Sustainable Development and Responsible Business (3cr)

Objective

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Critically relate to the notion of sustainable development (SD) through its human, social, economic and environmental aspects
- Understand and recognize the complexity of SD in the societal and entrepreneurial context
- Define the main elements of a company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- analyze changes in the operating environment and understand the importance of responsibility in business.

Content

Understanding the environment: the planet, the society, the community, the business
The pillars of sustainable development (SD): the 17 SDG’s and models for SD
The Meaning and Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)