Objectives and competences
Students
? acquire theoretical and practical knowledge for understanding and critical evaluation of complex cause-and-effect connections between the natural environment and the operation of companies;
? learn the importance of data for sustainable development for communication with business partners and the public;
? learn critical evaluation and understanding of the data needed to establish a sustainable or. environmental policies in companies;
? are trained to integrate sustainability data into management and development decisions;
? become familiar with modern software tools and databases for evaluating the impact of products and processes on the environment.
Content (Syllabus outline)
- interaction of companies with the natural environment;
- environmental sustainability criteria;
- data needed for sutainability reporting;
- data needed to evaluate projects from environmental (climate) perspective;
- data needed for environmental policy and management;
- data needed for climate policy; implementation (carbon footprint analysis);
- software tools for calculating environmental impacts of such organizations (LCA methodology).
Learning and teaching methods
• lectures
• case studies
• individual work
• LCA software and databases work
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
Students:
? acquire knowledge to interpret and evaluate problems and results in the areas covered in the course;
? acquire knowledge to interpret and evaluate problems and results in the areas covered in the course;
? are aware of wider ethical, social and environmental issues in the areas covered in the course;
? know how to analyze data for sustainable development and use it in establishing a sustainable or. environmental policies in the company.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Cognitive/Intellectual skills:
? are able to critically analyze and evaluate the complex field of sustainable development with an emphasis on environmental issues;
? acquire the knowledge and conceptual understanding to collect, analyze and interpret data for sustainable development, enabling them to make critical judgments for the design and implementation of sustainable policies and the search for alternative approaches;
? are able to critically synthesize information from the field of sustainable development and see the useful value of such data in the company's development strategy.
Key/Transferable skills
•Ability to analyse problems and find solutions in a multidisciplinary way.
• Better judgement and consequently, more efficient integration of knowledge acquired into business decisions.
• Efficient team work.
Practical skills:
• Application of skills: can operate in complex and unpredictable contexts. Has overview of the issues governing good practice
• Autonomy in skill use: can act in a professional capacity for self / others, with responsibility and largely autonomously and with initiative in complex and unpredictable situations
• Technical expertise: has a certain technical mastery regarding environmental issues, performs smoothly with precision and effectiveness; can adapt skills and design or develop new skills / procedures for new situations.
Readings
TEMELJNA LITERATURA / TEXTBOOK
Sonnemann, G. in M. Margni (Eds.) (2015). Life Cycle Management. Springer, Dordrecht. Pridobljeno 26. aprila 2023: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-017-7221-1.
Dodatni viri / Supplement literature
Radonjič, G , M. Denac. Zbrano gradivo za predmet Podatki za trajnostnost v poslovanju podjetij. Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta Maribor / Radonjič, G., M. Denac. Sustainability data in business. Compendium. Faculty of Economics and Business Maribor.
Nilsson L., P.O. Persson, L. Ryden, S. Darozhka, A. Zaliauskiene (2007). Cleaner Production – Technologies and Tools for Resource Efficient Production. Book 2 in a series on Environmental Management. Baltic University Press, Uppsala.
Idowu, S. O., M. Del Baldo (Eds) (2019). Integrated Reporting: Antecedents and Perspectives for Organizations and Stakeholders. Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Brinkmann. R. (2020). Environmental Sustainability in a Time of Change. Palgrave Macmillan. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Capaldi, N., S. O. Idowu, R. Schmidpeter, M. Brueckner (Eds) (2019). Responsible Business in Uncertain Times and for a Sustainable Future. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • written examination
• project work
Student passes the exam, when each part of the evaluation is given a positive grade.
