ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - BMEGT42A013

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will: • Understand the role of companies in achieving the goals of sustainable development. • Get to know the most important factors determining the company's sustainability strategy and will be able to map the sustainability strategy followed by a company and suggest which strategy to follow in a given industry and market conditions. • Get to know the most important environmental management tools available to companies, their advantages and disadvantages. • Get acquainted with the most important principles and tools of CSR (corporate social responsibility).

1. The impact of companies on the environmental and social aspects of sustainable development
2. Corporate environmental performance
3. The concept of the company's environmental strategy, its determining factors and types
4. The impact of environmental risks on the corporate strategy, its types, their grouping
5. Corporate environmental management tools and their role in sustainable corporate governance
6. The dilemma, principles and tools of environmental marketing
7. Origins of environmental conflicts and their management
8. Elements and application of corporate CSR

1. Able to analyze the environmental and social impacts of business activities
2. Can critically assess the environmental strategy of a company, the factors behind it
3. Able to apply basic tools of environmental management
4. Able to outline a corporate CSR strategy

1. Sensitive to social and environmental problems
2. Open to a novel approach to traditional corporate activity
3. It is critical of the market activity of economic operators
4. Open to cooperation to achieve the goals of sustainable development

1. Perceives the responsibility of company leaders in environmental and social issues
2. Recognizes opportunities and limitations that can improve both corporate economic performance and environmental and social performance
3. Able and willing to explore corporate solutions that benefit both the individual and society.

Interactive lectures, case studies, teamwork, student presentations

• Szerk: Kósi Kálmán - Valkó László: Környezetmenedzsment. (Tankönyv; BME - Typotex Kiadó, Budapest, 2006.). ISBN 963-9664-07-3
• Csutora Mária – Kerekes Sándor: A környezetbarát vállalatirányítás eszközei. KJK Kerszöv, 2004.
• Moodle-re feltöltött cikkek / Literature uploaded to Moodle
• Órai előadások diasorai / Slideshows of the lectures
• 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. 45-60 minutes 2. Essay: a complex summary of the knowledge and ability type competence elements acquired during the course, which gives the student the number of the topics of the course through a practical (corporate) example during the semester approx. 20-25 pages. 3. Presentation: the student makes a visual presentation of the essay and summarizes it orally in 8 minutes. Performance evaluation during the examination period 1. Simple exam: the exam is based on the full crediting of the results achieved in the mid-year academic performance assessments.

• summary study performance evaluation: 50% (100 pont)
• partial performance evaluation (essay): 25% (50 pont)
• partial performance evaluation (presentation): 25% (50 pont)
• 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. 3) The student may modify the grade obtained by fully taking into account the mid-year results in the exam taken during the examination period.

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.