Research Center on Economics and Society

(CIES)

 developing ideas of corporate social

responsibility and social economy since 1992

Índice

• CIES• Mission and Vision• Key Areas of Activities

– Educational programs on CSR and Social Economy– Research and applied studies – Services and solutions– Knowledge transfer

• CIES’ Partners• CIES – Founding Members

• Officially established in 1992, but started in the early 80’s

• Promoters: a multidisciplinary team of professors from different universities

and professionals

• Type: private, non profit organization

• Legal form: foundation

Mission

Raising the awareness of leaders and top managers regarding the

importance of combining economic effectiveness with the social interest

Vision

To be a referential multidisciplinary research and training centre in the

topics related with global sustainable development

Key areas of activities

1. Educational programs on CSR and Social Economy

2. Research and applied studies

3. Services and solutions

4. Knowledge transfer

Educational programs

We offer two on-line masters, the qualifications of which are awarded by the University of Barcelona diploma:

Corporate Social Responsibility. Social Accounting and Auditing (MRS).

Social Economy and the Management of Non-Profit Organizations (MES).

Both are blended courses, applying a virtual campus, which enables its training portfolio.

Objetives

1. To provide students with the practical and theoretical knowledge necessary

to successfully manage a business or an organization that aims to be

socially responsible.

2. To train business executives and professionals in existing methodologies in

order to analyze, put into practice and write sustainability reports.

3. To support management consideration for social responsibility.

4. To provide specific training for people responsible for areas of sustainable

development.

5. To promote a culture of social responsibility among students.

Students’ Profile

Managers, consultants and professionals working in CSR enterprises

Average age between 30 and 40 years old

Region of origen: 50% from Spain and Europe, 40% from Latin America and 10% from rest of the world

Class group: between 20 and 25 alumni per edition

ProfessorsMaster in CSR, Accounting and Social Auditing

4 executives: Three of them have done MRS before being professors. These executives are responsible for CSR department in their company. The fourth is a professional from a Latin America University

14 PhD from different universities, (mainly from the University of Barcelona), Europe, North and South America

Master in Social Economy and Management of Non-Profit Organizations

5 experts in international aid cooperation, law and taxes, voluntary services as well as labor studies and human resources

14 PhD from different universities in Spain (mainly from the University of Barcelona), Europe, North and South America

Support

Virtual campus

Online Teacher for each topic

Tutorials

Documents & papers, Business Cases, links to

web page

Technical Assistant

The Programme By Area...

1. Market, business and sustainable development

2. Ethics in business and corporate reputation

3. The governance of the company

4. Environmental Action of the Company

5. Management of the labour prevention risk

6. Multicultural action of the company

7. The Genre action of the Company

8. Philanthropy and Corporate Voluntary

9. Excelence in management and its impact on society

10. Final Project of Masters methodology accomplishment

11. Standars of Responsability

12. Summary Project

Modules Master in CSR, Accounting and Social Auditing

The Programme By Area...

1. Social Economy, Third Sector and SocialEnterprise

2. Legal Framework of Non-Profit Organizations

3. Business management of Non-Profit Organizations

4. Finance and Accounting Information Systems for Non-Profit Organizations

7. Sociopolitics

8. Fundraising tools

9. Final Project

Modules Master in Social Economy and Management of Non-Profit Organizations

6. Organization of Human Resources

5. Methodology for the Master’s Final Project

R & D and Applied Studies

Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility, by contract research program with the University of

Barcelona.

Timor-Leste Project. "Innovaçao e Desenvolvimento sustainable. Mos Bele, Portuguese

Cooperação Cluster. "

Manual on Corporate Social Responsibility for SMEs

Tutorials on the strategic management of the implementation of CSR.

Study of the Socio-Economic Map of Special Employment Centers. General Directorate of Equal

Opportunities, Government of Catalonia

Study of “The Employment of Disabled Persons in Catalonia”. Employment Service of Catalonia,

Government of Catalonia

IRENE-T Project: “Social Enterprise European Network for Training”, 2009-2010.

Leonardo Program, European Union.

Services and Solutions

Training and reporting Corporate Social Responsibility

Training "in company" on implementation, CSR codes and standards and best Practices in

Corporate Social Responsibility

Providing support to private and public organizations in the design and development of strategic

plans in CSR and conduct their sustainability reports

Conducting evaluation reports of the action of public policies, foremost in the topics of work

integration

Networking with public and private organizations on CSR and Social Economic issues

Knowledge Transfer

Participation as experts in the Commission on Corporate Social Responsibility of the Foment de

Treball Nacional

Publication of articles in journals and press

Publication of electronic bulletin on CSR and Social Economics topics

Rewarding the CIES Recognition of Corporate Social Responsibility

Organizing international conferences, seminars and symposium:

Benchmarking Internacional en Responsabilidad Social Corporativa, en Atlanta (USA).

Sino-European Symposium on social enterprise. 3er. China Europa Forum, en Hong Kong.

UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA

CIES is a Research Group unit at the University of Barcelona (UB) and has a collaboration

agreement with the University of Barcelona for the joint execution of training programmes

and research and dissemination activities.

BARCELONA SCIENCE PARK

The office of CIES is located in Barcelona Science Park (Parc Científic Barcelona)

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Partnership with Georgia State University in Atlanta (USA) for the joint execution of training

programmes, research and dissemination activities in the topics related with CSR and

social enterprise

CIES’ Partners

CIES – Founding Member

CIES is a founding member of the following international

research associations:

International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) www.istr.org . It is a multidisciplinary international institution of associated professionals and university graduates for the promotion and development of the Third Sector.

L’Emergence de l’entreprise social (EMES), www.emes.net. Network of European centres researching into Social Enterprises.

Research Center on Economics and Society (CIES)

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 developing ideas of corporate social

responsibility and social economy since 1992