Lela Mélon

Aprendrem a ser més conscients i a entendre millor els canvis i reptes mediambientals, socials i econòmics als quals s’enfronten les empreses internacionals i explorarem les opcions que existeixen. Partint de la base que la sostenibilitat és un fenomen global que, en última instància, està relacionat amb les persones i el lideratge, elaborarem un full de ruta pràctic cap a la sostenibilitat per seguir-lo quan fem negocis a nivell internacional. En el procés, desenvoluparem els nostres propis punts de vista i millorarem la nostra capacitat per prendre decisions informades i ser més eficaços a l’hora d’influir en un canvi positiu en la nostra organització.

Guanyar confiança per defensar arguments empresarials a favor de la sostenibilitat, a partir d’una exhaustiva comprensió de l’impacte que tenen les actuals pressions ambientals, socials i econòmiques mundials. Adquirir la capacitat de desenvolupar un pla d’acció que permeti integrar la sostenibilitat en tota la cadena de valor d’una organització per garantir la creació de valor sostenible.

The course of Environmental Law and Jurisprudence aims to not only present the state- of-the-art of environmental law globally and in the European Union, but also at outlying its historical development and its interrelation with business and its practices. This course thereby explores domestic environmental law through the lens of emerging environmental debates and controversies, presenting international agreements and the need for a certain amount of diplomacy for practicing environmental law. The course provides an overview of significant EU environmental legislation (as collection of laws that governs how humans interact with their environment) on wide range of topics: air quality, water quality, waste management, contaminant clean-up, chemical safety, hunting and fishing and natural resource use in general. It equips the students with the knowledge on searching and understanding different legal and policy instruments as regards environmental preservation at the EU level and the capacity to use the existing and upcoming instruments in the context of creation of corporate strategy.

The course provides practical information to the student to be able to identify and interpret the environmental labels, eco-labels and seals present on the products. Provides knowledge about the different types of ecolabels (Type I, II and III), what they are, how they can be obtained and how to apply them correctly. Likewise, it provides information and tools to identify green products and green purchasing strategies at the business level and provides information on alternatives to incorporate environmental requirements in service contracts. Students develop a critical spirit in relation to environmental communication and the purchase of products.