2025/2026
Управление корпоративной устойчивостью в глобализированном мире
Статус:
Маго-лего
Где читается:
Высшая школа бизнеса
Когда читается:
3, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Иванова Екатерина Александровна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This online course explores key issues and recent discussions within the field of corporate sustainability and social responsibility management, through theoretical and practical perspectives. Students will learn cutting-edge frameworks and tools for understanding the actors and corporate processes that shape organisations' management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Spanning strategy, communication, changing regulation and governance, the course grapples with critical issues such as anti-corruption, labour rights and climate change, balancing incisive critique with suggestions for meaningful change. This analysis, supported by case studies, guest-speakers and experiential learning projects, equips students to tackle sustainability challenges effectively in their future work. Being a student-centered discipline designed with the application of the most innovative pedagogies focusing on creating a rich experience through action, reflection and learning the course aims to develop a new generation of responsible business leaders with a holistic mindset. It rests on a multi-disciplinary approach to learning and requires profound ecological awareness, development of systems thinking combined with emotional and spiritual intelligence.
Learning Objectives
- Develop a mindset for responsible leaders managing corporate sustainability: a lens through which to analyze information in the contemporary globalized world and make business decisions for the sake of a thriving society and flourishing planet.
- 1) Knowing dimension: develop awareness and understanding of the contemporary challenges in the framework of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and major theories on corporate sustainability management;
- 2) Thinking dimension: develop systems and innovative thinking based on creativity, on both-and logic, long term thinking, applying principles of cyclical flow and interconnectedness;
- 3) Being dimension: learn about self and others by reflecting about values anchoring our identity, unexplored assumptions, habits of mind and creating/identifying student's personal mission;
- 4) Engage in action to make a difference: inspire to change habits and shape a new lifestyle for themselves.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- 1) Develop a global mindset for corporate sustainability management, integrating knowledge of international business dynamics with sustainability principles to make responsible decisions in a complex, interconnected world.
- 2) Analyze contemporary global sustainability challenges within the framework of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and evaluate their implications for corporate sustainability management across different cultural and economic contexts.
- 3) Apply systems thinking and innovative approaches to corporate sustainability management, considering long-term impacts and cross-border interdependencies in multinational business operations.
- 4) Critically assess the roles and strategies of various global actors in corporate sustainability, including multinational corporations, international NGOs, intergovernmental organizations, and transnational investors.
- 6) Develop competencies in implementing and managing global sustainability initiatives, including cross-cultural sustainability reporting, international sustainability partnerships, and sustainable business model innovation for diverse markets.
- 5) Evaluate key global corporate sustainability issues such as human rights in supply chains, climate change mitigation, anti-corruption practices, and sustainable development in emerging markets.
- 7) Cultivate leadership skills for driving corporate sustainability in a globalised context, including cross-cultural communication, managing diverse teams, and navigating the complexities of sustainability implementation across different regulatory environments.
Course Contents
- Corporate Sustainability – What It Is and Why It Matters
- Corporate Sustainability: Approaches
- Corporate Sustainability: Actors
- Corporate Sustainability: Processes
- Corporate Sustainability: Issues
- Corporate Sustainability: Future Trends and Opportunities
Assessment Elements
- Book world café and cinemalogia (individual)
- Case studies on corporate sustainability management (individual & team)
- E-Portfolio: using contemplative photography to develop a sustainability mindset (individual)
- Reflections on the experiential learning (individual)
- ESG-dashboard (team)
- Course attendance
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 4th module0.1 * Book world café and cinemalogia (individual) + 0.1 * Case studies on corporate sustainability management (individual & team) + 0.05 * Course attendance + 0.05 * Course attendance + 0.25 * E-Portfolio: using contemplative photography to develop a sustainability mindset (individual) + 0.25 * ESG-dashboard (team) + 0.2 * Reflections on the experiential learning (individual)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Green swans : the coming boom in regenerative capitalism, Elkington, J., 2021
- Principles of management : practicing ethics, responsibility, sustainability, Laasch, O., 2021
- The power of and : responsible business without trade-offs, Freeman, R. E., 2020
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- 9781000204766 - Isabel Rimanoczy - The Sustainability Mindset Principles : А Guide to Developing а Mindset for а Better World - 2020 - Routledge - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2574742 - nlebk - 2574742
- 9781000533927 - Ekaterina Ivanova - Revolutionizing Sustainability Education - 2022 - Routledge - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=3002024 - nlebk - 3002024