SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE AND REPORTING
Syllabus
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Learning Objectives
LEARNING OUTCOMES: The course aims to provide students with the fundamental rules and notions, within the business economics disciplines of master's degrees, of the main systems, tools and measures that support decision making process in terms of corporate sustainability and reporting.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- evaluate / monitor the role, effectiveness and efficiency of the Sustainability Performance Management Systems and connected tools;
- Knowledge of the CSRD foundations;
- know the main quantitative and qualitative indicators in measuring company’s sustainable performance;
- analyze the drivers that support the sustainable value creation process;
- preparing a sustainability reporting
- understand the role of strategic management tools in the sustainable decision-making process.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- clearly analyze, implement and evaluate a structured Sustainability Performance Management System.
- provide an overall evaluation of the company’s performance;
- identify criticalities and strengths of the organization;
- knowledge of the CSRD;
- structure an efficient Sustainability Performance Management System;
- implement a structured sustainability Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) system;
- integrate the drivers of sustainable development at a strategic level;
- preparing and understanding a sustainability reporting;
- identify the most suitable tool to be applied, according to the company context, to support the decision-making process.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS: At the end of the course, the student will be able to evaluate the effectiveness, consistency, completeness of the information connected to a specific Sustainability Performance Management System, showing the ability to integrate information and provide links on the base of limited or incomplete information. Develop autonomous reflections on the evaluation of company’s performance. Having the ability to manage environmental complexity, as well as to formulate judgments aimed at supporting the decision-making process. The student will be able to identify the most suitable approaches and tools to support the sustainable value creation process and reporting.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
- illustrate the role and characteristics of a Sustainability Performance Management System and reporting, pointed out the relevant issues of the implementation process, supporting the statements with concrete examples;
- express themselves, in written and oral form, using a technical language appropriate to the interlocutors and the reference context;
- ability to identify, interpret and communicate relevant information;
- ability to analyze and manage problems, even complex ones;
- ability to work in a team, manage stress and conflict situations.
LEARNING SKILLS: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- identify and understand relevant information;
- develop analysis on Sustainability Performance Management issues and Reporting;
- keep up to date on the evolution of the discipline connected to the implementation systems of Performance Management and Sustainability Reporting;
- investigate issues relating to company’s performance and the sustainable value creation process;
- build and develop a suitable study and research method to allow the deepening of the knowledge gained.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- evaluate / monitor the role, effectiveness and efficiency of the Sustainability Performance Management Systems and connected tools;
- Knowledge of the CSRD foundations;
- know the main quantitative and qualitative indicators in measuring company’s sustainable performance;
- analyze the drivers that support the sustainable value creation process;
- preparing a sustainability reporting
- understand the role of strategic management tools in the sustainable decision-making process.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- clearly analyze, implement and evaluate a structured Sustainability Performance Management System.
- provide an overall evaluation of the company’s performance;
- identify criticalities and strengths of the organization;
- knowledge of the CSRD;
- structure an efficient Sustainability Performance Management System;
- implement a structured sustainability Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) system;
- integrate the drivers of sustainable development at a strategic level;
- preparing and understanding a sustainability reporting;
- identify the most suitable tool to be applied, according to the company context, to support the decision-making process.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS: At the end of the course, the student will be able to evaluate the effectiveness, consistency, completeness of the information connected to a specific Sustainability Performance Management System, showing the ability to integrate information and provide links on the base of limited or incomplete information. Develop autonomous reflections on the evaluation of company’s performance. Having the ability to manage environmental complexity, as well as to formulate judgments aimed at supporting the decision-making process. The student will be able to identify the most suitable approaches and tools to support the sustainable value creation process and reporting.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
- illustrate the role and characteristics of a Sustainability Performance Management System and reporting, pointed out the relevant issues of the implementation process, supporting the statements with concrete examples;
- express themselves, in written and oral form, using a technical language appropriate to the interlocutors and the reference context;
- ability to identify, interpret and communicate relevant information;
- ability to analyze and manage problems, even complex ones;
- ability to work in a team, manage stress and conflict situations.
LEARNING SKILLS: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- identify and understand relevant information;
- develop analysis on Sustainability Performance Management issues and Reporting;
- keep up to date on the evolution of the discipline connected to the implementation systems of Performance Management and Sustainability Reporting;
- investigate issues relating to company’s performance and the sustainable value creation process;
- build and develop a suitable study and research method to allow the deepening of the knowledge gained.