Business, society and nature, Independent project

The student understands the linkages between business, society and
nature. The student comprehends the principles of corporate
sustainability and environmental responsibility. The student recognises
challenges and opportunities related to sustainability issues, such as
climate change and scarcity of natural resources. The student is able to
apply this knowledge to analyse and improve sustainability practices in
business. The student is able to verbalise and reflect the acquired
knowledge and the individual learning process.

Course content: relationship between business, society and nature;
Corporate sustainability; Environmental responsibility; Sustainability
challenges and opportunities; The sustainability journey in
organisations, The future of sustainability. Completion options: 1)
Lecture course, which comprises participation in the lectures, and group
and individual assignments; 2) Independent project, which comprises
online assignments and a final essay, to be completed according to the
students’ own schedule. Language of instruction: English. Katvaa11
Business Ethics is a pre-requirement for this course.

Recommended Prerequisites

• Corporate social responsibility reporting, KAT.VAST.204, 5 cr
• Business Ethics (Yritysetiikka), KAT.VAST.202, 5 cr

Materials assigned by the teacher of the course.

General scale, 0-5

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