"Very well structured program that systematically works through the key phases of stakeholder engagement with practical examples."
Lucy Roberts, Group Manager, Sustainable Development, Xstrata Coal
"In drawing on the skills, experiences and insights of a diverse group, the course demonstrated practical tools to engage stakeholders in our every day challenges."
Noel Gately, Community Engagement Manager, Urban Revitalisation, VicUrban
"The Communicating CSR workshop provided many practical examples of effectively communicating CSR initiatives, and particularly the importance of engaging employees and key stakeholders to act as CSR champions."
Wendy Kessler, VP Public Relations & Communications, Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific
Marnie Keith, National Manager – Clients and Markets, Clayton Utz
"A fantastic two days. I now have the tools and knowledge to confidently address the challenges associated with delivering a balanced sustainability report."
Peter Grant, Team Leader, Procurement, Environment and Governance Section, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FAHCSIA)
"The learnings from the GRI workshop have been very useful for my planning and preparation of our 09/10 Sustainability Report."
Michael Roberts, Manager Sustainability, Credit Union of Australia (CUA)
"The workshop was adequately paced, excellent quality of materials and presented by experts in the field."
Craig Trimble, Audit Manger, Queensland Audit Office
"Thoroughly enjoyed learning about the connections of the various standards and guidelines. I’m inspired about using the information in developing our next steps."
Inge van der Poel, Manager Sustainability, Western Power
"Very relevant and informative workshop that provided a great overview of CSR and its application within your business."
Rob McPhee, Senior Community Relations Advisor, Woodside Energy Ltd
Jill Grant, Manager, Sustainability Policy, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
"Fascinating insight into the current perspective on CSR from the central players that can change the parameters."
Meg Hamiliton, Corporate Relations Manager, Plan International Australia
"A very beneficial workshop, which provides tools than can be immediately employed to further the understanding of and business case for sustainability in every type of organisation."
Bronwyn Neeson, Global Communities Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers
"A great opportunity to get the team focused on the wider implications of CSR throughout the corporation and help stimulate new thinking in an enjoyable way."
Elizabeth Rich, Manager Corporate Social Responsibility, Australia Post
"The course provided valuable information on how we might further evolve our systems for more effective CSR measurement and management."
Craig Richardson, CFO, Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand
Ruth Wright, National Partnerships Manager, Greening Australia
"The workshop enabled me to focus on exactly where we are at with our CSR and assisted me to identify the need to become more strategic in our thinking."
Geoff Manchester, Director and Co-Founder, Intrepid Travel
"The industry case studies and other workshop participant’s opinions and anecdotes were extremely relevant to consolidating workshop messages presented by ACCSR. The workshop far exceeded my expectations!"
Eloise Aschberger, Sustainable Investment Manager, Lend Lease
"As a not-for-profit organisation we consider our training commitments carefully and the Communicating CSR workshop was well worth the investment. Through instruction, discussion and the presentation of some inspirational case studies I picked up additional confidence, material and skills to drive both our internal CSR strategy and support our external relationships with corporate partners who engaged with CSR."
Vanessa Calvert, Corporate Relations Manager, Plan International
"An excellent "how-to" step by step interactive learning experience for people setting up a CSR strategy for their business unit or organisation."
Francesca Hunter, Program Consultant, National Australia Bank Learning
Client Testimonals
"Provided us with a good foundation to build on."
"A great springboard in developing our 2007/08 CR Report. The report helped us understand where we have good disclosure and where we could improve our sustainability reporting."
"Professional, prompt, and understand the space well."
"Appreciated the face-to-face discussion of interim findings prior to draft report and the flexibility in incorporating feedback."
"I would recommend ACCSR to any government, community or commercial organisation."
"Our needs were well understood and appropriate persons assigned."
