Environmental sustainability for businesses (1 º Sem 2019/2020)

ECO , ECN , FIN , GES , MNG , MAEG

Objetivos

Grounded in the mission of the ISEG, this course aims to educate students on environmental sustainability, a fundamental career requirement to enable them to create a better world.

The program framework is based on the environmental sustainability work areas that a chief sustainability officer has to address. Concepts, tools and practices of sustainability management, in particular, environmental issues will be discussed. Students should:

- Understand key environmental issues in companies: Improve understanding of key environmental and social issues related to the global (business) world;
- Recognize sustainability as business responsibility: Consider sustainability issues as regular businesses activities and strategic decisions;
- Identify the challenges of companies: Understand the set of areas and activities that are object of chief sustainability officer.