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151-0757-00L 2 Credits DS , BSC , MSC D-USYS , D-GESS , D-BAUG , D-HEST

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Environmental Management

Umwelt-Management

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Rainer Züst

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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:35:38

Abstract

An environmental management system has the objective to continuously improve the environmental performance of the activities, products and services of a company. The company has to introduce different management procedures. The goal of this lecture is to provide basics and specific procedure to implement the environmental dimension in the planning and decision making processes of an organisation.

Objective

Overview on environmental management and environmental management systems, general methods and principles.

Content

Introduction to environmental mangement / environmental management systems, energy and material flows; economical and ecological problems in industry; charakterisation of an enterprise (incl. management handbook); structur and contents of an environmental management system; overview on the ISO 14001 ff. series; methodes for environmental evaluation and assessment; integrated management systems; planning methodology and life-cycle-design design; planning exampl

Resources

Lecture Notes

Information about environmental management and environmentalmanagement systems will be provided by a CD or mail.

Literature

a list with literatures and links will be provided

General Information

Language: German
Levels: DS , BSC , MSC
Frequency: Yearly recurring

Examination

Type: graded semester performance

Course Components

Type	Title	Time & Place	Hours
lecture with exercise	Umwelt-Management Die genauen Unterrichtszeiten von ONLINE - Veranstaltungen werden von den Dozierenden kommuniziert.	Wed 18:00-20:00 (ON LI NE)	2 h weekly

Offered In

GESS Science in Perspective (Only the topics listed in this paragraph can be chosen as GESS Science in Perspective. Further below you will find the "type B courses Reflections about subject specific methods and content" as well as the language courses. 6 ECTS need to be acquired during the BA and 2 ECTS during the MA Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
- Type A: Enhancement of Reflection Competence (Suitable for all students. Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
  - Economics
Public Policy Bachelor
- Electives
  - Additional Elective Courses (These Electives may be chosen from the start of the Bachelor Study Programme.)
Environmental Sciences Bachelor
- Social Sciences and Humanities
  - Electives
    - Module Economics
Food Science Bachelor
- Electives (A list with possible electives will be published separately.)
Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems Master
- Electives (The entire course programs of ETH Zurich and Universitiy Zurich are open to the students to individual selection. The students have themselves to check whether they meet the admission requirements for a course.)
  - Recommended Electives of Master Degree Programme (Students having enroled for 851-0703-03 earlier (i.e. bachelor's degree programme or as additional requirement for master's degree programme) cannot enrol for this again during master's degree programme.)