Learning outcomes |
This course aims to introduce students to sustainability concept, exploring how today’s societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations. It is also intended to provide a comprehensive treatment of the relationship between business and sustainability, presenting stakeholders interests and choices (consumers, corporations, governments and Non-Governmental Organisations), as well as the strategies for a sustainable future.
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Main Bibliography |
Blokdyk, G. (2018). Sustainability Management, 3rd Ed., Emereo Pty Ltd. Brundtland, G. H. (1987). Report of the World Commission on environment and development "Our common future". United Nations. European Commission (2008). Communication on the Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy Action Plan – COM (2008) 397. Brussels. Gabriel, J. V. (2017). Case Studies in Sustainability Management: The oikos collection Vol. 3. Taylor & Francis Kopnina, H., Shoreman-Ouimet, E. (2015). Sustainability. Key Issues. Routledge Madhavan, G., Oakley, B., Green, D., Koon, D., Low, P. (Eds.) (2013). Practicing Sustainability. Springer. Modak, P. (2018). Environmental Management towards Sustainability. CRC Press. Neubauer C, Calame M (2017). Global Pressing Problems and the Sustainable Development Goals. Available at: http://www.guninetwork.org/articles/global-pressing-problems-and-sustainable-development-goals. United Nations (UN) (2015). Transforming our world: The 2030
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