Participants in Brazil will receive the same certificate as those in the United States.

São Paulo, March 13, 2019 - For the first time, the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship (BCCCC) is offering executive education training in Brazil. The American practice comes to the country in an exclusive partnership with Arbex & Company, a sustainability consulting and training company based in Amsterdam and São Paulo, founded by Nelmara Arbex.

The Course "Management Intensive: Essential Tools for Corporate Citizenship Managers" takes place over five days and provides a comprehensive and engaging workload for managers responsible for executing corporate citizenship. The custom, onsite program is carried out "in-company"—that is, in the corporate location of the participant’s choosing—and is offered in both English and Portuguese. Participants who complete the program will receive a Certificate in Corporate Citizenship Management from the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship under the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. This is the same certificate that participants receive when they complete the program in the United States.

“By expanding our Management Intensive training to Brazil, we are excited to give corporate citizenship managers in South America the same opportunities as their U.S. colleagues to lead their programs and companies to success,” said Katherine V. Smith, executive director, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. “We are also pleased to be considered as a resource that can help deepen the practice of strategic corporate citizenship among companies with operations in Brazil.”

"I have no doubt that, in today's challenging context, it is critical to prepare who is in today's day-to-day organizations to understand and strategically deal with the social and environmental challenges and opportunities—as well as the reputational risks are a part of the digital era. To that end, we have developed a partnership with the BCCCC and will launch several other courses with this theme," explains Nelmara Arbex, CEO of Arbex & Company and teaching fellow for the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.

If your company has operations in Brazil and you’re interested in running a custom training for Corporate Citizenship Management, please contact info@arbexandcompany.com.

About the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship

The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship (BCCCC) is a leader in the field of corporate citizenship helping corporate social responsibility (CSR) professionals know more about how to maximize business and social value; do more, and achieve more through environmental, social, and governance investments. Founded in 1985, the Center draws on a community of corporate professionals, original research, and resources of the Boston College Carroll School of Management. The membership-supported organization engages more than 10,000 individuals annually across its network of almost 500 global member companies each year. For more information, visit ccc.bc.edu.

About Arbex & Company (A & Co)

Created and led by Brazil's Nelmara Arbex, it is a hub of a network of consultants and experts in several countries. The company started its activities in 2014, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It aims to promote a sustainable, democratic, creative, inclusive and abundant present and future.

It offers consulting, executive education and professional development services so that managers, executives and specialists can perform in the face of the contemporary challenges - ethical, social, environmental, transparency, innovation, among others - that are increasingly present in the world current.

Major recent clients: Tetra Pak, Banco Santander, Renova Foundation, ENEL, among others.

In 2019, A & Co brings to Brazil a training program in two modalities: 'in company' (in partnership with the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship and with personalized courses for companies) or open (focused on individual qualification), all with current content and designed to prepare participants to put into practice concepts and tools that will make a difference now and in the future.

More information coming soon at https://www.arbexandcompany.com.