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Sustainability Assessment

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Introduction

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The students are able to:
• Name calculation methods and characteristic values for life cycle analyses and to carry out exemplary calculations themselves
• Present aspects of Corporate Social & Sustainable Responsibility (CSR)

Prerequisites for the course

Fundamentals of Energy & Sustainability Management (ENM), Fundamentals of Business Administration and Economics (ECO.1)

Course content

• Calculation methods and indicators for life cycle analysis
• Corporate Social and Sustainable Responsibility (CSR) reporting

Recommended specialist literature

• Çalıyurt, K. T. (Ed.). (2022). New Approaches to CSR, Sustainability and Accountability, Volume III. Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9364-9
• Dathe, T., Dathe, R., Dathe, I., & Helmold, M. (2022). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainability and Environmental Social Governance (ESG): Approaches to Ethical Management. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92357-0
• Ibidapo, T. A. (2022). From Industry 4.0 to Quality 4.0: An Innovative TQM Guide for Sustainable Digital Age Businesses. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04192-1
• Kandpal, V., Jaswal, A., Santibanez Gonzalez, E. D. R., & Agarwal, N. (2024). Sustainable Energy Transition: Circular Economy and Sustainable Financing for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices. Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52943-6
• Klos, Z. S., Kalkowska, J., & Kasprzak, J. (Eds.). (2022). Towards a Sustainable Future - Life Cycle Management: Challenges and Prospects. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77127-0
• Sonnemann, G., & Margni, M. (Eds.). (2015). Life Cycle Management. Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7221-1
• Touriki, F. E., Belhadi, A., Kamble, S., & Benkhati, I. (2022). Sustainable Excellence in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Continuous Improvement Approaches that Matter. Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0371-7
• Zipse, O., Hornegger, J., Becker, T., Beckmann, M., Bengsch, M., Feige, I., & Schober, M. (Eds.). (2023). Road to Net Zero: Strategic Pathways for Sustainability-Driven Business Transformation. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42224-9

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Language

English

Number of ECTS credits awarded

5

Semester hours per week

Planned teaching and learning method

Blended Learning

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

4

Type of course/module

Type of course