Business Sustainability
Asignatura del Master in International Management
Información académica
Créditos:
2 ECTS
Type of subject: Required
Description
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.
Learning Outcomes
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.
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Lela Mélon
Coordinator | Postgraduate Course in Sustainability Transition and Climate Emergency Management | Researcher
PhD in Corporate and Commercial Law (University of Aberdeen)
Lela Mélon is a former Marie Curie Research Fellow with a legal and economics background. She is currently executive director of the Planetary Wellbeing Institutional Framework at UPF and associate professor of Sustainability in Business Law at ESCI-UPF. She specialises in EU law, with a focus on corporate conduct and sustainability, and is currently researching policy coherence for sustainability at EU level, with particular interest in corporate law policies.