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The Diploma is Social Responsibility & Sustainability is the longest standing and most respected program in Canada and recognized world-wide.

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Graduates say this program is “Transformative” and “Inspiring”

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Apply Social Responsibility, Sustainability & ESG to Your Work through a Capstone Project

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Grads leave this program feeling confident and skilled for their career in this field and a whopping 70% are PROMOTED or TRANSITION to to their dream job during the program or within 1 year of graduation.

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Take your Career in Sustainability, ESG, Social Purpose & CSR to the next level

  • Gain hands-on, practical experience through your ESG/Sustainability/Social Impact Capstone Project.
  • Benefit from a 1:1, 12 month Mentorship with a uniquely matched Practitioner & Thought Leader in ESG, Sustainability, & Social Responsibility.
  • Learn through a Blended, 11 day In-Person and 29 day (equivalent) On-line discussions, lectures & group cases  with ESG, Sustainability, Social Impact Practitioners and Thought Leaders.
  • Become part of a prestigious international changemaker community; more than 20 years in the making.
  • Work while you learn over a 16-month program; while making an impact with ongoing support of peers and practitioners. Fit this program into your schedule by taking up to 3 years to complete it.
  • Receive a recognized, professional, Post-Graduate University Credential with nominal letters (Dipl.SR&S) from a University with “Social Purpose” at its core.

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Alumni Testimonial, Paul McQueen (Class 2023), VP Wealth Management, Libro Credit Union
Alumni Testimonial, Suzanne Pragg (Class 2023), Bus. Development & Donor Stewardship, Habitat for Humanity
Alumni Testimonial, Marley MacDonald (Class 2023), Director, Responsibility & Sustainability, Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
Alumni Testimonial, Trish Tervit (Class 2022), Principal Owner, Tervit Communications

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Is Your Purpose and Passion Aligned for a Better Planet?

Education can open our eyes to a range of possibilities that were once beyond our reach. – Loujain Kurdi

Certain events in our life can change how we see the world. Education can spark that change and open our eyes to a range of possibilities that once seemed beyond our reach. The Graduate Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability at UofT is one of those life changing events. Participants enter this program to pursue their passion, activate their purpose and open their eyes to a new way of seeing or being.

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Business Case for Certificate in CSR/Sustainability, University of St. Michael’s College

We recently asked our graduates: "What impact has the Graduate Certificate in CSR/Sustainability had on your career and your company's challenges and opportunities?"

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ESG, Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility are common terms in this field: ESG is a subset of the field of Social Responsibility and Sustainability.  ESG focuses on the “financially material” Environmental, Social and Governance issues that impact an organization.  It focuses on the financial impact these external factors have on a company.  Social Responsibility and Sustainability focus on both how external factors “financially” impact a company and how a company might impact the Environment, Social and Economic systems of the world around it.  In Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Social Purpose is at the core of the strategy.

Other terms include: Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Citizenship, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Innovation, Social Purpose and Social Innovation. Community Investment is a field within Social Responsibility and Sustainability.

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