Sahar Azarkamand

Role

Researcher on the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change

Qualifications

PhD in Environmental Management (Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch)

PhD in Sustainability (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC)

Master in Environmental Management (Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch)

Biography

Sahar Azarkamand has worked in the area of Environmental impact assessment since 2009 and in the area of Sustainability since 2018. She got her second PhD in sustainability in 2021, and her thesis is entitled “Development of a standardised tool to calculate Carbon Footprint in ports”.

She has worked since 2021 on Life Cycle Assessment of Biobased fertilisers at BETA Tech center (UVIC-UCC). Her main research fields are Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Risk Assessment, Green Supply Chain Management and Life Cycle Assessment.

Subjects they teach

Subject
Programme
Typology

Sustainability Management

Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Marketing

Elective

Programme:
Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Marketing

Description

The new paradigm of the Circular Economy. Introduction to the lifecycle perspective as a mechanism for assessing the environmental impact of production systems. Ecodesign and green marketing. Integrated waste management. Analysis of integrated social value.

Learning Outcomes

Ability to distinguish, select and apply the main methodologies for assessing and improving the nature and the environmental communication of goods and services. Judging and assessing the internalisation of sustainability in the business world.

Code:
40311

Créditos:
4 ECTS

Language:
English

Type of subject: Elective

Sustainability Management

Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Marketing

Required

Programme:
Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Marketing

Description

The new paradigm of the circular economy. Introduction to the lifecycle perspective as a mechanism for assessing the environmental impact of production systems. Ecodesign and green marketing. Integrated waste management. Analysis of integrated social value

Learning Outcomes

Learn how to distinguish, select and apply the main methodologies for assessing and improving the nature and the environmental communication of goods and services. Judge and assess internalisation of sustainability in the business world

Code:
44205

Créditos:
4 ECTS

Language:
English

Type of subject: Required