UCL - Environmental Management

[LSMS2050]

[30h] 5 credits

Teacher(s): Daniel Tyteca

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

This course aims at training people able to manage contemporary environmental issues within the firm.

Main themes

The scope if the course of Environmental Management is to acquire a good knowledge of the tools for environmental management at the firm's level. It is based both on academic lectures and invited professionals coming from the private sector public administrations.

Content and teaching methods

Summary, content and methods
The following topics are addressed:
(i) elements of environmental law devoted to the firms,
(ii) tools for environmental management, green accounting, eco-accounting, ,
(iii) firms' strategic choices, innovation, communication,
(iv) industrial ecology,
(v) processes of certification (ISO et EMAS) and assessment of environmental performance.

Content
The case for innovation
Innovation concepts
Case studies
Innovation financing
Innovation management processes

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites (ideally in terms of competiencies)

Evaluation : Class participation and oral examination, in French or English

Support : Slides provided through icampus

References : Provided during the class