Sustainable Development and BusinessLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student is able to carry out or explain:
- basics, terms, challenges and opportunities of sustainable development and circular economy
- solutions and technologies that enable meeting the targets set for sustainable development
- most important challenges in sustainable development, eg. climate change
-lifecycle thinking principles and examples of applying it in various business fields
-lifecycle assessment

Content

- Principles of sustainable development
-Trends in sustainable development
-New solutions and technologies related to sustainable development
-Terms of circular economy
-Promoting the use of circular economy
-Problems related to current use of resources
-Life cycle thinking and life cycle assessment
-Business and sustainable development