SYLLABUS

1. Objectifs du cours

- Introduce students to the concept of corporate social responsability, through case studies
- Define what is sustainable development
- Introduce what is a business model for sustainable development and the circular economy, and practice its implementation through a role game
- Introduce impact investing and socially responsible investing

2. Description du cours

See objectives

3. Plan du cours

• Online: the fundamentals of corporate social responsibility
• 1. What is CRS
• 2. A History of the concept
• 3. Business cases
• 4. Understanding how far CSR can implemented in a business
• In class : how to implement and finance business models
• 1. Welcome to the Anthropocene, identifying threats and opportunities in a new era
• 2. Business models for sustainability and the circular economy: concepts, case study and role game
• 3. Financing business models: an introduction to green finance and impact investing

4. Compétences visées

• Develop critical awareness of knowledge in a specific field and/or at the interface between several fields
• Solve problems in order to develop new knowledge and procedures and integrate knowledge from different fields
• Make innovative contributions in high-level exchanges and international contexts
• Conduct a reflective and detached analysis taking into account the challenges, issues and complexity of a request or situation in order to propose appropriate and/or innovative solutions in line with regulatory developments
• Communicate for training or knowledge transfer purposes, orally and in writing, in English and in at least one foreign language

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5. Modalités pédagogiques

Mode d'enseignement : Présentiel + Distanciel

Langue(s) utilisée(s) : English

Méthodes pédagogiques : Cours magistral, Travaux Dirigés

6. Modalités d'évaluation

Examen écrit sur table, Étude de cas

7. Bibliographie

• Boldrini, J. C., & Antheaume, N. (2021). Designing and testing a new sustainable business model tool for multi-actor, multi-level, circular, and collaborative contexts. Journal of Cleaner Production, 309, 127209.
• Carroll, A. B. (2015). Corporate social responsibility. Organizational dynamics, 44(2), 87-96.
• Mintzberg, H. (1983). The case for corporate social responsibility. Journal of Business Strategy, 4(2), 3-15.
• Raworth, K. (2017). Doughnut economics: seven ways to think like a 21st-century economist. Chelsea Green Publishing.