Green Procurement and Environmental Labelling

Asignatura del Master of Science in Sustainability Management

Información académica

Créditos:
3 ECTS

Language:
English

Type of subject: Elective

Description

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.

This subject forms part of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management, Follow the link for further information..

Lecturer Role

Lela Mélon

Coordinator | Postgraduate Course in Sustainability Transition and Climate Emergency Management | Researcher

Qualifications:

PhD in Corporate and Commercial Law (University of Aberdeen)

Biography:

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.