Study Guide

Objective

Having completed this study unit

- You know the theories and practices of social impact management
- You know the principles of social impact assessment
- You know the key issues behind societal and human rights due diligence.
- You know the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.
- You know the concept of inner development goals and how to utilize them in your field.

Competences: Responsible Management and Leadership Competence, Sustainable Development Competence, Sustainable, Ethical and Forward-looking Business Development Competence

Content

- Assessing Social Impact
- Managing Social Impact
- Societal Due Diligence
- Human Rights Due Diligence
- Role of business in meeting and answering global and local challenges
- Real life case studies

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1
Social Impact Management
You know the principles of social impact management theories.
You know the meaning of due diligence in societal and human rights issues.
You know the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.
You know the concept of inner development goals and how to utilize them.

Level 2
Social Impact Management
You understand the principles of social impact management theories.
You understand the meaning of due diligence in societal and human rights issues.
You understand the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.
You understand the concept of inner development goals and how to utilize them.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3
Social Impact Management
You understand and are able to apply the main principles of social impact management theories.
You are able to evaluate due diligence in societal and human rights issues.
You are able to do basic analysis of the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.
You understand the concept of inner development goals and how to evaluate them.

Level 4
Social Impact Management
You are able to analyse principles of social impact management theories.
You are able to analyse due diligence in societal and human rights issues.
You are able to analyse in detail the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.
You understand the concept of inner development goals and how to analyze them.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5
Social Impact Management
You have a holistic understanding of the principles of social impact management theories and practices.
You are able to evaluate and utilise due diligence in societal human rights issues in a wide variety of cases.
You are able to critically evaluate the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.
You are able to come up with feasible suggestions and strategies for companies to improve their social impact management.
You understand the concept of inner development goals and how to critically analyze them.