Richard Collins

CEO, CSR Accreditation

Enabling Environmental and Social Responsibility to build ethical and caring organisations.

Richard's aim is to help improve the world for future generations, by reducing the negative impact we have on the environment and by building a better and cohesive society.

As an experienced brand strategist Richard has pursued a passion for helping companies in the public, private and third sector to promote their CSR and Sustainability efforts.

Richard founded and launched CSR-A in 2018, which provides a global Environmental and Social Responsibility Accreditation Scheme. Since then CSR-A has developed a global Sustainability Training course and Workshops, Social Impact Reporting and a CSR programme for primary and secondary schools. CSR Accreditation now operates on an international stage with partners and offices being established throughout the globe.

Richard is an international keynote speaker on sustainability. To compliment this he also co-runs the International CSR Excellence Awards.

He is president for the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce ‘Bucks’ Council, a member of the Society of Leadership Fellows, a Trustee for the Wycombe Arts Centre, a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability and is a senior advisor to the UK Government Policy Liaison Group (PLG) for ESG.

Session | Creating a positive future – sustainability

The world has changed considerably in recent years, especially our attitude towards environmental and social responsibility (CSR). It's not just the environmental issues that we are aware of but social issues such as diversity, equity, and inclusion and mental health and wellbeing. We as human beings and individuals care about these issues and increasingly, we want the businesses and organisations we work for to care as well.

The issue of sustainability must be addressed by us, the employees, the stakeholders, the customers, the consumers. It is important for us to communicate with clarity and in a language that everybody immediately understands. it becomes crucial to understand the various dimen¬sions of sustainability and how they impact on our businesses. We will explore anacronyms, initialisations and industry jargon to try and make sense of this rapidly evolving sustainability landscape. We can then explore the four key steps to help you build a sustainable and profitable business.

You can then address ESG Compliance, prepare for the race to Net Zero, build a culture that empowers employees to do environmental and social good, attract new talent, win tenders and improve brand reputation.

We need to work collectively to make significant impacts that will leave a positive legacy for future generations.