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Module 2: Understanding Non-financial information reporting (NFIR)
Module Objectives: This module provides information on the legal background and reporting requirements, the key concepts and reporting frameworks of NFIR.
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Module 3: Role of Workers' Representatives in CSR and NFIR
Module Objectives: This module illustrates contacts points with NFIR and possible practical value of NFIR by identifying relevant content for WRs and showing best practice examples.
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Module 4: Analysis methods and tools
Module Objectives: This module introduces to analysis methods of NFIR by giving an overview of a set of methods and applying the CENOFIA analysis tool.
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Module 8: Identifying challenges in the analysis process
Module Objectives: This module provides an overview of the challenges most likely encountered during the analysis work and enables the participants to question reporting methodologies and processes.
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Module 9: Application of key concepts in NFIR
Module Objectives: This module builds up on Module 2 and Module 4 by providing in-depth information on NFIR key concepts and carrying out different assessment exercises.
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Module 10: Writing a social report
Module Objectives: This module teaches how to write an objective and critical social report by sensitizing for obstacles and giving a short introduction to argumentation theory.
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Module 11: Scope of application of NFIR analysis work (social report)
Module Objectives: This module shows means and strategies to disseminate analysis results in form of a social report to possible target groups.
4.2 Introducing the CENOFIA analysis tool
Unit 4.2 intends to introduce learnes to the “CENOFIA Analysis Tool”, its structure and technical handling as well as its possibilities and limits.
STEP 1: Download and open the “CENOFIA Analysis Tool”
The “CENOFIA Analysis Tool” is an Excel based analysis instrument that:
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- combines all analysis methods previously mentioned in unit 4.1 and
- enables a great variety of users to conduct an analysis, taking into account their purposes, interests and expertise.
Start with the sheet “Introduction” and watch the corresponding “Screen recording Unit 4.2_Introduction into the CENOFIA Analysis Tool”
STEP 2: “Assessment exercise I Unit 4.2_ Company Profile”
The assessment excercise I is intended to get familiar with the functioning of the CENOFIA Analysis Tool.
- Go to the sheet “Company Profile”
- Read “Material for Assessment exercise I Unit 4.2_Company Profile” (Extract from DPDHL CR Report 2017: Business model, Workforce and Employment data)
- Answer the questions in the CENOFIA Analysis Tool.
- Try to complete the task in 15 minutes.
STEP 3: “Assessment exercise II Unit 4.2_ Stakeholder”
The assessment exercise II is intended to get familiar with analysing information with regard to one specific aspect.
- Go to sheet “Stakeholder”
- Read “Material for Assessment exercise II Unit 4.2_Stakeholder” (Extract from Deutsche Telekom CR Report 2017: Stakeholder Management)
- Answer the questions in the CENOFIA Analysis Tool.
- Try to complete the task in 15 minutes.
Please note:
- Being introduced to the CENOFIA Analysis Tool for the first time might be overwhelming for, especially for those learners with limited Excel skills. Therefore, make sure to understand the basic functioning of the tool and the basic purposes of each analysis sheet for the beginning.
- Avoid skipping from one sheet to another too much and too fast.
- The “Material for Assessment exercise Unit 4.2” provides extracts from CR reports from Deutsche Post DHL and Deutsche Telekom to use in order to get familiar with the CENOFIA Analysis Tool, but learners are encouraged to research and use own examples.
Materials for unit 4.2
