Management of environmental impacts (5cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Learning outcome:
You know the principles of corporate environmental management and familiarize yourself with the requirements of environmental management systems and sustainability reporting (ESG reporting). You deepen your expertise in environmental legislation, the EU Emissions Trading System, wastewater treatment, and the circular economy. You are familiar with the principles of carbon footprint calculation and best practices for compensating climate emissions.

Multidisciplinary competence:
You understand ecological, economic and social perspectives related to the field of technology. You are able to follow the development of science and technology in your own field of specialisation and collect and interpret essential information related to your learning assignments.

Knowledge and understanding:
You know the environmental legislation and sustainability reporting requirements related to your field of specialization. You understand the importance of the circular economy in your field of specialization. You know how to calculate the carbon footprint and understand the risks and opportunities of emission compensation.

Research and information retrieval:
You are able to search for and utilize scientific research data and are able to critically evaluate information sources in your own field.

Content

Environmental systems, sustainability reporting, carbon footprint calculation and climate emissions offsetting, environmental legislation, the EU Emissions Trading System, wastewater treatment, and circular economy.

Location and time

Main campus in Rajakatu.

Materials

Materials are available in the moodle.

Teaching methods

Lessons, group works, learning assignments and independent study.

Exam schedules

There is no exam on the course. The assessment is based on scoring learning assignments.

Student workload

Lessons 40 hours. Group work, learning assingments and independent study 95 hours.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1): You recognize the principles of environmental management in companies as well as the requirements of environmental systems and sustainability reporting. You are familiar with environmental legislation, the EU Emissions Trading System, wastewater treatment, and the circular economy. You can explain the principles of carbon footprint calculation and the best practices for compensating climate emissions.

Satisfactory (2): You can describe the principles of environmental management in companies as well as the requirements of environmental systems and sustainability reporting. You can provide examples of environmental legislation, the EU emissions trading system, wastewater treatment, and the circular economy. You understand the principles of carbon footprint calculation and best practices for compensating greenhouse gas emissions.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): You are able to present the principles of corporate environmental management as well as the requirements of environmental systems and sustainability reporting. You have a good understanding of environmental legislation, the EU Emissions Trading System, wastewater treatment, and the circular economy. You can utilize carbon footprint calculations and best practices for emission compensation.

Commendable (4): You are able to present the principles of corporate environmental management as well as the requirements of environmental systems and sustainability reporting. You have a good understanding of environmental legislation, the EU Emissions Trading System, wastewater treatment, and the circular economy. You can utilize carbon footprint calculations and best practices for emission compensation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): You are able to assess companies' environmental management principles as well as the requirements of environmental systems and sustainability reporting. You have excellent skills in environmental legislation, the EU Emissions Trading System, wastewater treatment, and the circular economy. You can critically evaluate carbon footprint calculations and best practices for emission compensation.

Further information

The assessment is based on scoring learning assignments.