Table 2.

Course objectives and goals syllabi themes

First order – course objectives and goalsSecond orderAggregate
[S]tudents … expected to … uncover personal values concerning various environmental stressors and their effects (202)Personal valuesPersonal responsibility development
Articulate a personal vision of sustainability in relation to management and business (153.2)Personal responsibility
Course [includes] a team-based project for developing an action plan for a sustainable enterprise (194)Action planningBusiness-related skill development to enhance business competitiveness
[S]tudents will develop an effective leadership perspective (84.2)Leadership
Students will communicate credibly in languages of CSR, suited to a diverse audience (207.04)Communication
[S]tudents should be able to engage multiple stakeholders to co-create solutions for complex issues (207.10)Stakeholder analysis
Apply systems analysis to identify interconnected aspects impacting sustainability (207.07)Systems thinking
[S]tudents will: evaluate portfolios for ESG opportunity and risk; assess project finance deals; conduct due diligence of sustainable investments (140.4)Discipline-focused knowledge
Course emphasizes practical investment skills: pitching stocks, measuring impact, evaluating portfolio performance (79)
Apply a process for developing a marketing strategy for a more sustainable organization (199.2)Marketing strategyCompetitive strategy
Provide advice on organizational sustainability (174.3)Strategic analysis
[Help] businesses prepare for a sustainability-aware economy (47.3)
Entrepreneurs can embrace the market system to enable sustainability and create economic valueBusiness as a source for goodSystemic for social–ecological–economic betterment
Identify how industries contribute to pollution, waste, habitat destruction and climate change (165.1)Business impact on natural environment
Recognize economic sources of environmental problems and necessary transformation (194)Systemic transformation necessary
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