The CSM framework stands on elements of strategy and leadership, stakeholder engagement and sustainability reporting. Our assistance to the Indian industry is through workshop, training, technical assistance and research. The tools developed by CII ITC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT will assist Indian industry to:

• Develop a strategic perspective on 'Sustainability'.
• Identify critical success factors that determine business results with a sustainability approach.
• Develop knowledge and skills to leverage leadership capability to inculcate the sustainability culture
• Create sustainable business strategies and world-class execution capability to actualise sustainability.

Strategy and Leadership Indian business is growing rapidly in size, scope and global reach. However, growth and continuance of business in the long term, in these times when the nation is targeting higher levels of economic leap-frog, cannot be achieved at the cost of our already fragile environmental and weak social fabric. Rapid geopolitical shifts, resource constraints, rising consumer and investor expectations, and social and environmental legacy issues; all these are occurring at the same time as pressure grows for short time profit maximization. Today's business leaders operate in an increasingly complex world marked by uncertainty and tougher climate to make accurate decisions for tomorrow. Strategic Repositioning for sustained competitiveness are required to manage the complexity of business risks and opportunities that relate to a company's economic viability and capacity for social up liftment and environmental enrichment imperatives.

The Strategy and Leadership component of CSM enables a company to establish strategies and tactical plans that reflect sustainable competitiveness through:

• A set of risks and opportunities from a 'sustainability' context.
• A business case based on broad-based indicators.
• Action plan for strategic requirements of the new business paradigm

• Training Services:
  • Inter-company: Two-day inter-company training that profiles the Business Case for Sustainable Competitiveness
  • In-company: Two-day in-company training customized with a sectoral focus
  
  
• Technical Assistance Services:
  • Benchmarking Service: Assessment of corporate preparedness for sustaining its competitiveness, benchmarked to international sectoral best practices and leadership companies.
  • Facilitation service: Transfer knowledge and skills by preparing its business case for sustainable competitiveness.
  
  
• Past Events:
  • Several half day appreciation and consultative programmes have been conducted specifically for senior management of many Indian companies.
  • Five day residential Business Leaders Programme: Strategies and Leadership for Creating Sustainable Organisations; 10 - 14 August 2007: Agra, India.