Corporate Responsibility Learning Network Conference is one of the main educational events organized by AIESEC in Poland already for the fifth time.

Encouraged by the success of four previous editions we decided to develop the idea and organize conference for around 80 students from different universities in Poland and abroad.

The aim of organizing this conference is to provide specific knowledge for the students who are interested in Responsible Business as well as those who would like to get to know this issue.

Objectives of the conference

The objectives are the guiding focus of the conference. All sessions at the conference are designed to achieve these focuses:

• Increasing participants knowledge and awareness about Corporate Responsibility,
• Building platform for networking and connecting people interested in Corporate Responsibility: members of AIESEC, students from universities in Poland and abroad, other stakeholders such as companies and organizations participating in the conference,
• Inspiration to further development of CSR.

After the conference participants:

• Have complete view on CSR strategy, are able to define it,
• Are aware of possibilities for further development in CR area,
• Are eager to deepen their knowledge and organize CR projects in local surrounding.

APPLICATION FORM



"I am convinced that the tomorrow’s marketplace will reward the ability of enterprises to understand and meet the expectations of society, beyond simply complying with regulation and meeting consumer demand in the narrow sense of the term. Successful companies, large and small, will be those that will have risen to the challenge of integrating CSR into their business strategy and purpose."
 

Definition of CSR

"A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis."

Amongst other things, this definition helps to emphasise that:

• CSR covers social and environmental issues, in spite of the English term corporate social responsibility;
• CSR is not or should not be separate from business strategy and operations: it is about integrating social and environmental concerns into business strategy and operations;
• CSR is a voluntary concept;
• an important aspect of CSR is how enterprises interact with their internal and external stakeholders (employees, customers, neighbours, non-governmental organisations, public authorities, etc.)