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102-0327-01L 2 Credits MSC D-ITET , D-MAVT , D-ARCH
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Implementation of Environmental and Other Sustainability Goals

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Arthur Elias Braunschweig
Master students in Environmental Engineering choosing module Ecological Systems Design are not allowed to enrol 102-0327-01 Advanced Environmental Assessments (2KP) as already included in 102-0307-01 Advanced Environmental, Social and Economic Assessments (5KP).
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:02:06

Abstract

This course teaches approaches and methods to identify, assess and manage environmental and societal aspects in organisations, such as ISO 14001 or the ecobalance of organisations, and how such approaches fit into a management system.

Objective

Students will learn to - describe key sustainability problems of the current economic system and measuring units. - describe the management system of an organisation and how to develop a sustainability orientation - discuss approaches to measure environmental performance of an organisation, including 'organisational LCA' (Ecobalance) - explain the pros and cons of single score environmental assessment methods - apply life cycle costing - interpret stakeholder relations of an organisation - (if time allows) describe sustainable supply chain management and stakeholder management

Content

- Sustainability problems of the current economic system and its measuring units; - The structure of a management system, and elements to integrate environmental management (ISO 14001) and social management (SA8000 as well as ISO 26000), especially into strategy development, planning, controlling and communication; - Sustainability Opportunities and Innovation - The concept of 'Continuous Improvement' - Life Cycle Costing, Life Cycle Management - environmental performance measurement of an organisation, including 'organisational LCA' (Ecobalance), based on practical examples of companies and new concepts - single score env. assessment methods (Swiss ecopoints) - stakeholder management and sustainability oriented communication - an intro into sustainability issues of supply chain management Students will get small excercises related to course issues.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Documents will be available on Ilias

Literature

Will be made available.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 25 minutes
Anybody inscribed can take the exam. When attributing exam notes, results of the case studies given in the course (recommended, but not mandatory learning tasks) will be considered and can improve the total course unit grade by up to 0.25 grade points. (Students can achieve the maximum grade also without handing in case studies.)

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Implementation of Environmental and Other Sustainability Goals
Remark: No lecture on 27.09.2022, lecture will be held on 20.09.2022 instead.
  • Tue 08:50-11:30 (HIL D 10.2)
  • 20.09 Date 08:50-11:30 (HIL D 10.2)
21 h semesterly

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