The Competence Profile of Faculty in Sustainable Business Education

The emerging academic field focused on sustainability has been engaged in a rich and converging debate to define what competences are considered crucial for sustainable development of ESG specialists to possess. For more than a decade, sustainability courses of different academic levels have been developed in Russia. However, academic programs which were aimed at systematic immersion in issues of sustainability have emerged recently. Considering this momentum, the time is seemingly right to synthesize the discussion about key competences of the faculty members to support universities in shaping their profiles. This thesis presents the results of a broad literature review and interviews with academic sustainability professionals. It identifies relevant literature on key competences in sustainability as well as synthesizes the contributions in a sustainability competency profile for faculty members. Finally, thesis addresses critical gaps in the conceptualization of key competences in sustainability by the means of interviews. Insights from this study lay the groundwork for institutional advancements in designing and revising academic programs; teaching and learning evaluations; as well as training faculty members.