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Overview
Context of the Sustainable Business - Strategy and Innovation course at Freie Universität Berlin
Climate change, environmental pollution, waste of resources and the decline of biodiversity clearly show mankind that processes of change are necessary. On a policy level, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris climate agreement and the Green New Deal are setting the stage, at the corporate level, standards such as environmental social and governance (ESG) reporting, supply chain integrity and voluntary certification, and diversity are critical to long-term business success.
How are companies innovating towards more sustainability today? What are the criteria, the success factors and the strategic approaches to tackle consumer, policy, employee and societal demand for more sustainability?
One focus will be on the development of a sustainable business model or project, based on which we will learn and try out modern methods such as the Sustainable Business Canvas, Design Thinking, Effectuation and the Blue Ocean Strategy.
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Topics
- Corporate Social Responsibility & business sustainability strategy.
Entrepreneurship, Social entrepreneurship and Sustainability-oriented Business Model Development.
- Management methods for dealing with uncertainty. Design Thinking and principles of innovation
Audience
Student Testimonials
- "I've obtained new perspectives and insights throughout the course and it's really good for my development!"
- "I’ve learned so much in such a short amount of time and every penny of my money felt well spent on this class."
- "Overall, the professor was fantastic! He was extremely knowledgeable about the subjects and created a very comfortable learning environment."
- "The course was comprehensive, straight-forward, and incredibly well taught and the excursions presented were incredible as well. I'm so grateful to have taken this class."
Lecturers
Instructor: Oliver Schmidt
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Duration
- Full-time
- 28 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Credits
5 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Business Administration Innovation Management Sustainable Energy View 11 other Short Courses in Innovation Management in GermanyExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Basic interest and curiosity in sustainability and in getting to know or working with businesses to improve the world.
- Regular attendance and active participation in class.
- Group presentation in class (about 30 minutes) on a project of the course.
- Final Exam with questions on the course project and the course contents.
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International
1300 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1300 EUR for the full programme during 28 days. -
EU/EEA
1300 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1300 EUR for the full programme during 28 days.
Living costs for Berlin
836 - 1340 EUR /month
Living costs
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