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About the Course

If you’ve heard the terms stakeholder capitalism, or sustainability, or ESG, corporate social responsibility, CSR, conscious capitalism, sustainable development goals, shared value, corporate citizenship, or purpose-driven company but don’t know exactly what they mean—or don’t know how to make these ideas come to life—then this course is for you. Every business model and every operating decision has stakeholder trade-offs embedded in it. Profits to the bottom line are not always compatible with the interests of the stakeholders that surround the corporation. Based on Professor Sarah Kaplan’s award-winning course at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and her book "The 360º Corporation: From Stakeholder Trade-offs to Transformation," this course is designed to help you analyze these trade-offs (Mode 1) and learn how to address them either by rethinking them (Mode 2), innovating around them (Mode 3), or thriving within them (Mode 4). The 360° Corporation is an organization that can productively and effectively manage trade-offs. By taking this course, you will be joining a community of executives around the world who are looking to transform their organizations to meet the needs of the 21st century. The COVID-19 pandemic has gotten us all to rethink our careers and focus on how to make our work as meaningful and rewarding as possible. This course will aid you on that journey by helping you connect social responsibility to your own decisions. And, it will help you reexamine the role of business in society. This is not just a course for people with “social responsibility” in their job title. While it will be useful for anyone whose role is to spread sustainability, gender and racial equity, social responsibility and other stakeholder strategies throughout their organizations, the course is equally important for every executive and line manager because everything you do matters for the social and environmental impact of your products, services and organizations. We’ll also discuss the impact on corporate governance and the roles of corporate directors and institutional investors in leading change. This course offers signposts to leaders who want to spearhead the 360° Revolution. With detailed case studies, useful frameworks and handy action steps, the course will show you that companies can develop explicit and coherent plans for addressing the tensions created by stakeholder trade-offs and pursue corporate purpose. Enroll today to become a 360º Leader! [This course was developed with support from the University of Toronto and from the Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship at the Rotman School of Management.]...

Top reviews

RH

Jun 15, 2022

Really enjoyed the course - the content, the flow and the practical suggestions made the course interesting and applicable. A great foundation upon which to build further knowledge.

WT

Aug 9, 2022

I am completely new to all the concepts covered in this course and I found it very informative, engaging and easy to understand and digest.

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By Tamene K W

Sep 23, 2021

I loved the course because it equipped with sound theoretical knowledge and practical skills pertaining corporate social responsibilities.

By Deborah R

Dec 28, 2021

enjoyed class -- would love to see a follow up class -- intermediate/advanced level

By Mariana B P

Sep 19, 2021

Very informative and brings a lot of insights.

By Andy R

Jan 27, 2023

Professor Sarah Kaplan provide a clear understanding towards business roles and how it should operate to tackle the challenge of the greater good. She makes the concept of various terms simple to understand and provide insight on how to think about them. This course is suitable for all who want to better understand the concept of Corporate Social Reponsibility. However, the content provide is not yet detailed enough for someone who is already working in a role and want to learn more 'tools' for their work execution (stakeholder analysis, engagement etc, materiality and prioritization, etc).

By Luiz C d M

Sep 11, 2021

Great course for those who want to know in detail the positioning of stakeholder-oriented businesses, or for those who want to refresh their knowledge on corporate social responsibility and sustainability, adding an innovative vision that includes purpose, ESG and transformative leadership. I highly recommend it!

By Kateryna K

Mar 27, 2023

Thank you to Sarah Kaplan & Coursera for the course 🧶The 360º Corporation: Tools for Achieving Corporate Purpose by the University of Toronto. We learned how all business models create trade-offs that impact stakeholders, and why it is urgent to address environmental and social challenges.

By Ben F

Oct 11, 2022

First time on Coursera and first time learning about ESG. Many other courses I looked at were about ESG vs Investment, but this was a good, rounded intro to creating impact FOR companies, not profiting from them (I assuem that's the outcome of the other courses)

By Regina V

Jan 26, 2023

The course gave me a good insight into the real meaning of CSR . The examples of various companies and their efforts to contribute to the society, their transformative experiences, were for me, learnable moments. Thank you for the course.

By Angela C

Aug 15, 2021

Excellent content by Professor Kaplan - great research and support materials. This is very relevant and necessary training in Leadership and Purpose led strategy. Want more of this type of content. I look forward to learning more.

By Rowena H

Jun 16, 2022

Really enjoyed the course - the content, the flow and the practical suggestions made the course interesting and applicable. A great foundation upon which to build further knowledge.

By Weronika T

Aug 10, 2022

I am completely new to all the concepts covered in this course and I found it very informative, engaging and easy to understand and digest.

By Erica M

Jan 4, 2023

Sarah has made the course extremely memorable and easy to understand. I would love to take more courses done by her.

By Debabrata D

Dec 30, 2022

I enjoyed this course, and I can easily corelate the subject matter with my practical work. In one word ..Excellent

By Channagiri J

Sep 6, 2021

The course is timely and Prof. Sarah Kaplan has done an incredible job highlighting the challenges of ESG.

By Kelly B

Jul 6, 2022

Interesting, though-provoking ideas

By Melissa Y

Oct 23, 2022

Great content provided ,

By Tiago P d M

Jan 27, 2023

Excellent course!