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Level 6 Diploma in Business Management

Restructuring Organisations for Sustainability

BM605 · Sustainable Business Practices — Week 5 of 16

CourseBM605
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Restructuring Organisations for Sustainability

  1. Board-level ESG oversight
  2. Dedicated sustainability committees
  3. Decentralized vs centralized green governance
  4. Operational role realignment
  5. Presentation of "The Role of the Board in a Sustainability Era” Board ESG Pulse Check Study
  6. Climate Change and ESG - The strategic and operational role of HR

What you will be able to do

  • 2.2 Evaluate the impact on business structure and objectives of becoming a sustainable business organisation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the impact on business structure and objectives of becoming a sustainable business organisation.

Study materials

Videos

  • Presentation of "The Role of the Board in a Sustainability Era” Board ESG Pulse Check Study · YouTube · INSEAD · 35 min · for registered students
  • Climate Change and ESG - The strategic and operational role of HR · YouTube · Gowling WLG · 44 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
  • G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2023 · PDF · Oecd, framework; 53 pages · for registered students
  • UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 · PDF · Frc, guidance; 19 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Global Sustainability Agendas and National Implementation
  • Week 2: Forces for Change in the Sustainable Macro-Environment
  • Week 3: Impact of Contemporary Sustainability Challenges
  • Week 4: Scoping the Sustainable Enterprise
  • Week 5: Restructuring Organisations for Sustainability
  • Week 6: Strategic Objectives and Corporate Purpose
  • Week 7: The Triple Bottom Line Framework
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Implementing and Measuring the Triple Bottom Line
  • Week 10: Leading Sustainable Organisational Change
  • Week 11: Sustainable Strategic Business Planning
  • Week 12: Applying Sustainable Business Practices in practice: case s…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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