Objectives and competences
In this course students:
1. They understand the elements of environmental management and are aware of interdependence between them
2. Are familiarised with and grasp the basic concepts of entrepreneurial environment protection.
3. Learn to write, think and express themselves accurately in the environmental management field
4. Acquire fundamental knowledge about the meaning of environment protection and sustainable development concepts, as well as integration of these aspects into enterprises management in the frame of modern international standards and trends in EU.
5. Are familiarised with the meaning and the role of environmental management as distinctive inter- and multidiscipline sphere of interest and its integration into business decisions of enterprises.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Sustainable development- system theoretical
bases; environmental terminology
2. Central challenges of sustainable development in
business; strategic adjustment of enterprises to
environmental challenges; principles of
environment protection, cleaner production
3. Demands and directives of EU
environmental policy
4. The importance of integration of
environment protection for marketing and
international commodity exchange
5. Enterprises and influences of products to
environment in their different life cycle stages
6. Environment management systems (ISO
14000 series, EMAS system)
7. Environmental indicators; sustainable
development indicators; current situation
analysis in Slovenia
8. Environmental impact assessment, sustainability
reporting
9. Characteristics of closed-loop economy;
hierarchy of integral waste management in
EU; policy and characteristics of waste
management in Slovenija; methods and
possibilities for introduction of closed-loop
economy in firms; preparation of waste
management plan
10. Environmental life cycle analysis (LCA
method)
11. Ecodesign (environmental criteria for
products and services, environmental labels and
declarations, cases of environmentally oriented
strategies in product development)
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Development of knowledge and understanding:
Students:
1. Understand basic concepts of environmental management and acquire basic knowledge about the influences of companies or products to environment in their different life cycle stages.
2. Learn to use environmental indicators and standards as well as other methods for evaluation of impacts to the environment, in efficient solving of business problems.
3. Recognize basic characteristics of closed loop economy
4. Can demonstrate awareness of ethical issues in the field of environmental management.
5. Are able to discuss ethical issues in relation to personal beliefs and values.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Cognitive/Intellectual skills:
Students:
1. Can analyse with guidance using given classification/principles.
2. Can collect and arrange data and ideas in a standard way.
3. Students develop greater independence of thought and the ability to solve problems.
Key/Transferable skills
Students:
1. Use ICT.
2. Develop skills for team work.
3. Develop professional ethics.
4. Develop learning techniques and strategies for individual study, permanent reflection and evaluation.
Practical skills:
1. Abiliy of making environmental policy and integration of basic environmental aspects into business operations.
2. Development of environmentally sound products.
Readings
• Denac M.: Zbrano gradivo pri predmetu Okoljski management, 2020
DODATNI VIRI:
• Članki, konferenčno gradivo, študije (opredeljeno na predavanjih in seminarskih vajah)
• Schaltegger at al. (2002). Sustainability Management in Business Enterprises: Concepts and Instruments for Sustainable Organisation Development, University of Lueneburg, Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) e.V.
• Taylor, Bernard in sodelavci (1994). The Environmental Management Handbook. Pitman Publishing, London.
• Marcus, P. and Willing, J. (1997). Moving Ahead with ISO 14000. John Wiley, New York.
• EEA (1998), Starkey R. (ed.). Environmental Management Tools for SMEs: A Handbook. European Environment Agency, Copenhagen.
• Pribakovič Borštnik, A., Zornik, M. in Žagar, T. (2004). Odgovorno okoljsko delovanje. Sistemi ravnanja z okoljem. Slovenski inštitut za kakovost in meroslovje, Ljubljana.
• Wenzel, H., Hauschild, M. and Alting, L. (1997). Environmental Assessment of Products. Chapman and Hall, London.
• Graedel, T.E. and Allenby, B.R. (1995). Industrial Ecology. Prantice Hall, New Jersey.
• Klemmensen B. (2007). Environmental policy: Legal and economic instruments. Book 1 in a series on Environmental Management. Baltic University Press, Uppsala.
• Nilson L. (2007). Cleaner production: Technologies and tools for resource efficient production. Book 2 in a series on Environmental Management. Baltic University Press, Uppsala.
• Zbicinski I. (2006). Product design and life cycle assessment. Book 3 in a series on Environmental Management. Baltic University Press, Uppsala.
• Weiss P., Bentlage J. (2006). Environmental management systems and certification. Book 4 in a series on Environmental Management. Baltic University Press, Uppsala.
• SIST EN ISO 14031:2002 Ravnanje z okoljem – Vrednotenje učinkov ravnanja z okoljem - Smernice
