New York, NY (August 29, 2016) – Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership and Governance & Accountability Institute are partnering to offer the Fall 2016 CSR Certificate Program. The two-day sessions will be held on September 28 and 29 at the campus of the Business School of Rutgers University in downtown Newark, New Jersey.
Early bird pricing is in effect through August 31, 2016. To register for the course, go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csr-certificate-program-sept-28-29-tickets-26809141865
The Program Offering 
The September program will feature two tracks for participants: (1) the Corporate CSR Executive Track, and, (2) the Nonprofit and Philanthropy CSR Track. Plenary sessions and keynote speakers will bring participants in the two tracks together for group sessions during the two-days. Topics include:

• “The Ethics of CSR”
• “Industry-Specific Metrics and Measurements”;
• “CSR Trends — Locally, Nationally, Global”;
• “CSR Through the Investor Lens”;
• “Materiality – Identify & Focus on Strategic ESG Issues”.

The two-day, “deep dive” into CSR and related fields of philanthropy including corporate foundation work, corporate sustainability, risk management, and ethics. The partnering organizations notes: “Executives in both for-profit and not-for-profit fields and their teams need to develop the skill sets, networks, and ever-increasing expertise to achieve their CSR goals, and deliver value to their organization. This certificate program will be presented over two-days with an outstanding faculty of speakers who are experts in their fields.”
Confirmed faculty and guest presenters include:

• Erika Karp, CEO of Cornerstone Capital Group (formerly head of research for UBS);
• Mary O’Malley, Vice President of Corporate Governance, Prudential Financial, Inc;
• Ellen Lambert, President of PSEG Foundation and Chief Diversity Officer;
• Wanda Lopuch, Chair of the Board at The Global Sourcing Council (GSC);
• Georg Kell, Founding Director of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and now Vice Chairman, Arabesque Partners.

Location
The two-day course will be held at 15 Washington Place, in Newark New Jersey, easily reached by train from Newark’s Penn Station (with frequent service from New York City and Philadelphia). The business school urban campus is convenient to Newark International Airport, and numerous nearby hotels. Participants will have Wi-Fi access. Refreshments and food will be supplied throughout the course.
Early bird pricing is in effect through August 31, 2016. To register for the course, go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csr-certificate-program-sept-28-29-tickets-26809141865
 
ABOUT GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY INSTITUTE, INC. 

Governance & Accountability Institute is a New York City-based research, consulting and educational services company working with corporate sector and investment community clients. Typical engagements include preparation of sustainability, CSR and citizenship reports; peer benchmarking; customized ESG research (environmental, social and governance performance); investor relations; corporate communications; and third party engagements. The company is the exclusive Data Partner for the Global Reporting Initiative (GI) for the USA, UK and the Republic of Ireland.
 
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
The Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership works with the business sector, the public sector, not-for-profits and other organizations in the social sector, and within Rutgers University, to provide leaders and future leaders with education and training, and critical thinking tools, needed to make ethical decisions. Program offerings include Ethical Leadership Conferences; Cultural and Ethnic Arts Executive Leadership; Collaborative Action Newark; Speakers Series; and certificate programs in a number of areas, including most recently, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The Institute’s mission is to strengthen ethical leadership to enhance civil society. Judy Young, MBA, is the Executive Director of the Institute.
For more information, contact:
Louis D. Coppola, Executive Vice President, Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
Tel 646.430.8230 ext 14, Email lcoppola@ga-institute.com
Web www.ga-institute.com
Jessica Johnson, Senior Program Coordinator, Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership
Tel 973.353.1135, Email jjohnson@business.rutgers.edu
Web www.business.rutgers.edu/iel