Бакалавриат
2024/2025
Устойчивое развитие и ESG практики компании
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Бизнес-информатика)
Направление:
38.03.05. Бизнес-информатика
Где читается:
Высшая школа бизнеса
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 1 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Иванова Екатерина Александровна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
30
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course focuses on the integration of sustainable development principles, a sustainability mindset, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices within the business landscape. The course aims to equip students with the necessary attitude, knowledge and competencies to appreciate, analyze and manage sustainable practices in organizations through the lens of ethics, responsibility and sustainability. Emphasizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), students will learn how these goals serve as a systemic framework for addressing complex sustainability challenges and opportunities in the modern world. A sustainability mindset fosters the ability to evaluate the long-term impacts of business decisions, driving innovation and promoting transformative change towards more responsible, resilient and regenerative practices. The course is designed in a very innovative way to enable students to develop a sustainability mindset by engaging them in reflective practices on their own lifestyle to enable changing habits, connecting to inspiring transformational life stories and cases of sustainability champions, and participating in the final group learning project on the ESG-dashboards to address wicked problems that Russian businesses across key industries face on their path towards becoming net zero and flourishing organizations living in harmony with soceity and nature. This course presents a structured approach to understanding the principles of sustainable development and corporate ESG practices. Through interactive lectures and hands-on seminars, students will be equipped to contribute positively to sustainability goals within their future organizations, actively engaging with the SDGs throughout their learning journey.
Learning Objectives
- 1) Understand the fundamental concepts of sustainable development, the sustainability mindset, and ESG criteria, with a focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- 2) Analyze the role of information systems and technologies in promoting sustainability and cultivating a sustainability-oriented individual and collective mindsets within organizations;
- 3) Evaluate real-world case studies of corporate ESG practices and their alignment with the SDGs in various industries;
- 4) Develop strategies for implementing sustainable practices using managerial electronic dashboards, informed by ESG principles and the SDGs;
- 5) Engage in thoughtful discussions on future trends in sustainable business practices and technology’s role in driving sustainable change, particularly regarding the achievement of the SDGs.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- 1) Critical Thinking: Critically analyze and assess the impact of various business practices on sustainability and ESG criteria.
- 2) Holistic Mindset: Formulate and propose comprehensive sustainability and ESG strategies tailored to specific industries or companies using informed decision-making.
- 3) Managerial Dashboarding: Apply tools and techniques from business informatics to collect and interpret data related to sustainability and ESG performance.
- 4) Ethical Consideration: Recognize and evaluate the ethical implications of business decisions related to sustainability and responsibility.
- 5) Collaborative Problem-Solving: Work effectively in teams to propose innovative solutions to real-world sustainability challenges, emphasizing stakeholder engagement and community impact.
Course Contents
- Module 1. Introduction to Sustainable Development and ESG
- Module 2. Future Trends in Responsible Management Practices
- Module 3. The Role of Data Management in Sustainability
- Module 4. Social and Governance: Frameworks and Practices in Sustainability
- Module 5. Environmental: Frameworks and Practices in Sustainability
Assessment Elements
- Colloquiums on team-charter, book world café, cinemalogia and collage (group)See course syllabus for the detailed instructions on these assignments.
- Project “Digital sustainability management” on the ESG-dashboards (group)See course syllabus for the detailed instructions on this assignment.
- Final exam (individual)
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 1st module0.2 * Colloquiums on team-charter, book world café, cinemalogia and collage (group) + 0.5 * Final exam (individual) + 0.3 * Project “Digital sustainability management” on the ESG-dashboards (group)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Principles of management : practicing ethics, responsibility, sustainability, Laasch, O., 2021
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Raworth, K. (2017). Doughnut Economics : Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1850087
- Scharmer, O., & Kaufer, K. (2013). Leading From the Emerging Future : From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies (Vol. 1st ed). San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=591172
- The sustainability mindset principles : a guide to developing a mindset for a better world, Rimanoczy, I., 2021