Sustainability & Environmental Controlling
level of course unit
Consolidation
Learning outcomes of course unit
The students are able to:
• prepare and evaluate sustainability reports
• distinguish and implement environmental management systems according to Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
• describe and apply functions, tools and motives of environmental controlling
• explain tasks and tools of sustainable corporate management
prerequisites and co-requisites
none
course contents
• Business ethics
• Corporate (social) responsibility and compliance
• Structure of sustainability reports and reporting standards
• Functions and motives of environmental controlling
• Auditing of management systems (ISO 19011)
• Environmental management system ISO 14001, ISO 14044ff and EMAS
• Process modeling in the context of environmental and sustainability audits, environmental impact assessment, eco-labels and eco-labels
recommended or required reading
• Lenitz, M., 2018. Managementsysteme richtig auditieren: Die Anwendung der ÖNORM EN ISO 19011:2018 in der Praxis. Wien: Austrian Standards plus
• Brauweiler, J., et al., 2018. Umweltmanagementsysteme nach ISO 14001: Grundwissen für Praktiker (essentials). Berlin: Springer Gabler
• Engelfried, J., 2016. Nachhaltiges Umweltmanagement - Schritt für Schritt: Arbeitsbuch. Stuttgart: utb
• Fifka, M. S., 2014. CSR und Reporting. Berlin: Gabler Verlag
• Colsman, B., 2016. Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling: Strategien, Ziele, Umsetzung. 2. Aufl.. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag
assessment methods and criteria
Seminar thesis
language of instruction
German
number of ECTS credits allocated
5
eLearning quota in percent
30
course-hours-per-week (chw)
2.5
planned learning activities and teaching methods
Blended Learning
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
3
name of lecturer(s)
director of studies
course unit code
NUC
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory
work placement(s)
none