By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Knowledge / Remembering
- Identify key concepts related to diversity, inclusivity, sustainability, climate action, circular economy, carbon footprint, green skills, and green business models.
- Recognise major social and environmental challenges, including discrimination, exclusion, climate change, biodiversity loss, unsustainable consumption, and greenwashing.
Understanding
- Explain the relationship between inclusion, diversity, sustainability, and green action in personal, educational, workplace, and societal contexts.
- Describe how European and global frameworks, including the SDGs, the European Green Deal, EU Taxonomy, equality strategies, and sustainability regulations, shape responsible social and environmental action.
Applying
- Apply inclusive communication, emotional intelligence, and self-reflection tools to improve participation, respect, accessibility, and collaboration in diverse learning and working environments.
- Use basic green skills, carbon footprint concepts, circular economy principles, and sustainable decision-making tools to propose improvements in personal life, organisations, and communities.
Analysing
- Analyse real-world cases where inclusion, diversity, sustainability, business responsibility, and environmental regulation intersect.
- Examine how social inequality, cultural barriers, gender issues, accessibility challenges, environmental degradation, and unsustainable business practices are interconnected.
Evaluating
- Evaluate policies, workplace practices, business strategies, and communication approaches according to principles of inclusion, equity, sustainability, transparency, and social responsibility.
- Critically assess examples of greenwashing, exclusionary practices, unsustainable consumption, and weak stakeholder engagement using ethical, social, and environmental criteria.
Creating
- Develop and present a green and inclusive business model using the Business Model Canvas or Green Business Model Canvas, supported by reflection on social impact, environmental value, and feasibility.
- Design practical solutions that integrate inclusion, diversity, climate action, circular economy, and stakeholder engagement.