Lela Mélon

We develop a broad awareness and understanding of the environmental, social and economic changes and challenges that international business face and explore the options open to them. Starting from the premise that sustainability is an all-embracing phenomenon about people and leadership, we build a practical roadmap to sustainability while doing business internationally. In the process, we develop our insights and enhance our ability to make informed choices while influencing positive change in our organisation more effectively.

Gain the confidence to argue the business case for sustainability based on a comprehensive understanding of the impact of current global environmental, social and economic pressures. Acquire the ability to develop an action plan for integrating sustainability across an organization’s value chain to ensure sustainable value creation.

The course of Environmental Law and Jurisprudence aims to not only present the state- of-the-art of environmental law globally and in the European Union, but also at outlying its historical development and its interrelation with business and its practices. This course thereby explores domestic environmental law through the lens of emerging environmental debates and controversies, presenting international agreements and the need for a certain amount of diplomacy for practicing environmental law. The course provides an overview of significant EU environmental legislation (as collection of laws that governs how humans interact with their environment) on wide range of topics: air quality, water quality, waste management, contaminant clean-up, chemical safety, hunting and fishing and natural resource use in general. It equips the students with the knowledge on searching and understanding different legal and policy instruments as regards environmental preservation at the EU level and the capacity to use the existing and upcoming instruments in the context of creation of corporate strategy.

The course provides practical information to the student to be able to identify and interpret the environmental labels, eco-labels and seals present on the products. Provides knowledge about the different types of ecolabels (Type I, II and III), what they are, how they can be obtained and how to apply them correctly. Likewise, it provides information and tools to identify green products and green purchasing strategies at the business level and provides information on alternatives to incorporate environmental requirements in service contracts. Students develop a critical spirit in relation to environmental communication and the purchase of products.