Giving Compass' Take:

• Here are six resources for CSR professionals to transition responsibilities and take ahold of new, emerging opportunities due to the pandemic. 

• How can donors support corporate social responsibility initiatives during COVID-19? In what ways can CSR help vulnerable populations and organizations during this time? 

• Here are five elements of a successful model of corporate social responsibility. 

Coronavirus has drastically shifted all of our futures, and that’s true of sustainability teams. Many plans, initiatives, improvement projects and end-of-year goals have been put on hold to tackle the immediate crisis — even if long-term aspirations remain steadfast.

Along with GreenBiz’s own coverage, we’ve assembled this list of resources emerging to help corporate sustainability professionals navigate the coming months, and in some cases, take advantage of new opportunities that are rising as a result of the pandemic.

  1. WBCSD's COVID-19 response initiative The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has created an entire program to help sustainability teams react to the disruption caused by the virus and subsequent shutdowns.
  2. Rocky Mountain Institute blog posts The Rocky Mountain Institute is looking at the pandemic as a practice round for climate change.
  3. Ceres 2020 digital programming Like many conferences, Ceres had to cancel its New York event this spring because of the pandemic. But its digital programming continues until May 5 with top sustainability executives discussing the challenges, obstacles and opportunities coronavirus brings the industry.
  4. ReFED’s COVID-19 U.S. food system review ReFED distributed a survey to more than 80 food businesses, food recovery organizations (FROs) and others in the food industry to gauge the state of the food waste during the shutdown.
  5. BSR's COVID-19 Content Hub BSR has a dozen resources and events already available to help businesses navigate the pandemic and make them aware of common missteps.
  6. ThinkParallax's internal communication action guide As businesses shift to a new normal of working from home during uncertain times, clarity of internal communications is of the utmost importance.

 Read the full article about resources to help manage the COVID-19 crisis by Jesse Klein at GreenBiz.