Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership

Designed for lawyers, professional service providers, CSR practitioners, business professionals and graduate students from all industry backgrounds, this intensive two-day Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Course will explore the myriad dimensions of corporate citizenship.

The course will provide participants with a robust understanding of the law surrounding CSR and introduce them to a range of practical instruments and mechanisms available to help navigate this challenging terrain.

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Course Goals & Objectives

Understanding CSR developments in the US and abroad, with a focus on Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals, Investment in Africa, and Business and Human Rights

Understanding international CSR guidelines, initiatives and mechanisms, including the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and developing skills in the areas of human rights policies, human rights due diligence and remedies in cases of adverse impacts of business activity

Defining, shaping and advancing successful CSR strategies for different industries and regions, and learning specific tools for implementing CSR initiatives within companies and law firms

Adopting a shared understanding of the important role that the corporate sector can play to achieve a sustainable future

Course faculty include:

John R. Cashin
Previous General Counsel for the General Insurance division of Zurich Insurance Group
Professor Martin S. Flaherty
Leitner Family Professor of Law, Co-Founding Director, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School
Professor Paolo Galizzi
Course Director, Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School
Andy Hinton
Vice President, Global Ethics and Compliance, Google Inc.
Professor Joey Lee
Asia Law and Justice Fellow, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School
James Leitner
President, Falcon Management Corporation
Gerald Manwah
Managing Director, Global Head of Compliance Frameworks, Policy and Training
Professor Gay McDougall
Scholar-In-Residence, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School
Dirk Muench
Managing Director and co-founder of Persistent Energy Capital (PEC)
Catherine X. Pan-Giordano
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Emily Smith Ewing
Course Executive Director, Senior Fellow in Corporate Social Responsibility, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School
Melanie Steiner
Chief Risk Officer, PVH Corp.
Kristen B. Sullivan
Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Elisabeth Wickeri
Executive Director, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law.
Ursula Wynhoven
General Counsel, United Nations Global Compact
Llyod Kevin Lipsett
Advisor, Shift Project
Jenny Robertson
Director — Sustainability, AT&T
Meeta Anand
Associate Director of Business Development, White & Case LLP
Adam M. Kanzer
Managing Director, Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy, Domini Social Investments
Edward P. O’Keefe
Member, Moore & Van Allen PLLC
Sarah Feingold
Counsel, Etsy, Inc.
Anna Kirkpatrick
Senior Knowledge Lawyer, Clifford Chance LLP
Carole Basri
Adjunct Professor, Corporate Compliance Advisor for the Fordham Corporate Compliance Program, Fordham Law School; visiting professor at Peking University School of Transnational Law
Anthony Ewing
Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School; Senior Advisor, Logos Consulting Group
Professor Bruce Green
Louis Stein Chair of Law; Director of the Stein Center for Law and Ethics
Michael R. Littenberg
Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Michael G. Mahoney
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Chief EHS Compliance Counsel, Pfizer Inc.
Justice Jacqueline W. Silbermann
Of Counsel
Jeffrey A. Smith
Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Christopher Aidun
Managing Partner, Persistent Energy Partners LLC
Deborah Enix-Ross
Chair, ABA Center for Human Rights, Litigation Practice Group Manager, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Professor Sean Griffith
T.J. Maloney Chair in Business Law; Director, Fordham Corporate Law Center
Eric Grossman
Chief Legal Officer, Morgan Stanley
Mark Stehr Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP

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Advancing Corporate Social Responsibility:
Challenges and Prospects for Companies and Law Firms

Around the world and across industries, the subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining unprecedented attention both for the business sector and the legal profession. Reports of the negative social and environmental impact of products, services and operations of companies and their supply chains reach the press on a regular basis, and consumers, shareholders and civil society are increasingly demanding greater accountability for corporate activity.

At the same time, many companies and law firms already engaging with CSR practices are reporting improved company performance at many levels from enhanced reputations and stronger brands, to happier, healthier, and more productive work forces, to lower costs from reduced carbon emissions and other environmental measures. Responsible business has tremendous potential for companies and stakeholders alike.

Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Course

May 4th & 5th, 2017, Manhattan, New York

Course Goals & Objectives

Course faculty include:

John R. Cashin

Previous General Counsel for the General Insurance division of Zurich Insurance Group

Professor Martin S. Flaherty

Leitner Family Professor of Law, Co-Founding Director, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School

Professor Paolo Galizzi

Course Director, Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School

Andy Hinton

Vice President, Global Ethics and Compliance, Google Inc.

Professor Joey Lee

Asia Law and Justice Fellow, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School

James Leitner

President, Falcon Management Corporation

Gerald Manwah

Managing Director, Global Head of Compliance Frameworks, Policy and Training

Professor Gay McDougall

Scholar-In-Residence, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School

Dirk Muench

Managing Director and co-founder of Persistent Energy Capital (PEC)

Catherine X. Pan-Giordano

Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Emily Smith Ewing

Course Executive Director, Senior Fellow in Corporate Social Responsibility, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School

Melanie Steiner

Chief Risk Officer, PVH Corp.

Kristen B. Sullivan

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Elisabeth Wickeri

Executive Director, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law.

Ursula Wynhoven

General Counsel, United Nations Global Compact

Llyod Kevin Lipsett

Advisor, Shift Project

Jenny Robertson

Director — Sustainability, AT&T

Meeta Anand

Associate Director of Business Development, White & Case LLP

Adam M. Kanzer

Managing Director, Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy, Domini Social Investments

Edward P. O’Keefe

Member, Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Sarah Feingold

Counsel, Etsy, Inc.

Anna Kirkpatrick

Senior Knowledge Lawyer, Clifford Chance LLP

Carole Basri

Adjunct Professor, Corporate Compliance Advisor for the Fordham Corporate Compliance Program, Fordham Law School; visiting professor at Peking University School of Transnational Law

Anthony Ewing

Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School; Senior Advisor, Logos Consulting Group

Professor Bruce Green

Louis Stein Chair of Law; Director of the Stein Center for Law and Ethics

Michael R. Littenberg

Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Michael G. Mahoney

Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Chief EHS Compliance Counsel, Pfizer Inc.

Justice Jacqueline W. Silbermann

Of Counsel

Jeffrey A. Smith

Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP

Christopher Aidun

Managing Partner, Persistent Energy Partners LLC

Deborah Enix-Ross

Chair, ABA Center for Human Rights, Litigation Practice Group Manager, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Professor Sean Griffith

T.J. Maloney Chair in Business Law; Director, Fordham Corporate Law Center

Eric Grossman

Chief Legal Officer, Morgan Stanley

Mark Stehr Partner

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Advancing Corporate Social Responsibility: Challenges and Prospects for Companies and Law Firms

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Advancing Corporate Social Responsibility:
Challenges and Prospects for Companies and Law Firms