Executive Online Course in Responsible Tax Behaviour

Beskrivning

The World’s First Online Course in Responsible Tax Behaviour

This course is designed for professionals working in and around the tax function at multinational companies and their sustainability counterparts. The course is conducive to both individual and group participation, and where possible and relevant, it is highly encouraged for colleagues from both tax and sustainability to engage in the course together.


Aims of the Course
The purpose of the Responsible Tax Behaviour course is to provide professionals with the foundational perspective, insights, frameworks, inspiration and network they need to carve out and launch their own responsible tax journey.


Benefits of the Course
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

Link the implications of corporate tax behaviour to the UN Sustainable Development Goals as well as in the context of leading frameworks such as ecosystem services, planetary boundaries, and the Well-being Index.

Frame critical developments and forces shaping the tax system landscape stemming from international initiatives, tax advisory, civil society, taxpayer and hybrid networks.

Understand the investment community’s growing prioritisation of responsible tax behaviour as a component of ESG and recognise emerging expectations on tax policy, governance and transparency.

Critically and constructively reflect on the company’s current alignment of CSR with its approach to corporate tax practices.

Relate what their company is doing to other leading companies considered as frontrunners in responsible and transparent tax behaviour.

Identify promising tools and frameworks to effectively support a responsible tax platform and journey

Consider options and opportunities in their company role for promoting responsible tax behaviour and contributing to overall sustainable performance of the company.

Interested participants can explore how to further align their business strategy and operations towards a more responsible and transparent tax behaviour through CSR Europe’s services and support.

Upon completion of the Course, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion endorsed by Lund University Sustainable Future Hub, CSR Sweden and CSR Europe.


Course Structure
In order to provide the flexibility companies need, the 10 hours of Core material – digital lessons and assignments – can be self-paced and completed over the ten week period, with weekly milestones suggested as a guide. The Optional component – 10 additional hours of live Q&A sessions and peer feedback sessions - is spread evenly across the ten weeks, and requires completion of related Core material as a prerequisite for participation.


The digital lessons are organized into three Modules with six Lessons each. Lessons are typically 10–20 minutes in length and feature one or more expert practitioners and/or scholars along with Learning Checkpoints and various interactions including quizzes. The contributing experts include:

Amanda Sonnerfeldt, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, Lund University

Anders Tegelberg, Head of Group Tax, Vattenfall

Annette Alstadsaeter, Professor, School of Economics and Business Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU)

Beate Sjåfjell, Professor Dr. Juris, Department of Private Law, Founder and Head of Research Group Companies, Markets and Sustainability

Dan Ostas, Harlow Chair in Business Ethics & Professor of Legal Studies, University of Oklahoma

John Christensen, Director and Chair of the Board, Tax Justice Network

Grace Perez-Navarro, Deputy Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD

Grant Wardell-Johnson, Head of Australian Tax Centre, KPMG in Australia

Hans Gribnau, Full Professor, Tilburg Law School, Department of Tax Law, Fiscal Institute Tilburg (FIT)

Janine Juggins, EVP Global Tax & Treasury, Unilever

George Turner, Investigative journalist covering illicit finance, planning and housing, and Director at Tax Watch UK
Lorena Sorrentino, Senior Project Manager, CSR Europe

Penny Davies, Senior Policy Advisor, Development Finance, Diakonia

Reuven Avi-Yonah, Irwin I. Cohn Professor of Law, Director, International Tax LLM Program, University of Michigan

Robert Costanza, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Tove Ryding, Policy and Advocacy Manager - Tax Justice, European Network on Debt and Development (eurodad)

Vaishnavi Ravishankar, Senior Analyst, ESG, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

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Completion of the Lessons and Assignments (i.e., the Core material) is required to receive the Course Certificate.


The three assignments are aligned with the digital lessons, and are designed to need one hour to complete on a meaningful level, while some participants may find that additional time on the assignments is valuable. Live feedback sessions with peers and the course tutor Axel Hilling are optional, and offer an opportunity to further explore and share ideas and insights related to the assignment topics.

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Period	2021 sep. 1 → 2030 dec. 31
Vid	CSR Sweden, Sverige