LEARNING OUTCOME
LO6 The student can evaluate the sustainable impact of new and existing business LEVEL Applying in a complex environment
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOME
3.6.1 Student can develop new ways of operating and strategy in business to increase the sustainable impacts
PERSON IN CHARGE ( NAME and EMAIL ) Joeri Brusselle ( Joeri . brusselle @ hogent . be )
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DESCRIPTION OF THE LEARNING MATERIALS
Workshop SDG ( Word file ) Annexes Workshop ( Word file )
HOW TO USE ?
In advance For this workshop , the students and instructor must have a thorough knowledge of the SDGs and the way they work . This knowledge can be provided in a preparatory class ( 1 hour ). It aims to situate the SDGs in the evolution of corporate social responsibility and to build a clear framework .
This workshop and brainstorming exercise is based on an exercise developed for companies working on the SDGs and was developed by VOKA , Unitar Cifal Flanders , and with the support of CSR Flanders . 1 The purpose of this workshop is to develop an action plan for an existing business or organization . You can take an organization that the students know well ( e . g ., your own University College ) or take a company that wants to actively participate in this exercise . The company can then briefly introduce itself at the start and indicate what actions they are already taking around sustainability .
ADDITIONAL TEACHING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TRAINERS A lot of information can be found on :
COACHING ACTIVITIES
Good brainstorm starts with solid preparation . Make sure you have a good knowledge of the SDGs . It will enable you to explain to your students the various sustainable development goals and to translate them into action . Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR ) does not come out of the blue , so , likely , a lot of things are already happening in the company around sustainability . It can be a good starting point for yourself to list these initiatives in advance and to frame them within the 5 pillars of sustainable business . In this way , you start with several concrete examples and you show that sustainable business can often be very practical and applicable to various domains . If this is not the case , then you start from a blank canvas and there is