Sustainable development in international business

LECTURE:

1. Basic issues related to sustainable development and systems thinking in economic activity

2. Economic growth and the problem of depletion of natural resources

3. The theory of economic growth and sustainable development. The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

4. Sustainable business and the competitiveness of enterprises. Enterprise as part of the supply chain

5. Business in the context of sustainable development- the concept of integrated sustainability management in the enterprise

6. Sustainable entrepreneurship and management. Timetable for implementation of csr in the organization

7. Innovation for sustainable development

8. Transformation and change management.

9. Examples of implementation of CSR concepts in enterprises.

EXERCISES

1. Sustainable development in a systemic perspective

2. Economic growth and the problem of depletion of natural resources- the role of business in global terms

3. Global goals of sustainable development-an attempt to identify the implementation of goals in business

4. Sustainable development in the policy of the european union and strategic documents

5. Methods of valuation of environmental goods

6. Lack of knowledge as a major barrier to the implementation of sustainable development principles

7. Carbon footprint and how to measure it in the company?

8. eco-labeling

9. Recycling and closed-loop economy

1. Dimitropoulos, P., & Chatzigianni, E. E. (Eds.). (2022). Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance: Stakeholders, Management and Organizational Performance in the European Union. Routledge.

2. Das, J. K., Taneja, S., & Arora, H. (Eds.). (2021). Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development: Strategies, Practices and Business Models. Taylor & Francis.

Knowledge: the student knows and understands

1. basic conceptual apparatus on CSR and sustainable development (K_W02)

2. mechanisms of functioning and development companies in frame of CSR and sustainable development (K_W12)

Skills: the student is able to

3. recognize changes in the level of socio-economic development and particular activities of business and it’s influence (K_U02)

4. propose solutions in business to improve better environmental and social conditions in different scale (regional, local, international) (K_U03)

5. observe and interpret changes in business policy, analyze and evaluate the CSR development (K_U07)

Social competences: a student is ready to

6. independently acquire knowledge and develop their professional skills using source documents and direct research. (K_K02)

A. Forms of credit (verification of learning outcomes)

LECTURE:

Credit colloquium (test questions, open questions), (effects: 1,2)

EXERCISES

Team work, group projects (effects: 3,4,)

Individual work ( effects: 3,4)

Participation in discussion (effects: 5)

B. Basic criteria for determining the evaluation

LECTURE:

Pass grade - obtaining at least 51% of the value of points

[0-50% (2,0); 51-60% (3,0); 61-70% (3,5), 71-80% (4,0), 81-90% (4,5); 91-100% (5,0)

EXERCISES

Individual written work (30%)

Team work (project) (30%)

Participation in discussions (40%)