Sustainable Business Practices

Canceled on 2025.

Course title

R1231614

Course description

In this class, students will learn about corporate management strategies related to environmental and social business that contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, based on case studies. Students will learn about the international framework of investment and finance in environmental and social business, as well as case studies of sustainability management in Japan and abroad, in English.
This class is closed in 2025

Purpose of class

ESG investment in companies engaged in environmental and social business that contribute to the realization of a sustainable society is accelerating. The purpose of this class is to systematically learn what sustainability management in environmental and social business is, how it can be achieved, and what examples exist, and to acquire the knowledge necessary for practicing sustainability management.

Goals and objectives

Students will be able to understand and explain the international framework of investment and finance in environmental and social business.
Students will be able to understand and explain the objectives of sustainability management.
Students will be able to give examples of environmental and social business and explain success factors and challenges.

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Assignments	Responce paper	Fianl report	Total.
1.	10%	20%	5%	35%
2.	5%	20%	5%	30%
3.	5%	20%	10%	35%
Total.	20%	60%	20%	-

Language

English

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Guidance	read and understand materials	120minutes
2.	Environmental and Social Business and Sustainability Management	read and understand materials	120minutes
3.	International Financial Frameworks Supporting Environmental and Social Business	read and understand materials	120minutes
4.	Trends in the Domestic Business Community on the Environmental and Social Business	read and understand materials	120minutes
5.	Trends in the International Business Community on the Environmental and Social Business	read and understand materials	120minutes
6.	Examples of Environmental Business in Japan	read and understand materials	120minutes
7.	Examples of Environmental Business Abroad	read and understand materials	120minutes
8.	Comparison of Environmental Businesses in Japan and Overseas	read and understand materials	120minutes
9.	Examples of Social Business in Japan	read and understand materials	120minutes
10.	Social Business in Overseas	read and understand materials	120minutes
11.	Comparison of Social Business in Japan and Overseas	read and understand materials	180minutes
12.	Case Study 1 (Identification of Issues for Transition to Sustainable Management)	read and understand materials	180minutes
13.	Case study 2 (sharing issues toward the shift to sustainable management)	read and understand materials	180minutes
14.	Presentation of the final report and summary of the class	prepare fianl presentation	360minutes
Total.	-	-	2100minutes