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EEO: Sustainability, Business and Values (18BBA00810)

General information

Type:

OP

Curs:

3

Period:

S semester

ECTS Credits:

4 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group Teacher Department Language
Ed: 1 Francesc Lozano Winterhalder Ciencias Sociales ENG

Group Teacher Department Language
Ed: 2 Francesc Lozano Winterhalder Ciencias Sociales ENG

Workload distribution

Workload distribution:

- Lectures with discussion, cases: 24h
- Presentation of work classes: 6h

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM




Course Learning Objectives


- Having completed this course, students will be able to understand the ethical issue involved in the management of companies and organizations and the relationship of the organization's social responsibility to its stakeholders and through them, social and environmental responsibility of the company relative to the whole society.

- Students will develop an integrated concept of business management, economically efficient, socially and sustainable responsible, redefining the concept of management and success business.

CONTENT

1. SUSTAINABILITY AS RESPONSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY




1.1. Is there an environmental crisis?

1.2. Environmental risk - BP case discussions - Nature is our mother but also our killer - Japan's earthquake and tsunami - Nuclear accident and consequences - Natural risk and consequences

1.3. Why do we have a crisis?

1.4. The ecological footprint - Biodiversity and planet balance - Why is there important biodiversity? Health, food, biotechnology - Ecosystems and business

1.5. Are there any solutions for our environmental crisis? - The role of technology - The case Ford

2. SAVING ENERGY


2.1. What kind of energy do we need? - Renewable and not renewable sources of energy - Discussion in groups and short presentation - Worldwide cases - The case of China - Strategies in front energy challenges - The concept of - negawatts - Global Energy Trends report

2.2. Climate Change - Six Degrees, a National Geographic Report - Climate vs. weather - The Greenhouse Effect - Reasons of our global warming and Climate Change - Consequences - Two key actions - Companies and Climate Change (discussion in groups and sharing results) - Carbon Footprint

3. REDUCING IMPACTS

3.1. Environmental Management Systems and certifications (EMAs, ISO 14001, LEED...)

3.2. Cases, short presentation and discussion

3.3. Process and product innovation - PROCESS INNOVATION - Cleaner production - Cleaner Production Germany - Eco-efficiency - Airbus, open to eco-efficiency - PRODUCT INNOVATION: Product improvement, Product re-design, function innovation and system innovation - LCA - Design for the environment: product re-use and material recycling (Sony) - Industrial Ecology - I.E. program in Leiden University (The Netherlands) - Towards a Circular Economy.

4. CONSIDERING VALUES AND WORLDWIDE FACTORS


4.1. The Story of Stuff - Discussion in groups and sharing results

4.2. Creating Shared Value (M. Porter) - M. Porter in New York (short video) - SV at Nestlé

4.3. Values - Good practices in sustainability - Responsible consumption - Deep roots of our environmental crisis - From a biological evolution to an ethical one - Towards a holistically sustainable development

Methodology

- Lectures by the professor which aims to generate debate and always. These are illustrated with an important amount of audiovisual support material.

- Presentation of numerous worldwide cases and examples of corporate success in sustainability that can serve as a model for business transformation towards a corporate sustainability.

- Elaboration and presentation of works by students, analyzing sustainability critically into a company or any issue related to this matter..

Assessment criteria


The assessment will be continuously, taking into account the different types of activities ensuring a balanced contribution to the evaluation: attendance (30%) and home/class work presentation (30%) - Final work presentation (40%).


Bibliography


The bibliography and references will be presented at each session.

Timetable and sections

Group Teacher Department
Ed: 1 Francesc Lozano Winterhalder Ciencias Sociales

Timetable Ed: 1

Group Teacher Department
Ed: 2 Francesc Lozano Winterhalder Ciencias Sociales

Timetable Ed: 2