- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=CSR Certificate Program - 2 Day Fall Offering by Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership & Governance & Accountability Institute https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/74105?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/74105?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/74105?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=CSR Certificate Program - 2 Day Fall Offering by Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership & Governance & Accountability Institute&body=ESG News from Governance & Accountability Institute https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/74105?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Education](/CSR-News/education) # CSR Certificate Program - 2 Day Fall Offering by Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership & Governance & Accountability Institute Aug 29, 2016 5:15 PM ET ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/GAlogo_solid_vertical_0.jpg) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/rutgers_bschool-logox200px_0.jpg) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/GAlogo_solid_vertical_0.jpg?h=a8a0c2ce) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/rutgers_bschool-logox200px_0.jpg?h=ea639e2b) New York, NY*,* August 29, 2016 /3BL Media/ - 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: ** **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 Financial (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: ** **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 Web [www.ga-institute.com](http://www.ga-institute.com) Jessica Johnson, Senior Program Coordinator, **Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership** Tel 973.353.1135, Email Web [www.business.rutgers.edu/iel](http://www.business.rutgers.edu/iel) [![Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.](/sites/default/files/Clients/GA-Logo-2020_Blue-Final-Vertical.png)](/profiles/governance-accountability-institute-inc) ### More from Governance & Accountability Institute ###### [A Reporting Paradox: Companies Doubling Down on Climate Disclosure Amid Weakening Regulations](/news/reporting-paradox-companies-doubling-down-climate-disclosure-amid-weakening-regulations) Mar 30, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [G&A Institute Issues Quick Reference Guide on Brief on Finalized CSRD and CSDDD Regulations](/news/ga-institute-issues-quick-reference-guide-brief-finalized-csrd-and-csddd-regulations) Mar 27, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [G&A Institute Issues Quick Reference Guide on VSME](/news/ga-institute-issues-quick-reference-guide-vsme) Mar 26, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [The U.S. Climate Reporting Infrastructure Is Being Built: Deadlines, Markets, and Supply Chains Stop Waiting for Action From Washington](/news/us-climate-reporting-infrastructure-being-built-deadlines-markets-and-supply-chains-stop) Mar 24, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [G&A Institute Publishes New Resource Paper: "What Tier 1 Pharma Suppliers Need to Know" About Navigating Customers' Climate and Sustainability Requests](/news/ga-institute-publishes-new-resource-paper-what-tier-1-pharma-suppliers-need-know-about) Mar 4, 2026 12:45 PM ET ###### [The Push & the Pushback: Why the Courts and States Are the New Front Line for Climate Policy](/news/push-pushback-why-courts-and-states-are-new-front-line-climate-policy) Mar 2, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [Courts, Congress, and Statehouses: Where Sustainability Is Quietly Winning](/news/courts-congress-and-statehouses-where-sustainability-quietly-winning) Feb 12, 2026 2:05 PM ET ###### [G&A Institute Issues Resource Paper on U.S. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Laws for Packaging](/news/ga-institute-issues-resource-paper-us-extended-producer-responsibility-epr-laws-packaging) Feb 10, 2026 11:30 AM ET