SCOPESCOPE (Sustainability Co-Creation Programme)

This course offers students opportunities to acquire knowledge and skill to analyze the role of businesses to contribute to global sustainability. There is growing expectation for businesses to play more important roles toward solving global problems such as climate change, poverty and various forms of inequalities. More concretely, businesses are expected to work with their stakeholders to reduce negative impact across their supply chains and deliver solutions to the challenging sustainability issues. In this course, through active learning such as students’ presentation and class discussion, students will proactively learn the current status and challenges of corporate efforts on various sustainability challenges in the world.

Students aim to be able to achieve the following goals:
(1)Understand the basic functions of companies including its structure, financing, governance, and corporate/business strategy.
(2)Learn about global sustainability challenges and how companies are tackling various problems.
(3)Analyze actual business cases utilizing analytical frameworks learned in class.

Among diploma policies, "DP3" is related

英語 / English

The class consists of lectures, students’ presentation and group discussion.

Feedback on assignments submitted by students will be provided in class or through the Learning Management System. Please note that the teaching approach may vary according to which threat level we are at. The details will be announced through the Learning Management System.

あり / Yes

なし / No

授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

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Week 1[対面/face to face]：Introduction
Overview of business and sustainability (1)

Why sustainability matters for business

Week 2[対面/face to face]：Overview of business and sustainability (2)

Relation between sustainability challenges and business

Week 3[対面/face to face]：Key concepts of business and sustainability

Learn ISO26000, CSR, CSV, SDGs and the Paris Agreement.

Week 4[対面/face to face]：Case study: Teachings of Minamata Disease (1)

Understand what Minamata disease is, why it happened.

Week 5[対面/face to face]：Case study: Teachings of Minamata Disease (2)

Review the history of Minamata Disease and understand its devastating effect on people and community.

Week 6[対面/face to face]：Case study: Teachings of Minamata disease (3)

Discuss the teachings of Minamata disease for modern companies from the perspective of sustainability.

Week 7[対面/face to face]：Sustainability and business strategy

Understand why and how sustainability needs to be integrated into business strategy.

Week 8[対面/face to face]：Corporate sustainability and stakeholders

Understand various stakeholders for companies and what needs to be done to meet their needs.

Week 9[対面/face to face]：Business and labor/human rights (1)

Understand labor and human rights issues to be addressed by companies.

Week 10[対面/face to face]：Business and labor/human rights (2)

Understand labor and human rights issues to be addressed by companies.

Week 11[対面/face to face]：Sustainability and supply chain

Understand global supply chain problems and what needs to be done to solve these problems.

Week 12[対面/face to face]：Business and environmental problems (1)

Understand environmental problems impacting corporate management and actions taken to address them.

Week 13[対面/face to face]：Business and environmental problems (2)

Understand environmental problems impacting corporate management and actions taken to address them.

Week 14[対面/face to face]：Sustainability and investors

Understand unique opportunity for investors to contribute to a sustainable society. Understand the impact of ESG investment.

Students are expected to attend each class fully prepared by reading textbooks and references. Also, students are required to complete all assignments on time. If students want to maximize learning effectiveness, approximately 2 hours for preparation for each class is required.

Textbooks and other academic literatures will be introduced during the orientation.

References will be introduced in class.

Grading will be decided based on the following criteria:
(1) Active class participation (making comments and asking questions in class) : 30%
(2) Students’ presentation : 35%
(3) Final writing assignments: 35%

Please note if students miss four or more classes, they cannot receive credit without a justifiable reason. Even with a justifiable reason, if students miss four or more classes, their grading may be adjusted.

Per students request, instructor will provide individual feedback to help students improve their presentation skills.

No special equipment is needed in this course.

Please note that if the number of students attending the first class significantly exceeds expectations, in order for the instructor to effectively manage the class, the number of students who are allowed to register for the course may be limited.