Students know about and are able to describe

• the impacts of current international policies, environmental law and EU Green Deal initiatives and targets on businesses
• new forms of environmental law as well as the role of the finance sector towards the green transition
• the EU Taxonomy and technical requirements, as well as other recent disclosure obligations
• the current dynamics, risks and opportunities for EU businesses

None

• Overview and definition of relevant policies and laws
• Initiatives, targets, levers and dynamics under the EU Green Deal
• EU Green Deal and impacts on EU businesses
• Case Study EU-Taxonomy/ other regulation topics

EU-Green Deal regulations and policies:
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). EUR-Lex 32022L2464;
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2464/oj
EU Taxonomy: EU Taxonomie Info (eu-taxonomy.info),
EU biodiversity strategy 2023. European Environment Agency. https://www.eea.europa.eu/policy-documents/eu-biodiversity-strategy-for-2030-1
Circular economy action plan, EUR-Lex 52020DC0098
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1583933814386&uri=COM:2020:98:FIN

Lecture, case studies, discussion

Integrated module examination
Final examination character:
Written output of case studies, written exam