Sustainability Management

Introduction

The term ‘sustainability’ is often loosely used. Companies, governments, and non-government
organizations (NGOs) usually use the triple bottom line model based on the three pillars, namely social,
economic, and environmental for sustainability issues. The United Nations World Commission on
Environment and Development defines sustainable development as the “development that meets the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” In
2015, the United Nations Member States adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known
as the Global Goals as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people
enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. It is now imperative that all actors of the social sector work together to
attain the 17 goals and the 169 targets.

Need of the Course

The nature and scope of managing sustainability have undergone a huge transformation in recent times not
only on existing ecosystems, but also through new emerging economic models like sustainable business
and social enterprises. There is a boost to the startup ecosystem that has motivated many educated youths
to embark on a journey to change the world. Innovation, technology has further enabled their scale of
operations. Moreover, with pertinent global issues like climate change, many actions have become urgent
and collaborative. However, what is lacking is an understanding of the core issues of sustainability, how it
can be integrated within existing business models or nurtured through new enterprises and so on.
Sustainability entrepreneurship is a new breed in the entrepreneurship world (Aghelie, Sorooshian and
Azizan) in terms of its operational efficiency and needs.

Credits, Time & Course Flow

This course is of 3 months duration having 3 Credits and 30 Instructional Hours the with a few session
th exclusively conducted in workshop format. The first batch is starting from 25 March, 2022 onwards.
The sessions will be offered in online live (Synchronous) mode.