2023/2024

Sustainable Business Management

Type: Mago-Lego

Delivered by: Department of Marketing

When: 3 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Anna Veselova

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 24

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course aims to make students familiar with sustainability aspects in various functional areas of a company's management.

Learning Objectives

• The course aims to make students familiar with sustainability aspects in various functional areas of a company's management.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Students develop a solid understanding of the basic concepts and principles of sustainability, including its social, environmental, and economic dimensions.
• Students recognize the urgent need for businesses to address sustainability issues and the potential benefits of doing so.
• Students identify and prioritize the stakeholders relevant to the organization and understand their perspectives, needs, and expectations
• Students understand the process of prioritizing materiality issues based on their potential risks and opportunities and aligning them with the organization's goals and values
• Students integrate sustainability considerations into financial decision-making processes
• Students analyze financial statements and data, conduct valuation assessments, and interpret ESG-related information
• Students comduct the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology and identify potential areas for improvement
• Students apply sustainability certifications and standards, such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems), or B Corp certification
• Students develop different communication strategies and techniques that organizations can use to effectively communicate their sustainability efforts
• Students identify ethical considerations involved in sustainable communications
• Students develop specific metrics and indicators used to measure sustainability performance
• Students apply data collection methods, data management, and data analysis techniques
• Students set performance targets, track indicators over time, and assess progress toward sustainability goals.

Course Contents

• Integration of sustainability into a corporate strategy
• Sustainable Finance
• Sustainable Operations
• Sustainable HRM
• Sustainable Communications
• Performance Tracking and Evaluation

Assessment Elements

• Group presentation
• Individual presentation
• Exam

Interim Assessment

• 2023/2024 3rd module
  0.5 * Exam + 0.25 * Group presentation + 0.25 * Individual presentation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Dirk Schoenmaker, & Willem Schramade. (2019). Principles of Sustainable Finance: Vol. First edition. OUP Oxford.
• HALL, C. (2020). Learning Analytics : Using Talent Data to Improve Business Outcomes. Kogan Page.
• Kokubu, K., & Nagasaka, Y. (2020). Sustainability Management And Business Strategy In Asia. World Scientific.
• Principles of management : practicing ethics, responsibility, sustainability, Laasch, O., 2021
• Schönborn, G., Berlin, C. 1981, Pinzone, M., Hanisch, C., Georgoulias, K., & Lanz, M. (2019). Why social sustainability counts: The impact of corporate social sustainability culture on financial success. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 17, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2018.08.008
• Sustainability assessment : a rating system framework for best practices, Poveda, C. A., 2017

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Collings, D. G., Mellahi, K., & Cascio, W. F. (2019). Global Talent Management and Performance in Multinational Enterprises: A Multilevel Perspective. Journal of Management, 45(2), 540–566. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206318757018