Silvia Ayuso

•  Know the basic sustainability notions and concepts and distinguish between different perspectives of environmental, social and economic sustainability
• Understand new emerging models and frameworks to describe, understand and address key sustainability challenges (like circular economy, doughnut economics, economy for the common good, etc.)
• Identify and discuss the practical and moral issues around unsustainability
• Critically reflect on the policies directed to promote sustainable development, including the current SDGs

SDGs in practice is a third-term elective course in the in the MSc in Sustainability Management. It builds on the compulsory courses of the Fundamentals of Sustainability module (Sustainability concepts and the SDGs and Sustainability Management Systems) and provides a specialized vision of the practical implementation of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by societal actors (states, businesses, non-profit sector and civil society).

In this course students will learn about practical experiences of advancing the SDGs in different themes (food, water and health) and diverse territorial scopes (cities, regions, countries), and the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the SDGs.

The new paradigm of the Circular Economy. Introduction to the lifecycle perspective as a mechanism for assessing the environmental impact of production systems. Ecodesign and green marketing. Integrated waste management. Analysis of integrated social value.

Ability to distinguish, select and apply the main methodologies for assessing and improving the nature and the environmental communication of goods and services. Judging and assessing the internalisation of sustainability in the business world.

The new paradigm of the Circular Economy. Introduction to the lifecycle perspective as a mechanism for assessing the environmental impact of production systems. Ecodesign and green marketing. Integrated waste management. Analysis of integrated social value.

Ability to distinguish, select and apply the main methodologies for assessing and improving the nature and the environmental communication of goods and services. Judging and assessing the internalisation of sustainability in the business world.

The new paradigm of the circular economy. Introduction to the lifecycle perspective as a mechanism for assessing the environmental impact of production systems. Ecodesign and green marketing. Integrated waste management. Analysis of integrated social value

Learn how to distinguish, select and apply the main methodologies for assessing and improving the nature and the environmental communication of goods and services. Judge and assess internalisation of sustainability in the business world

Complex problems of sustainable development arise from the interaction of multiple social, economic, and environmental factors. This course aims to introduce systems thinking skills to students to address complex problems of sustainability.

To know the basic sustainability notions and concepts and distinguish between different perspectives of environmental, social and economic sustainability. To analyze and evaluate progress towards the various, sometimes conflicting, objectives and challenges of the SDGs. To acquire systems thinking skills to address the complex problems of sustainability and learn to design strategies to target their underlying causes and drivers