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Cursus: 201700114
201700114
Environmental Management
Cursus informatie
Cursus201700114
Studiepunten (ECTS)4
CursustypeCursus
VoertaalEngels
Contactpersoondr. M.L. Franco Garcia
E-mailm.l.francogarcia@utwente.nl
Docenten
Contactpersoon van de cursus
dr. M.L. Franco Garcia
Examinator
dr. M.L. Franco Garcia
Collegejaar2022
Aanvangsblok
1A
OpmerkingLocation: Leeuwarden
AanmeldingsprocedureZelf aanmelden via OSIRIS Student
Inschrijven via OSIRISJa
Cursusdoelen
The general objective of the environmental management course is for graduates to gain knowledge of and insight into key concepts and principles ruling the management strategies at businesses towards environmental and social sustainability.
Specific learning objectives:
  • To identify individual management tools/frameworks and/or combination of them that can be recommended for specific sustainability challenges within businesses
  • To evaluate the Corporate Social Responsibility report of a company
  • To apply the framework of Environmental Management Systems to a case study according to the Sheldon & Yoxon's Guide
  • To apply through case studies some of the management tools/frameworks that support organizational change to deliver environmental and social sustainability

 
Inhoud
1. Introduction
1.1
Introduction to motivations to include environmental and social concerns into organizational strategies
1.2 Operations management review

2. Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
2.1 EMS and ISO14001
2.2
EMS and Plan stage
2.3
Do-Check-Act stages

3. Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR)
3.1 Introduction to social enterprises and CSR
3.2 CSR and digitalization
4. Social Life Cycle Analysis

4.1 Theory of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
4.2 Fundaments of Social Life cycle analysis and examples

5. Circular Economy (CE)
5.1 Theoretical frameworks of CE
5.2 Examples of CE at multilevel
Participating study
Master Environmental and Energy Management
Verplicht materiaal
Book
Sheldon, C., & M. Yoxon (2006) Environmental Management Systems, A step-by-step guide to implementation and maintenance. Earthscan Ed.
Aanbevolen materiaal
Reader
Selected articles by lecturers
Werkvormen
Lecture
AanwezigheidsplichtJa

Toetsen
Exam and group assignment

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