There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

The module covers business approaches to ethical behaviour, reconciling environmental constraints and social expectations under the business paradigm. It focuses on the way in which businesses have approached the diverse and increasingly complex agenda of business ethics and corporate sustainability management. This module will help provide some of the frameworks for evaluating the degree of influence these issues have on business activities and asking complex questions on the motives, design and efficacy of such initiatives. It offers a good grounding in business ethics and sustainability management issues including major Western ethical thoughts, Utilitarianism, Kantianism, ethics and cultural diversity, sustainable capitalism, Gaia theory, business and the community, accountability, risk management and social enterprise. Given appropriate tools and an exposure to international and local environmental and ethical issues, students will use case study based on business industry situations to formulate ethical and sustainability management policy. This level 8 module, aims to provide a broad introduction to business ethics and sustainability, which students can utilise to build on at level 10 by taking Business Strategy and Sustainable Development. The latter module explores the issues involved in “sustainable development” and examines how businesses can engage with the concept to gain competitive advantage.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to
LO1: Demonstrate an understanding of ethical behaviour and sustainable development in business on a global basis using real life cases.
LO2: Demonstrate a broad understanding of management tools and techniques that can support ethical, sustainable and socially responsible business conduct.
LO3: To apply different theoretical perspectives in order to evaluate alternative resolutions to ethical dilemmas and sustainable development in business decision-making.
LO4: Design strategies to address ethically problematic situations and sustainability challenges in business practice.
LO5: To assess how businesses can integrate ethical behaviour and sustainable development as sources of competitive advantage.