Lela Mélon

Aprenderemos a ser más conscientes y entender mejor los cambios y retos medioambientales, sociales y económicos a los que se enfrentan las empresas internacionales y exploraremos las opciones que existen. Partiendo de la base de que la sostenibilidad es un fenómeno global que, en última instancia, está relacionado con las personas y el liderazgo, elaboraremos una hoja de ruta práctica hacia la sostenibilidad para seguirla cuando hacemos negocios a nivel internacional. En el proceso, vamos a desarrollar nuestros propios puntos de vista y mejorar nuestra capacidad para tomar decisiones informadas y ser más eficaces a la hora de influir en un cambio positivo en nuestra organización.

Ganar confianza para defender argumentos empresariales en favor de la sostenibilidad, a partir de una exhaustiva comprensión del impacto que tienen las actuales presiones ambientales, sociales y económicas mundiales. Adquirir la capacidad de desarrollar un plan de acción que permita integrar la sostenibilidad en toda la cadena de valor de una organización para garantizar la creación 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.