1. Research Center on Economics and Society (CIES) developing ideas of corporate social responsibility and social economy since 1992

2. 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

4. Promoters: a multidisciplinary team of professors from different universities and professionals

5. Type: private, non profit organization

7. Key areas of activities Educational programs on CSR and Social Economy Research and applied studies Services and solutions Knowledge transfer

8. 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.

9. Objetives To provide students with the practical and theoretical knowledge necessary to successfully manage a business or an organization that aims to be socially responsible. To train business executives and professionals in existing methodologies in order to analyze, put into practice and write sustainability reports. To support management consideration for social responsibility. To provide specific training for people responsible for areas of sustainable development. To promote a culture of social responsibility among students.

10. 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

11. Professors Master 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 14 PhD from different universities in Spain (mainly from the University of Barcelona), Europe, North and South America 5 experts in international aid cooperation, law and taxes, voluntary services as well as labor studies and human resources Master in Social Economy and Management of Non-Profit Organizations

13. Online Teacher for each topic

14. Tutorials

15. Documents & papers, Business Cases, links to web page

17. The Programme By Area... Modules Master in Social Economy and Management of Non-Profit Organizations 1. Social Economy, Third Sector and Social Enterprise 6. Organization of Human Resources 2. Legal Framework of Non-Profit Organizations 7. Sociopolitics 3. Business management of Non-Profit Organizations 8. Fundraising tools 4. Finance and Accounting Information Systems for Non-Profit Organizations 9. Final Project 5. Methodology for the Master’s Final Project

19. Timor-Leste Project. "Innovaçao e Desenvolvimento sustainable. MosBele, Portuguese Cooperação Cluster. "

20. Manual on Corporate Social Responsibility for SMEs

21. Tutorials on the strategic management of the implementation of CSR.

22. Study of the Socio-Economic Map of Special Employment Centers. General Directorate of Equal Opportunities, Government of Catalonia

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

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

26. Training "in company" on implementation, CSR codes and standards and best Practices in Corporate Social Responsibility

27. Providing support to private and public organizations in the design and development of strategic plans in CSR and conduct their sustainability reports

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

30. Publication of articles in journals and press

31. Publication of electronic bulletin on CSR and Social Economics topics

32. Rewarding the CIES Recognition of Corporate Social Responsibility

33. Organizing international conferences, seminars and symposium:

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

36. CIES – Founding Member

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