Master´s Degree in Sustainability and Social Responsibility + 60 ECTS Credits

Didactic Unit 1. The Responsible And Sustainable Organisation

• Fundamentals of Socially Responsible Organising
• Socially Responsible Characteristics
• Value Creation and CSR

Didactic Unit 2. The Objectives And Management Of Csr In Organisations

• Formulation of CSR objectives
• Planning and programming of CSR activities
• Integrating CSR into the overall strategy of the organisation

Didactic Unit 3. Interest Groups Or Stakeholders

• Stakeholders
• Concept and typology of stakeholders
• Stakeholder Relations
• CSR and Stakeholders

Didactic Unit 4. The Management Of Socially Responsible Companies

• Sustainable Responsible Business Management
• Corporate Governance
• Management Ethics in Responsible and Sustainable Enterprise
• Ethical and CSR audits
• The design of a CSR action programme

Didactic Unit 5. Concept And History Of Csr

• Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility
• Historical background to CSR
• The beginnings of CSR

Didactic Unit 6. Construction Of The Csr And Its Elements

• Long Term Vision vs. Short Term Vision
• Building a Socially Responsible Company
• What elements should the CSR contain?

Unit Didactic Unit 7. Corporate Social Responsibility And Social Marketing

• Introduction to Social Marketing
• Characteristics of Social Marketing
• Social Responsibility and Ethics in Marketing
• Types of Social Marketing
• Social Marketing and Social Responsibility
• Broadening the concept of marketing
• Social Marketing Plan
• Company results with Corporate Social Marketing programmes

Didactic Unit 8. Traditional Values Vs. Responsible Values

• Values and principles of traditional business
• Values and principles of responsible and sustainable business
• Common good and private good

Didactic Unit 1. Sustainable Development

• Introduction
• Development and Environment
• Sustainable development
• Human Rights and Sustainable Development
• International Environmental Law
• What can be done?

Didactic Unit 2. Description Of The 17 Sustainable Development Goals And 169 Targets

• Introduction and context
• Sustainable development goals and targets

Didactic Unit 3. The Backbone Of The Ods. The 5 P's: People, Prosperity, Planet, Peace And Partnership

• How the Sustainable Development Goals were created
• Development vision promoted by the Sustainable Development Goals
• The 5 Ps: People, Prosperity, Planet, Peace and Partnerships
• The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Didactic Unit 4. Challenges And Perspectives Of The Ods

• Global challenges in implementing the SDGs
• Local and regional challenges
• Long-term perspective: future scenarios for the SDGs

Didactic Unit 5. Implementation Of The Ods In Public Policies

• Strategies for mainstreaming the SDGs into public policy
• Tools and frameworks for implementation
• Role of key actors in implementation

Didactic Unit 6. The Role Of Business And Civil Society In The Ods

• Introduction to the role of business and civil society in the SDGs
• Business contribution to the SDGs
• The role of civil society in promoting the SDGs
• Synergies between business and civil society

Didactic Unit 7. Assessing And Monitoring Progress Towards The Ods

• The importance of evaluation in the context of sustainable development
• Key indicators for measuring SDG progress
• Tools and methodologies for impact monitoring
• Challenges and limitations in measuring the SDGs

Didactic Unit 8. Environmental Issues

• Environmental issues
• More direct consequences on the environment
• The evolution of energy consumption
• World energy reserves

Didactic Unit 9. Renewable And Non-renewable Energies

• Primary and final energies
• Energy vectors
• Renewable and non-renewable sources
• Classification of renewable energies
• Renewable technologies and their regulatory classification

Didactic Unit 10. Environmental Education

• Fundamentals of Environmental Education
• Main Actors in Environmental Education
• Environment and Economic Development
• Practices and Techniques for Environmental Education

Didactic Unit 11. Private Sector Contribution And Funding Mechanisms For The 2030 Agenda

• The private sector in the face of global sustainability
• Integrating the SDGs into business strategy
• Financial instruments for sustainable development
• Innovation and market opportunities linked to the SDGs
• Sectoral application. OCS in engineering and infrastructure

Civil Society, Multifactor Alliances And Emerging Dynamics For The Ods

• Civil society and third sector participation in Agenda 2030
• Education, awareness raising and cultural change for the SDGs
• Partnerships for sustainable development and stakeholder management
• Digital transformation and emerging technologies at the service of the SDGs
• Strategic communication of the SDGs

Didactic Unit 1. Introduction And Concepts

• Transparency in organisations
• Good corporate governance
• Ethics in organisations
• Leadership and responsible branding: Purpose
• Responsible business. The evolution of CSR

Didactic Unit 2. Policies And Compliance

• Definition, scope and management of compliance
• Code of ethics or conduct
• Policies, standards and frameworks
• Compliance, risk prevention, detection and management function
• Complaints channel

Didactic Unit 3. Responsible Management Of Public Administration

• Compliance in the public sector
• Ethics and integrity in the public sector
• Preventing corruption
• Areas of risk and operation
• Public sector and the 2030 agenda

Didactic Unit 4. Community Impact. Alliances And Partnerships

• CSR strategies and positioning
• Models of collaboration and participation in initiatives
• Social and business activism
• Human rights in business
• Circular economy

Didactic Unit 1. Responsible Hr Management

• Introduction
• Internal policies and systematisation
• Benchmarking initiatives
• Information and negotiation
• Risk assessment

Didactic Unit 2. Diversity And Equality

• Diversity and equality
• Harassment
• Vulnerable groups and social exclusion
• Discapacidad
• Communication and language

