115-0485/01 – Sustainable Business (UP)

Gurantor department	Department of Management	Credits	5
Subject guarantor	doc. PhDr. ThDr. Lucjan Klimsza, Ph.D., MBA	Subject version guarantor	doc. PhDr. ThDr. Lucjan Klimsza, Ph.D., MBA
Study level	undergraduate or graduate	Requirement	Choice-compulsory type B
Year	2	Semester	summer
		Study language	Czech
Year of introduction	2025/2026	Year of cancellation
Intended for the faculties	EKF	Intended for study types	Follow-up Master

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
JAN657	Ing. Eva Ardielli, Ph.D.
BRO37	doc. Ing. Silvie Brožová, Ph.D.
HLA31	Ing. Karel Hlaváček, Ph.D.
KLI0213	doc. PhDr. ThDr. Lucjan Klimsza, Ph.D., MBA
LOK02	Ing. Aleš Lokaj, Ph.D.
NIE0058	PhDr. Lech Nierostek, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Part-time	Graded credit	6+6

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

This course will equip you with the fundamental knowledge and skills to understand and apply sustainable management principles. You will learn to: Recognize key concepts and definitions in sustainable management. Analyze the evolution and components of corporate social responsibility, including the role of corporate values. Explore and utilize the core tools of sustainable management, with a focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors. Gain a foundational understanding of ESG reporting.

Teaching methods

Lectures
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Project work

Summary

Sustainability in Business provides a rigorous exploration of the principles and practices essential for contemporary business operations. Acknowledging the critical role of sustainability across all economic domains, this course equips students with the analytical competencies required for a holistic assessment of environmental impacts throughout the product lifecycle. The curriculum adopts a structured progression, commencing with a comprehensive review of foundational theories, concepts, and definitions in sustainable business, with particular emphasis on their intersection with management and economic disciplines. The course then advances to the examination of corporate social responsibility, elucidating its theoretical framework and its implications for organizational conduct. Subsequently, students are introduced to and trained in the application of key analytical tools that support strategic sustainable management. Finally, the course provides an overview of contemporary reporting standards and practices within the realm of sustainable business.

Compulsory literature:

Molthan-Hill, P. (ed.). Sustainable Management: A Complete Guide for Faculty and Students. 3. vydání. Abingdon: Routledge, 2023. ISBN 978-1032253756.

Recommended literature:

Zu, L. Responsible Management and Taoism, Volume 2. Leeds: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023. ISBN 978-1-83797-639-3. Ashford, N., Hall, R. Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development. 2. vydání. London: Routledge, 2018. ISBN 978-1138605522. Caradonna, J. L. Sustainability: A History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0199372409.

Additional study materials

Study supports in the EduDocs system

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

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Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

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Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2024/2025 Summer semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Graded credit	Graded credit	100 (100)	51	3
Vypracování projektu	Project	20	11	2
Zápočtová písemka k předmětu	Written examination	80	31	3

Mandatory attendence participation: Atenndance on the seminaries 80 %

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Agreement with lecturers

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Spec.	Zaměření	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	W	S	Type of duty
2025/2026	(N0413A050014) Economics and Management	(S02) Management			K	Czech	Ostrava	2			Choice-compulsory type B	study plan

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