Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies to Create Business and Social Value

The information below is based on the program offered in 2009, and does not reflect potential changes to faculty and course content for the 2010 course.

Who Is Right for the Program

This program is designed for senior executives who direct CSR programs or oversee departments such as public affairs, philanthropy, environmental health and safety, or community affairs. Senior officers with profit-and-loss responsibilities related to CSR also will benefit from attending. Participants represent a variety of industries and organizations of all sizes. Given the program's corporate perspective, a limited number of senior nonprofit executives who supervise large-scale strategic corporate partnerships will be considered for admission, ideally as part of a corporate nonprofit team. Typical participant titles may include, but are not limited to:

This program is not targeted to management support organizations or consulting firms.

  • CEO/Executive director
  • Senior vice president
  • Vice president of corporate and community relations
  • Vice president of corporate social responsibility
  • Vice president of development
  • Vice president of environmental health and safety
  • Director of corporate social responsibility
  • Director of corporate/community relations

Visit the admissions section for details about our application process.

Past Participants Represented:

Industries Nationalities
2% Chem/Pharm/Bio 5% Africa
3% Communications 6% Asia
14% Consumer Products 2% Australia/NZ
14% Financial 27% Europe
1% High Technology 14% Latin America
10% Manufacturing 2% Middle East
10% Nonprofit Services 42% North America
4% Other 2% Other
6% Other Services
8% Professional Services
12% Raw Materials/Energy
3% Real Estate/Construction
3% Retail Services
10% Utilities/Telecommunications

"Corporate social responsibility is my area of expertise, so I was interested to hear the different perspectives of other professionals from developed as well as developing countries. Besides benefiting from the Harvard Business School learning experience, which is known for its pedagogy and faculty, I found the case method approach very useful. The case discussions, in particular, yielded great insight, as they helped me view my company's work through the program frameworks."
Pearl Tiwari [Vice President-CSR], Ambuja Cements Limited, India