Sustainability (5 cr)

Objective

The student is able to connect the objectives of the company and its procurement strategy to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and Triple Bottom line framework.
The student acknowledges sustainability as a strategic approach and is able to design a business case on procurement’s role in managing sustainability.
The student acknowledges the role of sourcing and development of suppliers in managing sustainability, and is able to apply problem-identification, analysis and problem-solving to support development of supply chain sustainability.
The student applies sustainable supply chain management theories to practical supply chain contexts.
The student is able to analyze and develop sustainability guidelines or supplier code-of-conduct documents by considering the requirements from different stakeholders.
The student is able to compare and design sustainability reports according to the standards of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) of the European Union.

Content

UN SDGs and Triple bottom line
Role of Procurement and Sourcing in managing sustainability
Development of supply chain sustainability
Supplier code-of-conduct
Sustainability reporting, GRI and CSRD

Location and time

WED 23rd OCT 17:00-20:00
WED 6th NOV 17:00-20:00
FRI 15th NOV 9300-14:30 WEBINAR
WED 4th DEC 17:00-20:00

Teaching methods

Online lectures via Zoom or Teams.
Online learning material and individual and group assignment and via Moodle learning platform.
Link to Zoom or Teams and Moodle pages will be sent via email to the students once the enrolment is complete.

Further information

• UN SDGs
• Triple bottom line
• Supplier code of conduct
• Management systems
• Sustainability reporting
• Supplier sustainability development
The objectives and the content of the course, assignments and assessment will be discussed during the first lesson.
Prerequisites of the participation:
This course is for Master level studies and part of the Procurement Master's program. Therefore you should have completed bachelor level studies already and some prior knowledge of procurement

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good overall performance: can apply and articulate concepts and information well both verbally and in writing, certain areas of individual or team output require further attention; shows appropriate level of interest and motivation in individual and team activities. Good presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance in all elements of the course: shows interest and motivation in individual and team activities and assignments, fully applies and clearly articulates concepts and information both verbally and in writing. The student is able to support his/her argument with references to the recommended reading and lecture content. Excellent presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Qualifications

Completed Higher Education Degree

Further information

The language of tuition is English.