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Sustainability Strategies and Concepts


Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Sustainability Strategies and Concepts
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Business Administration, Bachelor, regulation 01.10.2020
Module code: BBWL-2020-514
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P420-0114
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 5
Mandatory course: no
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BBWL-2020-514 (P420-0114) Business Administration, Bachelor, regulation 01.10.2020 , semester 5, optional course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Julia Vollmer
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Julia Vollmer


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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module students will:
• be able to identify the major environmental, economic, and social challenges posed by unsustainable development and place them in their broader context.
• have a broad understanding of the goals, strategies, and concepts involved in the sustainability debate.
• be able to analyze and explore selected areas of the sustainability debate in depth.
• be able to identify independent implementation strategies for selected sustainability issues in politics and business.
• be able to synthesize concepts and implementation strategies for sustainable economic and social models.


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Module content:
• Introduction zur Sustainability: History of the concept, models, global risks, planetary boundaries, SDGs
• Sustainability strategies in a multi-level system: EU, nation states, companies, strategic pathways
Sustainability concepts: Weak and strong sustainability, the sustainable economy approach
• Sustainability reporting I: The European Commission’s omnibus procedure, mandatory reporting under the CSRD, and an in-depth look at the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) (double materiality, cross-cutting and topic-specific standards)
• Sustainability reporting II: Voluntary reporting according to VSME
• European sustainability legislation: e.g., ecodesign, environmental claims and greenwashing, pay transparency
• Theory and practice: Interaction among various players, case studies and business cases, current developments


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Recommended or required reading:
Baumast, A. / Pape, J. (Hrsg.) (2022): Betriebliches Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement (2. Aufl.). Stuttgart: Ulmer (UTB).
Die Bundesregierung (2025): Deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie - Weiterentwicklung 2025. Transformation gemeinsam gerecht gestalten. Berlin.
Fischer, D. et al. (2023): Sustainable Business. SpringerBriefs in Business (Open Access). Cham: Springer.
Richtlinie (EU) 2022/2464 (CSRD) sowie Delegierte Verordnung (EU) 2023/2772 (ESRS Set 1), jeweils in der geltenden Fassung.
Vereinte Nationen (2015): Transformation unserer Welt: die Agenda 2030 für nachhaltige Entwicklung (A/RES/70/1). New York: UN.
 
Further reading is listed in the course materials; for presentations, additional independent research is required.


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