ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - BMEGT42A010

To acquaint students with the basics of environmental management, it’s global, international and domestic trends, the corporate challenges and main research areas of environmental management, the methods used and the most important areas.

1. Knows global and corporate environmental problems and trends;
2. Knows the types of environmental risks, the corporate strategies based on them;
3. Knows the different trends that can be incorporated into the environmental management of companies, their advantages and disadvantages, their comparison with each other;
4. Is aware of the role of environmental performance assessment, knows the features of ISO14001 and EMAS regulation;
5. In addition, be aware of the corporate benefits of eco-marketing and social responsibility;

1. Able to recognize and analyze the connections in issues related to corporate environmental management
2. To think critically about information related to corporate environmental management,
3. Recognize, understand and answer questions related to corporate environmental management,
4. To acquire a holistic approach and to map multidisciplinary connections, to justify points related to other sciences,
5. As well as being able to interpret the above in an understandable, non-professional audience.

1. Collaborates with the instructor and fellow students in expanding the knowledge,
2. Expands his knowledge by constantly acquiring knowledge,
3. Open to the use of information technology tools,
4. Strives to understand complex systems,
5. Strives to understand the impact of the economy on the environment and human well-being, to assess the injustices arising from the inequalities in the distribution of resources, and to assess the factors necessary for its resolution.

1. Independently solves problems related to environmental management,
2. Openly accepts substantiated critical remarks,
3. In some situations - as part of a team - cooperates with his / her fellow students in solving the tasks,
4. Use a systems approach in your thinking.

Lectures, problem solving, written and oral communication, use of IT tools and techniques, optional independent tasks, planning.

• Szerk: Kósi Kálmán - Valkó László: Környezetmenedzsment. (Tankönyv; BME - Typotex Kiadó, Buda-pest, 2006.). ISBN 963-9664-07-3
• Csutora Mária – Kerekes Sándor: A környezetbarát vállalatirányítás eszközei. KJK Kerszöv, 2004.
• Journal of Cleaner Production
• Sustainable Development
• Sustainability

Assessment of the learning outcomes described under 2.2. is based on one written end-term test. The assessment includes the right solution of the non-mandatory home works.

Detailed description of assesments during the term: 1. Summarizing academic performance evaluation (indoor dissertation): a complex, written evaluation of the subject and knowledge, ability-type competency elements during a semester from an indoor dissertation. The dissertation consists of a short conceptual and a longer explanatory, problem-solving part, the time available for their solution is approx. 25-30 minutes

• 1. summary study performance evaluation: 50%
• 2. summary study performance evaluation: 50%
• total: 100%

1) The summary academic performance assessments can be replaced or improved individually free of charge during the replacement period. In the case of correction, the more favorable of the previous and the new result for the student is taken into account. 2) The homework (essay and presentation) - in addition to paying the fee specified in the regulations - can be sent late in electronic form by 12 noon on the last day of the replacement period.

Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences before 2017, it will be re-checked on September 2021.

Subject includes the topics detailed in the course syllabus to ensure learning outcomes listed under 2.2. can be achieved. Timing of the topics may be affected by calendar or other circumstances in each semester.

Part I-III of the Subject Form is to be approved by the Head of Department of Environmental Economics named under 1.8.