Introduction

Corporate Social Responsibility has become a strategic imperative for oil and gas organisations operating under intense public scrutiny, regulatory pressure, and stakeholder expectations. Climate change concerns, environmental incidents, community relations, and governance failures can rapidly escalate into reputational crises if not managed proactively.

This Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Oil & Gas Industry training course provides a structured approach to embedding CSR within corporate strategy, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. Participants will learn how to identify emerging issues, assess reputational exposure, and align CSR initiatives with organisational objectives while maintaining credibility, transparency, and long-term social licence to operate.

Key focus areas include:

 

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

 

Training Methodology

This training course adopts an interactive and applied learning approach combining expert-led sessions, real-world oil and gas case studies, facilitated discussions, scenario analysis, and practical exercises. Participants actively work on CSR, reputation, and risk challenges to ensure immediate relevance and transfer to organisational practice.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Oil & Gas Industry

Who Should Attend?

This training course is ideal for professionals seeking to…

  • Manage CSR and reputational risk in oil and gas organisations
  • Strengthen stakeholder and community relations
  • Support sustainability, communications, and governance functions
  • Improve crisis preparedness and issue management capability
  • Align CSR initiatives with corporate strategy and risk management
  • Enhance organisational trust and social licence to operate

Course Outline

Day 1

The Dimensions of Reputation

  • Setting the Stage – The Global Issues Facing the Oil and Gas Industry
  • Conducting a Reputational Audit
  • Brand and Brand Building
  • Tools for Analysing Reputation
  • Stakeholder Identification and Mapping
  • The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Building Reputation
Day 2

Issues Identification, Monitoring and Management

  • Identifying the Issues that Might Impact Your Organisation
  • Issue Monitoring and Tracking
  • Scenario Planning
  • Using SWOT, PEST AND PESTLE
  • An Issue Management Framework and Issue ‘Owners’
  • Using Issue Management Tools to Identify Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Opportunities
Day 3

Developing a Risk and Crisis Management Plan

  • Crisis Incubation
  • Risk Assessment
  • Media Crisis Management Plan
  • Business Continuity Planning
  • Scenario Development and Media Crisis Role Play
  • Using Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in a Crisis
Day 4

Brand and Reputation Management Strategy

  • The Key Drivers of Reputation
  • Stakeholder Views of Your Organisation
  • Sentiment Mining
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Hot Issues
  • Incorporating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into Your Brand Strategy
  • Developing Your Strategy
Day 5

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Action Plan

  • Consolidating Your Issue and Risk Lists
  • Matching Opportunities to Your Corporate Priorities
  • Community Programmes
  • Thought Leadership
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Developing Your Action Plan

International Standards & Professional Alignment

Our training courses are aligned with internationally recognised professional standards and frameworks across leadership, strategy, finance, governance, risk, compliance, and audit. By integrating globally trusted models, we ensure learners develop practical, relevant, and industry-recognised capabilities.

Our trainings draw on leading international standards and professional frameworks, including ISO, ISACA, COSO, OECD, IIA, FATF, Basel, IFRS/ISSB, GRI, NIST, CPD, ILM and the OECD AI Principles. This alignment ensures consistency with global best practices across financial management, risk oversight, digital governance, sustainability, and strategic decision-making..

Designed in alignment with globally recognised professional bodies, our courses support continuous professional development, strengthen organisational capability, and provide clear pathways toward professional certifications valued worldwide.

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FAQs

CSR is critical in the oil and gas industry due to high environmental, social, and governance expectations from regulators, communities, and investors. Effective CSR helps organisations manage reputational risk, maintain trust, and secure long-term operational stability.

The training course focuses on identifying reputational risk drivers, monitoring emerging issues, and applying structured risk and crisis management frameworks. Participants learn how CSR initiatives can proactively reduce exposure to reputational damage.

Yes, stakeholder identification, mapping, and engagement are central components of the course. Participants learn how to analyse stakeholder expectations and design engagement strategies that support CSR and organisational objectives.

Absolutely. The course demonstrates how CSR principles and actions can strengthen crisis response, improve credibility during incidents, and support faster reputation recovery following operational or environmental events.

Yes, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Oil & Gas Industry training course emphasises aligning CSR initiatives with corporate strategy, brand positioning, and risk management to deliver measurable organisational value.

Participants will work towards developing CSR action plans, issue management frameworks, and reputation-focused strategies that can be directly applied within their organisation.

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