Social and Environmental Responsibility (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Student
Knows the main principles and guidelines of social and environmental responsibility.
Can identify socially and environmentally responsible business activities and practices.
Can design and perform environmental management activities as a team, and communicate and report the results for the wider audience

Content

Values of society
Environment and utilitarian thinking
Sustainability
International agreements on environment and sustainability
ISO 2600 standard, Global reporting initiative. Case forest certification, biodiversity and value addition in forestry.Socially and environmentally responsible business
Social enterprises and entrepreneurships
Communication and reporting of social and environmental responsibility
Corporate responsibility in practice: case examples from local medium-size enterprises

Location and time

Wärtsila Campus (Karjalankatu 3); all lectures will be carried out in March-April 2023; Guest lecturer's from Canada attend online. Completion of assignments will continue until mid-May.

Teaching methods

The implementation is based on lectures and assignments/essays. Learning assignments include analyses of social economy/enterprises, societal values, and sustainability in different sectors, and a case analysis of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves The course has international online guest lectures. The course is implemented through assignments and compiling a learning diary that you may direct to the most interesting subtopics.