Environmental and Sustainability Management

Brief description

  • Definition of Environmental and Sustainability Management
  • Basics of environmental protection and environmental management with a focus on transport and logistics
  • In-depth examination of contents, methods and instruments of sustainability and sustainability management
  • Indicators, key performance indicators and quantitative methods in environmental and sustainability management
  • Comparison of means of transport and modes of transport with regard to their environmental impact (incl. calculation)
  • Sustainability reporting, GRI standards

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

  • Grant, D. B., Wong, C. Y, Trautrims, A. (2017): Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Principles and Practices for Sustainable Operations and Management, 2. Auflage, KoganPage.
  • Arvidsson, S. (2019): Challenges in Managing Sustainable Business: Reporting, Taxation, Ethics and Governance, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Englert, M., Ternes, A. (2019): Nachhaltiges Management. Nachhaltigkeit als exzellenten Managementansatz entwickeln, Gabler.
  • Zeimpekis, V., Aktas, E., Bourlakis, M., Minis, I. (2018): Sustainable Freight Transport. Theory, Models, and Case Studies, Springer.
  • Cetinkaya, B., Cuthbertson, R., Ewer, G., Klaas-Wissing, T., Piotrowicz, W., Tyssen, C. (2011): Sustainable Supply Chain Management. Practical Ideas for Moving Towards Best Practice, Springer.
  • Bouchery, Y., Corbett, Y., Fransoo, C., Tan, J. (2017): Sustainable Supply Chains. A Research-Based Textbook on Operations and Strategy, Springer.
  • Weber, B., Staub-Bisang, M., Alfen, H. (2016): Investment Strategy, Sustainability, Project Finance and PPP. Wiley, 2. Auflage, Wiley.
  • Hauger, G. (2003): Grundlagen der Verkehrsökologie, Österreichischer Kunst- u. Kulturverlag, Wien.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture with case studies, exercises, blended learning, self-organised learning with required reading and exercises, discussions, group work, individual assignments, presentations with feedback

Assessment methods and criteria

  • Exam method: continuous assessment (30%, group work, assignments, presentation), final exam (70%, written closed-book examination).
  • Assessment criteria: relevant central aspects, comprehensible and coherent argumentation, well-structured presentation, relevant technical terminology, relevant references to course material and required literature

Prerequisites and co-requisites

-

Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Transport Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

5 WS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students can

  • explain the technical basics or assessment objects of environmental and sustainability management in the field of transport and logistics
  • explain the essential concepts and international strategies of environmental and sustainability management with the dimensions economy, ecology and social and apply them to activities in the field of sustainable logistics
  • explain the distinction between normative and positive statements
  • apply methods and instruments of emission reduction in road, rail, sea, and air transport
  • classify the current socio-political status of discussions as well as current best practice examples
  • critically analyse ESG, CSR and sustainability reports
  • develop outline environmental and sustainability strategies and examine them in the context of the UN Sustainability Goals
  • explain and apply the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative

Course code

0391-21-01-BB-DE-54