Sustainability Manager
University Certified Sustainability Management Course
Flexible & Relevant Practice-oriented Globally available
Partners:
CSI Limited
MiA GmbH
University of Applied Sciences Saarland

htw saar (University of Applied Sciences Saarland, Germany) is one of the leading application-oriented universities in Germany conducting research, carrying out research on an international level and with industry partners from all over the world. htw saar is accelerating the development of new value chains through the creation of networks and innovation clusters. In 2021, the university was ranked among the top 10 most popular universities in Germany and received the Digital Readiness Award for its digital teaching success.

Part 1 - Theoretical Foundations

1

  • Introduction to sustainability
  • Definition of sustainability
  • Aspects of sustainability

2

  • Standards and regulations (overview)
  • 17 UN Sustainable Devlopement Goals

3

  • International guidelines and conventions, standards
  • e.g. OECD Guidelines for Business, United Nations or ILO Core Labour Standards

4

  • ISO 26000 (Corporate Governance)
  • Sustainability labels and indices

5

  • Supply Chain Law
  • Supply chain and sustainability
  • Legal requirements

6

  • Legal framework for social standards
  • Environmental protection, toxicology and product requirements

7

  • Sustainability / strategic implementation

8

  • Due diligence
  • Risk analysis

9

  • Development of Corrective Action Plans
  • Remedial action

10

  • Grievance management
  • Reporting

Part 2 - Practical Application

1

  • Consideration of material development along the supply chain as a basis for identifying risk potentials and interventions in terms of sustainability
  • Practical examples
  • Product life cycle

2

  • Relevant actors in global procurement as part of the supply chain and important partners in creating transparency and sustainable development

3 & 4

  • Sustainability management in the core areas of social standards, environmental protection and toxicology with a focus on the supply chain

5

  • Audit management, limits and potentials
  • Audit principles

6

  • Circularity
  • European Green Deal
  • Circular Design
  • Circular Supply Chains

7 & 8

  • Sustainability strategy and stakeholder dialogue
  • KPIs for sustainbability
  • Monitoring of targets and benchmarking

9 & 10

  • Reporting
  • Standardised company sustainability reporting (GRI and altri)
  • Requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
  • Application of the EU Taxonomy in line with the CSRD

Lecturers
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Karl Borgschulze

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Dr. Michael Arretz

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Dietlind Weide

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Dr. Gerhard Nickolaus

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Cornelia Kunze

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Prof. Daniela Bohlinger

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Dr. Sigurd Riemer

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Dr. Manfred Schmidt

Dates
Schedule of 09.2023 for your reference:
Schedule of 10.2022 for your reference:
      Berlin Hong Kong
WEEK 1 Tyesday
Wednesday
Thursday
05/09/2023
06/09/2023
07/09/2023
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
14.00 - 18.00
14.00 - 18.00
14.00 - 18.00
WEEK 2 Tyesday
Wednesday
Thursday
12/09/2023
13/09/2023
14/09/2023
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
14.00 - 18.00
14.00 - 18.00
14.00 - 18.00
WEEK 3 Tyesday
Wednesday
Thursday
19/09/2023
20/09/2023
21/09/2023
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
15.00 - 19.00
15.00 - 19.00
WEEK 4 Tyesday
Wednesday
Thursday
26/09/2023
27/09/2023
28/09/2023
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
15.00 - 19.00
15.00 - 19.00
15.00 - 19.00
WEEK 5 Tyesday
Wednesday
Thursday
10/10/2023
11/10/2023
12/10/2023
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
15.00 - 19.00
15.00 - 19.00
15.00 - 19.00
WEEK 6 Tyesday
Wednesday
Thursday
17/10/2023
18/10/2023
19/10/2023
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
15.00 - 19.00
15.00 - 19.00
15.00 - 19.00
WEEK 7 Tyesday
Wednesday
24/10/2023
25/10/2023
8.00 - 12.00
8.00 - 12.00
15.00 - 19.00
15.00 - 19.00
Dates
31,900 HKD per person (Partner’s Member)
34,600 HKD per person (Non-member)

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