Certificate in CSR at Leeds School of Business

Exec Ed Program Supports a Holistic Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility

March 15, 2021

Amber Ledgerwood , who completed CESR’s Certificate in CSR (CCSR) , has a great job at a company she respects. At the beginning of 2019, she was working at sales at SES , a satellite communications company providing critical connectivity to customers around the globe. She started there working with...

NICC Case Competition 2021 Winning Team

Case Competition Winners Deliver Equitable Vaccine Distribution Answers for Colorado Governments

March 15, 2021

Teams from DU take first and second place in the 2021 Net Impact Case Competition hosted by Leeds MBA students. Now in its 20th year, the Net Impact Case Competition (NICC) is the longest running graduate student competition exploring the balance between ethics and finance in business. NICC gives graduate...

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Tips and Tricks for Virtual Networking

March 1, 2021

This year of learning and working from home has taught us all new ways of connecting. While adjusting to the virtual environment has been challenging, it has also presented new opportunities for building our networks. Below are some tips and tricks from industry leaders and Leeds experts for building a...

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How to Win a Case Competition

Feb. 15, 2021

Case competitions like CESR’s Business Ethics Case Competition (BECC) , and pitch competitions like New Venture Challenge (NVC) , are an important part of Leeds. They put your skills to the test, allow you to dive into a topic, and build your network. In addition, since many job interviews include...

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Collaboration is Good Business

Feb. 1, 2021

Collaboration is good for business. Cross-functional teams allow people to share best practices, problem solve from different points of view, and understand the larger context and potential impacts of their actions on the company as a whole. It also allows each team member to focus on their strengths, knowing that...

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Announcing CESR’s Spring 2021 Programs

Jan. 18, 2021

Welcome back to spring semester everyone. We, at CESR, are excited about the coming months and are planning a full suite of events designed around social and environmental impact work. You may be familiar with some of our event formats from the fall such as the Find Your Path panels...

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Magnifying Impact Work During the Pandemic

Jan. 6, 2021

Leeds’ Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility turned a challenge presented by COVID-19 into a mentorship opportunity for up-and-coming social responsibility professionals. Each fall, the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility (CESR) offers a comprehensive day-long consulting skills workshop for the Leeds Social Impact Consultants (LSIC), an MBA student club...

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How to Land an Internship

Dec. 14, 2020

As we wrap up 2020 and head into the New Year students and businesses are looking ahead to summer internships and projects. For many businesses spring semester is a critical time to make plans and Leeds students who want to work in smaller, local or fast moving industries have many...

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Sustainability Consulting Skills Honed Through Workshops and Clubs

Nov. 30, 2020

At the Leeds School of Business students have many opportunities to apply knowledge to real-world problems, and to build their professional networks. Sustainability consulting is one area of particular interest to the students CESR interacts with, and there are a number of student consulting clubs which focus on experiential learning...

The Social Responsibility and Ethics (SRE) Certificate turns 10

The Social Responsibility and Ethics (SRE) Certificate turns 10!

Nov. 16, 2020

This year is the tenth anniversary of the Leeds School of Business Social Responsibility and Ethics (SRE) Certificate offered by the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility (CESR) . The SRE Certificate is available to undergraduate business students who seek to distinguish themselves in the field of socially responsible business,...

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