Name | PD Dr. Johannes Meuer |
Field | Corporate Sustainability |
Address | Nachhaltigkeit und Technol. D-MTEC ETH Zürich, WEV J 420 Weinbergstr. 56/58 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
jmeuer@ethz.ch | |
Department | Management, Technology, and Economics |
Relationship | Privatdozent |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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363-0387-00L | Corporate Sustainability | 3 credits | 2G | V. Hoffmann, J. Meuer, A. Nunez-Jimenez | |
Abstract | The lecture explores current challenges of corporate sustainability and prepares students to become champions for sustainable business practices. In the beginning, traditional lectures are complemented by e-modules that allow students to train critical thinking skills. In the 2nd half of the semester, students work in teams on sustainability challenges related to water, energy, mobility, and food. | ||||
Objective | Students - assess the limits and the potential of corporate sustainability for sustainable development - develop critical thinking skills (argumentation, communication, evaluative judgment) that are useful in the context of corporate sustainability using an innovative writing and peer review method. - recognize and realize opportunities through team work for corporate sustainability in a business environment - present strategic recommendations in teams with different output formats (tv-style debate, consultancy pitch, technology model walk-through, campaign video) | ||||
Content | In the first part of the semester, Prof. Volker Hoffmann and Dr. Johannes Meuer will share his insights on corporate sustainability with you through a series of lectures. They introduce you to a series of critical thinking exercises and build a foundation for your group work. In the second part of the semester, you participate in one of four tracks in which SusTec researchers will coach your groups through a seven-step program. Our ambition is that you improve your analytic and organizational skills and that you can confidently stand up for corporate sustainability in a professional setting. You will share the final product of your work with fellow students in a final puzzle session at the end of the semester. http://www.sustec.ethz.ch/teaching/lectures/corporate-sustainability.html | ||||
Lecture notes | Presentation slides will be made available on moodle prior to lectures. | ||||
Literature | Literature recommendations will be distributed during the lecture | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | TEACHING FORMAT/ ATTENDANCE: Please note that we aim to offer you the course in-class and online, but at this point we cannot guarantee that a purely online participation is possible. Irrespective of the format (in-class or online), the course includes several mandatory sessions that participants must attend to successfully earn credit points. |