ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - BMEGT42M528

The course aims at providing knowledge regarding the most important issues relating to contemporary corporate environmental management, factors influencing corporate behaviour and the tools available to enterprises. Students will be able to understand the role of environmental protection in corporate operations and corporate management systems and to evaluate the environmental performance of a company, to choose the appropriate environmental management tools.

1. Understand the most important aspects determining corporate environmetal strategy; the different types of strategies
2. Understand the importance of environmental risks and their implications to company management
3. Understand the most important environmental approaches (methods) used by the corporate sector, their benefits and drawbacks
4. IUnderstand and employ the different tools of environmental management (environmental marketing, environmental performance evaluation, etc.)
5. Understand the principles of environmental management systems, their underlying mechanisms and building blocks
6. Understand the market mechanisms defining the use of environmental management systems, the role of stakeholders
7. Understand the notion of business modeling and the environmental and social implications of innovative business models

1. Prepare a complex evaluation of an organisation’s environmental performance
2. Recognise the basic features of corporate environmental strategies, the aspects determining strategy choice
3. Able to identify corporate stakeholders and the most important tasks relating to them
4. Able to use the triple layer business model canvas for the case of an innovative corporation

1. Open to a deeper understanding of corporate behaviour, its environmental aspects
2. Strives to approach and solve problems by cooperation
3. Able to take a critical perspective of the role of social groups effected by the environmental and social impacts of corporations
4. Strive to understand complex systems

1. Able to survey corporate environmental performance independently
2. Shows a responsible approach regarding environmental and social issues within companies
3. Accept critique with an open mind
4. Cooperate with fellow students during problem solution if needed

Lectures and practicals. Team work during classes and outside of classes. The use of infocommunication tools, company and other materials.

• Szerk: Kósi Kálmán - Valkó László: Környezetmenedzsment. (Tankönyv; BME - Typotex Kiadó, Budapest, 2008.). ISBN 963-9664-07-3
• Csutora Mária – Kerekes Sándor: A környezetbarát vállalatirányítás eszközei (KJK-KERSZÖV Jogi és Üzleti Kiadó Kft., Budapest, 2004. ISBN 963 224 742 6)
• S. Schaltegger, R. Burritt, H. Petersen : An Introduction to Corporate Environmental Management, Striving for Sustainability, Routledge, ISBN 978-1874719656

The evaluation of learning outcomes defined under section 2.2 will be based on two tests during the semester and an assignment to be prepared in teams. Final grades are recommended based on the results of these tests and assignments. If a final pass grade can not be awarded, then a final exam will be offered.

A. Student evaluation during the semester 1. complex assessment of knowledge and skills through written tests. The test aims at the evaluation of knowledge gained during the course, as well as the students skill to implement it in practice. Course material to be defined by the professor, time available: maximum 60 minutes 2. complex assessment of knowledge, skills, attitude, self-reliance and responsibility of students through an assignment to be prepared in teams. The content, requirements and deadline of the assignment to be defined by the professor. B: complex assessment of knowledge and skills gained through a written examination. The examination aims at the evaluation of knowledge gained during the course such as the understanding of underlying notions, as well as the understanding and solving of problems

• 1. összegző tanulmányi teljesítményértékelés: 30%
• 2. összegző tanulmányi teljesítményértékelés: 30%
• 1. részteljesítmény értékelés (projektfeladat): 40%
• összesen: 100%

1) tests to be written during the semester can be retaken at the end of the term without a fee. Later results always override previous ones. 2) in case of failing the retake there is a second retake offered to the student at a defined fee 3) if none of the retake tests are successful, an exam should be taken during the examination period

Next revision in September 2021.