Upon successful completion of the course, students are able to
• define the term sustainability and differentiate it from related concepts.
• describe global sustainability-related challenges.
• explain the main opportunities of sustainability management for companies.
• examine key barriers of successfully implementing sustainability in companies.
• explain key conceptual frameworks and theoretical underpinnings of diversity, equity, and inclusion in organizational contexts.
• illustrate the challenges and opportunities associated with managing diversity and inclusion in organizations.
• analyze the impact of diverse and inclusive workplace cultures on organizational performance, innovation, and employee well-being.
• define the term ethics and related concepts.
• apply different approaches to ethical reasoning.
• discuss the relationship between sustainability, diversity, and ethics in a business context.

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• Definition of sustainability in the corporate context
• The business case for sustainability
• Integrating sustainability in companies
• Introduction to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Introduction to building inclusive organizational cultures
• Future directions of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Fundamentals of business ethics

Anand, R. (2021): Leading Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. A Guide for Systemic Change in Multinational Organizations. San Francicso: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Blowfiled, M./Murray, A. (2019): Corporate Social Responsibility. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Brown. J. (2022): How to be an Inclusive Leader. Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive. 2nd ed. San Francicso: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Combe, C. (2022): Introduction to Global Sustainability Management. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
Epstein, M. J./Buhovac, A. R. (2014): Making Sustainability Work. Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental, and Economic Impacts. 2nd ed. Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing Limited.
Kopnina, H./Blewitt, J. (2018): Sustainable Business. Key Issues. Abingdon: Routledge.
Molthan-Hill, P. (2017): The Business Student's Guide To Sustainable Management. Principles and Practice. 2nd ed. Abingdon: Routledge.
Tulshyan, R. (2022): Inclusion on Purpose. An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
Velasquez, M. G. (2014): Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases. 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education.
Zheng, L. (2022): DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsence Guide to Doing the Work and Doing it Right. San Francicso: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Lecture, discussion of case studies, group work and presentations, game-based learning (e.g. SDG Game), self-study

Integrated module examination
Final assessment type: (Multiple choice) exam in English or German (optional), team presentation