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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| School of Management |
| Credits:
| 3 |
| Level:
| Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Modular (no specific semester) Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take MN50339 and take MN50340 and take MN50341 and take MN50342 and take MN50343 and take MN50344 |
| Description:
| Aims: This two and a half day course will introduce students to the main concepts of sustainability in business. The course begins with basic sustainability principles and a history of sustainability in organizations. It will cover basic sustainability tools, metrics, measurements and sustainability reporting standards. In addition, the course will cover constraints and opportunities for greater sustainability in business. Finally, the course will address why organizations might want to engage with a sustainability strategy and where to begin. Learning Outcomes: On completion of this module students will possess tools and resources so that they will be able to: * Understand sustainability through a business lens; * Recognize several sustainability tools, metrics and measurements; * Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of firm strategy to determine focal points for shifts towards greater sustainability; * Be familiar with international standard sustainability reporting guidelines (from the Global Reporting Initiative); * Begin an assessment of organizational sustainability. Skills: 1. Analytical, evaluative and creative skills (T/A); 2. Writing skills (A). Content: 1. Foundations of Sustainability in business 2. Strategic use of sustainability tools 3. Marketplace ideologies & ethics 4. Value chains 5. Organization-wide sustainability strategy 6. Industry-specific examples. |
| Programme availability: |
MN50528 is Optional on the following programmes:School of Management
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