Study Guide

Objective

Having completed this study unit

• You know the basic functions of an organization and basics of business.
• You can define sustainability as a success factor in business
• You can identify sustainable business opportunities in the business environment
• You can identify the business processes and their interrelation
• You can describe the company’s strategic choices and challenges related to sustainable development.
• You are able to provide examples of how social, economic, and ecological ecosystems interact and influence each other.

Competences: Ethics Competence, Sustainable Development Competence

Content

- Basics of business, business processes and their interrelation
- Sustainability as success factor, sustainable business concepts (economic, ecologic and social)
- Strategic choices and challenges related to sustainable business
- UN Sustainable Development Goals

Qualifications

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1
Sustainable business
You are able to describe the basic functions of a company and the fundamental concepts of sustainable business.
You recognize responsibility as a success factor in business.
You can describe sustainable and responsible business opportunities in the operating environment.
You are aware of the interconnections between business processes.
You identify the sustainable development goals and their presence in various sustainability reports.
You know how companies impact society and the environment.
You recognize how sustainability can be integrated into different areas of business and understand the fundamentals of business planning.

Level 2
Sustainable business
You are able to describe the basic functions of a company and the fundamental concepts of sustainable business with examples.
You understand responsibility as a key factor for business success.
You are aware of sustainable and responsible business opportunities in the operational environment.
You know the interconnections between business processes.
You can describe the sustainable development goals and their representation in various sustainability reports.
You know and can illustrate how companies impact society and the environment with examples.
You know how sustainability can be integrated into different areas of business and know the fundamentals of business planning.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3
Sustainable business
You understand the basic functions of a company and the fundamental concepts of sustainable business.
You understand responsibility as a success factor in business and identify sustainable and responsible business opportunities in the operational environment.
You understand the interconnections between business processes.
You understand the sustainable development goals and their representation in various sustainability reports.

Level 4
Sustainable business
You have a command of the basic functions of a company and the fundamental concepts of sustainable business.
You master responsibility as a key factor for business success and identify sustainable and responsible business opportunities in the operational environment.
You have a thorough understanding of the interconnections between business processes.
You have a command of the sustainable development goals and their representation in various sustainability reports.
You can evaluate and analyze how companies impact society and the environment.
You can analyze how sustainability can be integrated into different areas of business and master the fundamentals of business planning.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5
Sustainable business
You can evaluate the importance of the basic functions of a company and the fundamental concepts of sustainable business for business operations.
You can analyze the factors of responsibility for business success and identify sustainable and responsible business opportunities in the operational environment.
You can evaluate the interconnections between business processes.
You can assess the sustainable development goals and their representation in various sustainability reports.
You can evaluate and propose new ideas on how companies impact society and the environment.
You can critically analyze how sustainability can be integrated into different areas of business and have mastered the fundamentals of business planning.