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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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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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A Season of Transformation for St. Mike’s CSR Program

For close to 20 years, University of St. Michael’s College has been the go-to school in Canada to study Corporate Social Responsibility, an operational philosophy also known by a variety of other labels, including ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), Corporate Citizenship, or Social Purpose and Social Innovation.

Dr. David Sylvester, President with Winners (centre - Alexandra Biron and Sarah Thirnbeck) and Honourable Mentions (Andrea McLeod and Nikki Byrne) of the President's Capstone Project Award

New Diploma in Social Responsibility & Sustainability Recognizes Evolution of Social Impact at the University of St. Michael’s College

A name change, a new award and an enhanced academic designation mark a season of growth and transformation for the Corporate Social Responsibility program at the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto.

USMC Corporate Social Responsibility Program Launches New Award for Capstone Project

TORONTO, Oct. 23 – Four projects demonstrating the impact of business and governments’ Social Responsibility and Sustainability practices on youth mental health, Truth and Reconciliation, municipal CSR engagement, and the real estate sector have earned nominations for the inaugural USMC President’s Capstone Project Award for the Graduate Certificate in CSR/Sustainability.

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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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