Unidad Didáctica 3. Employer Branding & Talent

• Selection and recruitment
• Reconciliation
• Competence development
• Performance evaluation
• Occupational health and safety

Didactic Unit 4. Csr: Employee Initiatives

• Social benefits
• Healthy company
• Volunteering
• Family-owned company
• Awareness-raising

Didactic Unit 1. Concepts And Scope

• Introduction. Concepts and scope. The client as stakeholder
• New paradigms in CSR
• Internal policies and risk assessment
• Clients in standards and systematics
• Areas of work and good practice

Unit Didactic Unit 2. Csr Management Tools For The Client, User And Consumer

• Quality management
• Quality management processes
• Quality management models
• Safe, healthy, adapted and inclusive products and services
• Responsible information and communication

Didactic Unit 3. Dialogue With Clients, Users And Consumers. Customer Experience

• Reasons for and scope of dialogue with clients, users and consumers
• Tools for dialogue with clients, users and consumers
• The costumer experience concept and its relation to CSR
• Methodologies for the implementation of the custome experience
• Good practices and customer-specific programmes

Didactic Unit 4. Sustainability In Products And Services

• From conscious consumption to responsible consumption
• Collaborative economy
• Sustainable cities : Circular economy and renaturalisation of the city
• Sustainable cities: sustainable mobility
• Sustainable construction

Didactic Unit 1. Fundamentals And Integral Aspects Of Purchasing And Procurement

• Basics, terms and aspects associated with purchasing and procurement
• Structure and organisation in purchasing and procurement management
• Purchasing and procurement management processes
• Standards and codes in purchasing and procurement management
• Purchasing and procurement risks

Unidad Didáctica 2. Gestión de Proveedores y de la Cadena de Suministro: 'supply Chain'

• Supplier management and supplier relationship management
• Design of relationship frameworks and dialogue with suppliers
• Supply chain
• Responsible and sustainable supply chain management
• Subcontracting of suppliers and basic contents of a model law

Unit Didactic Unit 3. Responsible And Sustainable Purchasing Management System

• Purchasing and procurement management as a business function
• The sustainable purchasing management system according to ISO 20400:2017 (I)
• The sustainable procurement management system according to ISO 20400:2017 (II)
• Impact of procurement on the Sustainable Development Goals
• Procurement management in ISO 26000:2010 Guide to social responsibility

Didactic Unit 4. Main Concepts And Types Of Responsible And Sustainable Procurement

• Traditional purchasing management
• Current procurement management
• Responsible and sustainable procurement
• Types of responsible and sustainable procurement
• Sustainable public procurement

Didactic Unit 1. Sustainability And The World Of Finance

• Sustainability and finance
• Main environmental and social challenges
• ESG criteria
• Risks and sustainability
• Current status of sustainable finance

Didactic Unit 2. Legal And Institutional Framework Of Sustainable Finance

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• The UNEP Finance Initiative
• The 2030 Agenda and sustainable development
• Sustainable finance in Europe
• Sustainable finance in Spain

Didactic Unit 3. Sustainable Investment Products

• Sustainable investment
• Sustainable investment strategies
• Reporting on sustainable investment
• SRI funds and sustainable pension schemes
• Impact investment

Didactic Unit 4. Sustainable Financing Products

• Sustainable financing
• Green bonds
• Social bonds, sustainable bonds and sustainability-linked bonds
• Sustainable lending for businesses and individuals
• Microfinance

Didactic Unit 1. Introduction. General Aspects

• Concept of the environment and the historical evolution of environmental concerns.
• Global environmental problems and the main lines and policies of environmental protection at world level.
• Environmental liability and tools for the prevention of environmental impacts.
• Environmental awareness and education
• Green Economy and Circular Economy. New models.

Didactic Unit 2. Main Environmental Vectors

• Natural resources. Efficiency in the consumption of resources. Water resources.
• Ecosystems and Biodiversity
• Pollution and discharges: definition and types of pollution.
• Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Waste Generation

Didactic Unit 3. Tools For Environmental Management

• Environmental management in the company: ISO standards and EMAS Regulation. Environmental indicators, KPIs and environmental footprint.
• Carbon footprint, calculation and assessment.
• Water footprint, calculation and assessment.
• Ecodesign and LCA (life cycle analysis).
• Eco-labelling and eco-design.

Didactic Unit 4. Environment And Csr

• Reasons for incorporating the environment into CSR
• Benchmarking initiatives
• Internal policies
• Risks related to the environment
• Consideration of environmental aspects in CSR standards and systematics

Didactic Unit 1. Introduction To Csr Communication

• The ethics of communication.
• Communication as a strategic tool for CSR.
• The communication of social action: social marketing and cause marketing.
• Accountability in the media.
• CSR communication in large Spanish companies.

Didactic Unit 2. Csr Communication Strategy And Tools

• CSR communication strategy.
• New communication model. The importance of corporate narrative as a tool for bonding, leadership and social transformation.
• Tools and good practices in internal CSR communication.
• CSR external communication tools.
• Good practices in responsible communication.

Didactic Unit 3. Regulations And Reference Standards

• SDGs: a common language to communicate
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
• Integrated Reporting (IR).
• Non-Financial Reporting Act
• Verification of CSR information: AA1000

Didactic Unit 4. Corporate Reputation And Responsible Leadership

• Concept of Corporate Reputation and relationship with CSR.
• Measures and value of Corporate Reputation.
• Corporate Reputation Management.
• Critical reflection on CSR.
• Responsible leadership, key to a good communicator.

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