1. Management Development Programme with IIFT

A responsible corporate sector is one which pays attention to not only short-term profits but also the long-term sustainable growth of the environment, economy, and society. BCF believed in the need to facilitate designing, developing, and delivering a contemporary CSR course that considers the developmental priorities and is instrumental in deepening the movement for a humane society in the country. The course offered excellent opportunities for companies practicing CSR, as also those planning to scale up. The objectives of the program were to develop the knowledge of CSR knowledge base and skills of professionals to plan and implement the CSR initiatives of their organisations, to understand different aspects of development with an aim to make it practical and responsive in a different operational environment, and to integrate it to ensure sustainable initiatives that benefit the triple bottom line of people planet and profit in the context of India’s development priorities. Experts and practitioners taught the course. MDP with Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) - 2008 - 2012 (Seven Annual Courses) 1st Management Development Program with IIFT (2008) First CSR Management Development Program was organized on April 22 and 23,2008 by BCF and IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade) for senior and middle-level managers from companies like MSPL, Mahindra, and Mahindra, Lafarge India Ltd, ONGC, OXFAM, Make A Difference, Ericsson, Planning Commission, Maruti Suzuki, PIC, SAIL, MMTC, etc. 40 participants attended this flagship first course.

2nd Management Development Program with IIFT (2009) 40 participants attended the CSR Management Development Program which was organized on April 16 and 17, 2009 in collaboration with IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade) for senior and middle-level managers from companies like Galgotias Business School, Oxfam, McLeod Russell, Dalmia Cement, Novartis, DLF Foundation, SAIL, MMTC, and Mainthon Power Ltd, etc.

3rd Management Development Program with IIFT (2010) The third CSR Management Development Program was organised on April 22 – 23, 2010 in collaboration with IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade) for senior and middle-level managers from companies like L&T, Jubilant Organosys, Lemontree Hotels, KPMG, Central Warehousing Corporation, IRCTC, IREDA, Galaxy Surfactants, Fidelity Business Services, SBI, Neucom Consulting, etc. 30 participants attended the program.

4th Management Development Program with IIFT (2011) 30 participants attended the CSR Management Development Program on April 19 and 20, 2011 organised in collaboration with IIFT for senior and middle-level managers from companies like MSPL, AIPL, UFLEX, GIZ, Help age India, Corporation Bank, Novozymes South Asia, L&T, KPMG, NSC Ltd, Maruti Suzuki Ltd, Jindal Steel, Mahindra, and Mahindra.

5th management development Program with IIFT (2011) 30 participants attended the fifth CSR Management Development Program which was organised on the 10th and 11th of October in collaboration with IIFT for senior and middle-level managers from companies like GAIL, MMTC, ONGC, PFC, SAIL, SCI Ltd.

6th Management Development Program with IIFT (2012) 20 participants attended the Sixth CSR Management Development Program which was organised in collaboration with IIFT for senior and middle-level managers from companies like EIL, GAIL, NBCC, ONGC, SAIL, etc. on 19th and 20th January 2011.

7th Management Development Program with IIFT (2012) 30 participants attended The Seventh CSR Management Development Program. It was organised in collaboration with IIFT on 26th and 27th March 2012 for senior and middle-level managers from companies like Engineers India Limited, GAIL, NBCC, FCI, SAIL, etc.

A total of 220 middle and senior managers were trained by BCF.

2. Online Course on CSR in India (2008 – 2009)

BCF started an online course on Corporate Social Responsibility in 2008 and 2009 to develop the CSR knowledge base and skills of professionals so that they may play an important role in envisioning and planning the CSR initiatives in their organisations. Different aspects of CSR to make it practical and responsive in different strategic and operational environments were imparted through this course. The 50 participants were CEOs, senior and middle-level managers in charge of HR/communications/CSR, and senior executives from nonprofit organisations, international organisations, academic institutions, and others who manage CSR-related dimensions. This was launched with support from CordAid.

3. Workshop with CSIM (2011 2012) 3.1. 1st Batch

of 20 participants representing companies/organisations like KPMG, HelpAge India, CAG, DBtech, Avant-garde, Sambhav Foundation, Jai Prakash Associates Ltd., etc. participated in the workshop “Social Auditing and Audit Master Class” organised by Centre for Social Initiatives and Management with BCF support on 20 and 21 January at India International Centre, New Delhi.

3.2. 2nd Batch of 20 participants which included senior-level and middle-level managers from companies like Forbes Marshall, IT India Projects, Desire, IL&FS Education and Technology Services Ltd, Jain Group of Institutions, IIT Madras, Orchid Chemicals, Orient Green Power, Sugana Foundation, etc. attended the program titled ‘Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility’ on June 28 and 29 at Chennai which was organised in collaboration with CSIM. 3.3. 3rd Batch A two-level program - Social Entrepreneurship (SI) – 101 and Social Entrepreneurship – Advance level was conducted. 20 participants attended the program held in January for the senior and middle-level managers and executives engaged in sustainability and CSR programs of private sector enterprises, Academic and non-profit organisations by BCF in collaboration with the Centre for Social Initiatives and Management (CSIM) at Chennai. The curriculum adopted comprises Lecture presentations, Experience sharing, Case studies, discussions on best practices on CSR, and Group Discussions along with resource people with international backgrounds. 4. Training Workshop for Corporate Social Initiative at L&T (2011)

