SDGs in practice
Asignatura del Master of Science in Sustainability Management
Description
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.
This subject forms part of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management, Follow the link for further information..
Silvia Ayuso
Researcher on the MANGO Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility
PhD in Environmental Sciences (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Environmental Technology Engineer (TU Berlin)
Silvia Ayuso Siart is academic director and chief researcher at the MANGO Chair in CSR. She was previously a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Business in Society and the ”la Caixa” Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance at IESE Business School and an academic collaborator at the UOC. She has also worked as an environmental consultant and environmental management systems auditor (ISO 14001).
Xavier Carbonell
Coordinator | Director of the MANGO Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility
Economist
Auditor and chartered accountant
Xavier Carbonell worked as an auditor and financial consultant between 1988 and 1998. In 1998 he joined MANGO, where he worked as the MANGO Group’s director of CSR until 2014. In October 2014 he joined ESCI-UPF as academic director and director of the MANGO Chair in CSR. He specialises in matters of corporate social responsibility and auditing, and teaches both subjects at ESCI-UPF, together with other master’s courses and seminars.