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Sustainable Business Management
Code
GBE-ECE2
Version
1.0
Offered by
Global Business Engineering
ECTS
5
Prerequisites
- Understanding of, and interest in, strategic, commercial and managerial aspects of business
- ECE1
Main purpose
Industries, markets and businesses are sometimes impacted or even rapidly disrupted.
The various interests and power of stakeholders are increasing, and geopolitics is now on the agenda of the board. Because it must be.
Any company must mitigate with the impacts, risks and opportunities within the market & industry that they are operating in. Or wishes to operate in.
Answers to questions such as are evident;
What is sustainability? Should a company work with sustainability? And what does that really mean to that company? Their business model? Their supply chain?
Can working on sustainable measures give a competitive advantage?
Will the company work with ESG reporting? And/or with a double materiality assessment?
Why/why not?
And what is the right balance – for a particular company - between governance and commercial risks and opportunities?
Knowledge
The student must have knowledge of why a company works with sustainability. And how.
As well as knowledge of what is the right balance between governance and commercial risks and opportunities
Skills
The student must be able to assess how management mitigates the impacts, risks and opportunities within their market & industry.
As well as assessing how sustainability is – or should be - embedded in a company’s business model and supply chain
Assessing stakeholders and their impact on ESG reporting.
Competences
The student can make a strategy on how a company mitigates within the scope of sustainability and geopolitics
Topics
Teaching methods and study activities
Resources
Evaluation
Examination
Grading criteria
Additional information
Responsible
Steen Skriver (stes)
Valid from
8/1/2025 12:00 AM
Course type
Business and Management<br/>
Keywords
Sustainable, Business, Management, ESG, Strategy, Stakeholders, Mitigation, Impact, Risks, Opportunities