The course aims to provide conceptual and practical tools to understand 1) managerial decisions in sustainable firms to pursue financial, environmental and social objectives.
By the end of the course, students will get the following results:
(1) Knowledge and Understanding: acquire knowledge on strategic decisions aimed at creating value for all stakeholders; learn the steps of the process of choosing and buying responsible products.
(2) Applying Knowledge and Understanding: know to apply the most appropriate theoretical and practical tools to 1) develop sustainable business decisions, 2) interpret responsible consumption choices.
(3) Making Judgments: independently evaluate - in relation to real data and situations - the company’s decisions in terms of economic, environmental and social value creation, and the consumption choices. To develop the ability to autonomously understand current social and environmental issues also in a comparative manner through the active involvement of students in group works.
(4) Communication skills: communicate corporate and/ or consumption data on sustainability issues to expert and non-expert interlocutors; understand the importance of communicating such data in an accurate and effective manner.
(5) Learning skills: develop the basic skills to undertake subsequent studies with profit and satisfaction.