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Lehrveranstaltungen

Modul Management mit 2 Veranstaltungen: Konzepte und Instrumente des Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement (2 SWS) & Standards und Normen des Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement (2 SWS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Charlotte Hesselbarth, Stefan Schaltegger

Inhalt: Standards & Norms for Sustainability Management (English Seminar): - Relationship of law and standardization - Overview of environmental legislation - Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001, EMAS) - Labour, social, and ethical standards (SA 8000, ILO, ISO 26000) - Integrated Approaches (Integrated Management Systems, EFQM) - Reporting standards (GRI, Integrated Reporting) - Product-related standards: Eco, Fair, and Sustainability Labels (Blue Angel, FSC, FairTrade etc.) - Other selected standards, e.g. for Carbon Footprinting, Green Building Certification, Sustainable Tourism etc. Concepts and Tools for Sustainability Management (English Seminar): This part of the seminar provides an overview of the concepts and tools that support management in meeting the challenges of corporate sustainability. In this seminar, the central sustainability management tools are presented individually and according to their application in a range of business functions (e.g. production, logistics, strategic management, etc.). Benchmarking, quality circles, scenario analysis and stakeholder dialogue are examples of instruments, which are more narrowly defined and aim to achieve a specific objective of sustainability management. Concepts represent broader approaches that coordinate and integrate specific instruments to achieve a group of objectives in multiple business functions. Important concepts are for instance sustainability balanced scorecard and corporate social responsibility. On the other hand, systems involve multiple stages in the management process and serve the structural designing of sustainability management, such as a sustainability-oriented incentive system. The aim of this seminar is not only to gain a deeper understanding of such tools, but also to become aware of their application throughout a range of business functions. Hands-on experience with these tools will be provided through case studies and practical examples. Acquired knowledge will be strengthened through group work. The course work (Studien- und Prüfungsleistung) will take form of group presentations and seminar papers, in which the sustainability management tools will be discussed based on their strengths and weaknesses to meet sustainability management challenges as well as their application in various functional areas.