Location

Contact Information

Dr Jonathan Chenoweth – Director of Teaching & Learning CES

j.chenoweth@surrey.ac.uk

Additional Information

A week long course module that evaluates and discusses the way environmental and social concerns have affected organisations in the private sector, and how such organisations have affected the content, shape and direction of the public debate. Emphasis will be paid to corporate sustainability strategies, the distribution and organisation of roles within an organisation, the contribution of different departments, as well as the industrial perspective towards industrial ecology and sustainable consumption.

The programme includes:

• To provide students with a critical understanding of contemporary corporate sustainability and environmentalism

·         To understand and conceptualise business practices toward environmental protection

·         To understand how and why companies and organisations implement corporate sustainability strategies

·         To critically assess corporate sustainability in a practical context

·         To understand the varying levels of corporate sustainability that are applied by different organisations

·         To develop both essay and report writing skills on a corporate sustainability related topic.

The programme is an in-person training event, taking place at the University of Surrey, Stag Hill campus, GU2 7XH 

Cancellations must be notified in writing ten working days before the event. A cancellation fee of 50% is charged for cancellations received within 10 working days before the training; Beyond this date, we charge full rate and do not give refunds. If no written notice of cancellation is received, no refund can be made. The University of Surrey reserves the right to cancel any event. In this case, the full fee will be refunded unless a mutually convenient transfer can be arranged.