Entry requirements

Project Management and Leadership. Participation in Social Change, Leadership and Participation.

Learning outcomes

Upon completing the course the student should be able to

• explain the UN's sustainability goals and Swedish national environmental goals,
• describe approaches for increased sustainability by using different energy and environmental management systems, with focus on International Standards Organisation (ISO) 14001
• explain management systems and directives linked to CSR) and corruption/anti bribery,
• explain the concept of integrated management systems with its advantages and disadvantages,
• explain the utilization of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for sustainability reporting,
• describe different types of environmental impact of products,
• perform a simplified life cycle analysis (LCA).

Content

Driving forces for sustainable development and how they are related to organisations responsibility. UN's sustainability goals and Swedish national environmental goals. Governance and management based on the requirements of energy and environmental management systems, with focus on ISO 14001 and compare their similarities and differences. Sustainability reporting. Corporate social responsibility, CSRD. Systems to prevent corruption. Impact of products on the environment. Basics of life cycle analysis.

Instruction

Lectures, seminars, exercises and group work.

Assessment

Written assignments and active participation in workshops for each part of the course.

Part 1: Management Systems (3 credits),

Part 2: Life Cycle Analysis (3 credits),

Part 3: Sustainability (4 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding targeted pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.