ATI5122 · Corporate sustainability management

Overview

In this unit, you will delve into the crucial role corporations play in addressing some of the world's most pressing challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic inequality. You will examine the complex relationship between corporations and sustainability exploring multiple perspectives, global trends and guiding principles for making a business case for corporate sustainability. Furthermore, you will develop the critical analytical skills and reflective capabilities necessary to assess contemporary business practices related to corporate sustainability. The teaching and learning approach is focussed on interactive activities, including in-class debates, guest seminars and case studies that explore corporate engagement with global sustainable development goals.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment:100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. critically analyse the key concepts and tools in the field of sustainability management;
2. evaluate the broader context and incentives that are driving efforts and investments towards sustainability-driven business models;
3. develop and communicate a business case for sustainability;
4. design and apply appropriate strategies to drive a successful sustainability transformation for an organisation.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.