Managing sustainability through responsible leadership (OPEN UNI)

The course is an independent entity and its completion does not require other studies.

On this course students learn the key concepts in sustainability and UN sustainable development goals. This includes:

• Developing sustainability knowledge management skills and strategies for managing climate risk, facilitating ESG (environmental, social, corporate governance) integration, and creating long-term value for shareholders and society based on the UN sustainable development goals.
• Recognizing the importance of responsible leadership as part of economically, ecologically, and socially sustainable business management is also at the core of this course.
• Learning key principles of transparent and trustworthy sustainability communication as part of building competitive company brands are explained as well.
• Gaining skills and competence needed to define and apply effective KPIs (key performance indicators) to measure the impact and dependence of an organization on natural, human, and social capital. After completing this course students understand the opportunities and challenges in responsible leadership and knows how to plan and evaluate sustainable communication practices. One also learns how to critically assess common sustainability KPI´s and metrics.

Independent online learning in the Moodle learning environment.

Learning material indicated by the teacher. Material in Moodle (videos, podcasts). Online material.

• Online learning independent of time and place in the Moodle learning environment.
• Course material: video lectures, online material, scientific articles.
• Course tasks: online discussions and peer evaluation based on the course material and company cases from Finland and Brazil, multiple choice quizzes.

Pass / Fail Approved completion of course assignments