Corporate Social Responsibility (5cr)

Objective

You get familiar with the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability and sustainable development. You examine the use of the concept of sustainable development in order to guide decision making at international and national government and corporate levels. You also gain knowledge of how governance, policy, economics and business are integrated in pursuit of sustainable development. 

Content

What is the concept of corporate social responsibility? How and what kind of implications social responsibility has in business? What does sustainable development mean in national and international context? What kind of problems are faced today under the umbrella of social responsibility? 

Qualifications

Introduction to environmental science or equivalent is recommended.     

Assessment criteria, good (3)

a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations. b. evaluate information sources critically. d. evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations. g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.