Conversation on Corporate Social Responsibility starts

The Centre for Corporate Responsibility (CCR) of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) has held its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stakeholders workshop under the theme “A Conversation on CSR in Ghana” in Accra.
The CCR was established under a cooperation agreement between the UGBS and the Centre for Cooperation with the Private Sector (CCPS) of the GIZ, South Africa.
Dr. Dan Ofori, Coordinator of the CCR and a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Organisation & HRM of the UGBS, who was the facilitator, affirmed that the Centre’s mission is to create a new generation of business leaders who are knowledgeable and committed to Corporate Social Responsibility by inspiring current and future managers with the passion for responsible corporate leadership.
He explained that the Centre aims to equip managers with the skills and outlook to put sustainability and responsibility at the heart of their operations by integrating Corporate Social Responsibility behaviour within organisations.
Dr. Ofori reiterated that the Centre would execute its mandate through the creation, dissemination, facilitation and application of CSR knowledge for various stakeholder groups in the private, public and non-governmental sectors.
The CCR’s key thematic areas, he noted, include Streamlining Corporate Responsibility into Business Operations, Business and Human Rights, Business and the Environment, Anti-Corruption, Transparency & Business Ethics, Partnerships in Local Supply Chains, Promoting & Hindering Factors for CSR, and CSR Disclosure, Reporting & Audit.


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