Guest Lecturer Gives Students Lesson In Responsibility
12 December 2012
Sport and exercise students at the University of Derby learned about the importance of corporate social responsibility (CRS) in the world of sport from one of the best in the business recently.
Dave Connor from Coethica the responsible business company visited Derby on December 4 was part of a lecture tour which has also included Edge Hill University and Liverpool John Moore's University.
Students heard about the reality of CSR within the business spectrum from corporates to pre-start-ups.
They also debated a number of hot topics including:
- What is CSR v sustainability v social enterprise v shared value v traditional business?
- What is driving responsible business forwards?
- The main global guidelines and standards
- Ethical business in sport
- Leadership case studies - the good, the bad and the ugly
- CSR communications - reports, social media and consumer badges
Dan Parnell, lecturer on the BA (Hons) Sport and Exercise Studies degree, said: "The students got a lot out of this visiting lecture from Coethica. Reputation has never been more important in the world of sport and having a good knowledge of CSR will undoubtedly benefit them in their future careers."
David Connor can be found on Twitter at @davidcoethica and also via @Coethica