BCF organised on an invite from L&T, a training and capacity building workshop for CSI (corporate social initiative) members of Larsen and Turbo limited on 6th, 7th, and 8th January 2011 at Management Development Center, Lonavala, Pune. 42 participants attended the Workshop with 31 CSI officials. The objective of the workshop was to learn, share and consolidate the dispersed efforts in social and environmental space by the CSI officers and give it a structure under the CSI Cell of L&T. The training workshop focused on building the capacity of the officials to upscale and replicate their work so that there is impact and they can reach a larger group of stakeholders. The agenda of the workshop was also to enlighten, educate and energise the CSI and officials to work in coordination and have a way forward with an organised plan for the year 2011 so that the impact can be assessed and measured at the grassroots. Senior officials attended.

5. Training on CSR (2011)

BCF was invited by Think Strategic, Bangalore to conduct training on Corporate Social Responsibility for NPO partners on 17th February 2011. 50 participants were exposed to best practices in the emergence of CSR.

6. Training at Oil India Limited –(OIL) (2012)

A Corporate Social Responsibility workshop was conducted for Oil India Limited on their invitation, 60 senior and mid-level staff at Oil India Limited, Duliajan, Assam from 21 to 23rd May 2012. This training was very successful with very good ratings from the participants.

7. Management Development Programme, Magarpatta, 2014

A Management Development Programme (MDP) was conducted at the Magarpatta City Institute of Management and Technology, Pune. It was attended by a hundred MBA students and faculty of Magarpatta Institute. It was conducted from March 22nd to 23rd that included a panel discussion by experts and corporates including BCF founder members – Simon Scarff, Rahul Bajaj, and N S Katoch amongst others will open student interactions, etc.

8. Certificate Program in CSR (ICP-CSR 2015-16)

The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) Certificate Program in CSR was been launched by the National Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility (NFCSR), the apex body for all matters related to CSR in India, in order to meet the burgeoning demand for trained CSR professionals from the corporate, public and NGO sectors. BCF with Sri Aurobindo Society (SAS) signed an MoU to conduct the training over a two-year period.

First batch - 20 Students enrolled with BCF / SAS with 3 trainers from October 2014. The course concluded in June 2015. BCF and SAS received the Exemplary Tutorship Award for 2015-16 for Instructional Excellence. The training was held at the SAS campus at Adchini, including examinations. Second batch - From 2015 February and ending in October 2016. 11 mid-career students joined the batch from diverse backgrounds. Classes are held and exams are conducted by BCF and trainers. They passed out in October 2016. 9. Training Sessions for National Productivity Council (2016)

25 middle-level managers of corporate attended the two training sessions of 3 hours each conducted by BCF, on 18th and 19th November, for the National Productivity Council. The training imparted basic ideas and implementation strategies of CSR and how they can implement it in their companies.

10. Certificate Course on Business and Human Rights (2016)

BCF along with Jananeeti, Thrissur, Kerala, conducted a certificate course on Business and Human Rights (BHR) from 21st to 25th November 2016 in Government Law College Thrissur, Kerala. Renowned people from all over India gave the training to 100 students.

11. Certificate Course on Business and Human Rights (2017)

BCF along with Jananeethi and Government Law College of Ernakulam conducted the second edition of the certificate course on Business and Human Rights from 6th March to 10th March 2017. This meeting was held at Banquet Hall, in the Government Guest House, Ernakulam. Resource persons from all over India conducted the sessions for 80 students.

12. Training for Students on CSR for Lady Irwin College (2017 onwards)

BCF believes in teaching and training young minds from early stages for their effective functioning. BCF has been teaching 30-hour modules on Corporate Social Responsibility for the Postgraduate level at Lady Irwin College since 2017. Every year, postgraduate students are trained by BCF, and this is done in collaboration with the Department of Development, Communication, and Extension up to 2022, training 120 students over 6 years.

13. Workshop for Law students (2017)

On 4th July BCF offered a session on “Business and Human Rights” for law students at Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, with 60 students.

Debates To create awareness among students about Corporate Social responsibility and help them become enlightened future managers BCF conducted Annual Debates for Business school students. Starting in 2010 to 2015 five such debates were conducted annually. Around 10 academic institutions from NCR participated every year a total participation of more than 500 students. The jury included Ms. Deepa Menon, head of PVR Nest, Ashok Kapoor, professor of Business Communication, Mr. K J Alphons, Prof Svetha (Deakin University), Mrs. Pushpa Sundar (Author), Mr. Ashok Bharti (NACDOR), Mrs. Justice (Retd.) Leila Seth. The topics ranged from “Will CSR guidelines work for Industry or will Regulation”? to "Will Companies Act 2013 Promote Responsible Practices & CSR'' Two of these were supported by DEAKIN UNIVERSITY. The Participants from ten Business Management Schools from Delhi NCR included the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), EMPI (Entrepreneurship and Management Process International) Business School, Asia Business School (ABS), The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), International Management Institute (IMI), Jesus and Mary College (JMC), Lady Irwin College, AMITY University, BIMTECH, Kamala Nehru College, etc.