Sustainability is having a material impact on how companies think and act. It is a significant driver behind the financial values of companies. Although almost all executives think that sustainability will have an impact on their business and are trying to address this topic, the majority of their companies are not acting decisively to exploit the opportunities fully and mitigate the risks that sustainability presents.
A small number of companies, however, are acting aggressively on sustainability%97and reaping substantial rewards. This understanding of how to work with sustainability can sometimes offer surprising opportunities for capturing advantage. Three of the biggest drivers of corporate sustainability investments%97that is, the forces that are having the greatest impact on companies%97are government legislation, consumer concerns, and employee interest in sustainability. This case study based course shows you in 5 modules how to deal with those challenges.
Period
01-07-2013 - 05-07-2013 (1 weeks)
Target group
This is an advanced course designed for students and professionals with some background knowledge in sustainability.
Course aim
To provide examples and offers solutions on dealing with complex sustainability challenges in business. This will be approached through a real case, and based on the Shared Value model of sustainability in business.
Credits
2.0 ECTS credits
Certificate of attendance
Course fee
EUR 875: Course + course materials + housing + mealplan
EUR 600: Course + course materials + lunch
Course leader
Marjolijn Vencken, LLC
Scholarships
Utrecht Summer School doesn't offer scholarships for this course.
Utrecht University
Address: PO BOX 80148
Postal code: 3508 TC
City: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands
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Creating Shared Value (Advanced Sustainability)
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Cristian Ion
