S17
S18
B3
B6
B7
Duty 10
DUTY: Keep abreast of developments to ensure the business is aware of current and future opportunities and challenges in relation to social & environmental issues by representing the business at CR&S events and conferences.
K6
K7
K9
K21
K22
K26
S5
S7
S8
S17
S18
B2
B3
B5
B6
Duty 11
DUTY: Monitor spend on CR&S activity in order to achieve targets within spend. Escalate budgetary risks to senior leaders.
K3
K4
K8
K10
K14
K15
K20
S3
S6
S9
S12
S13
S17
S20
S22
B3
B4
B6
Duty 12
DUTY: Help to ensure that all colleagues, where appropriate, are trained on the practical application and integration of CR&S to their daily duties.
K2
K5
K6
K7
K12
K13
K21
K23
S4
S5
S8
S11
S20
B1
B5
Duty 13
DUTY: Contribute towards the business submitting to industry/topic-specific rankings and relevant memberships to third-party accreditations which measure the social and environmental impact of the business; examples include but not limited to Business In The Community (BITC) Responsible Business Tracker, United Nations (UN) Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), Social Mobility Employer Index, Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, GivX.
K3
K4
K9
K10
K15
K21
K22
S3
S7
S9
S12
S13
S18
B1
B3
B4
B6
B7
Duty 14
DUTY: Contribute CR&S information and news towards internal and external communication channels such as internal newsletters or social media posts.
K4
K7
K9
K10
K22
K23
S5
S6
S7
S9
S18
B1
B3
B6
B7
Duty 15
DUTY: Contribute to fundraising activity that enables internal and/or external CR&S projects.
