Code
MGFE ESG 5401
Level
M2
Field
Environnement, Social et Gouvernance
Language
Anglais/English
ECTS Credits
2
Class hours
18
Total student load
20
Program Manager(s)
Department
- Technologies, Information et Management
Educational team
Introduction to the module
This course explores the intersection of digital technologies and environmental sustainability. The main aim of the course is to examine the environmental impact of digital technologies, as well as how digital technologies can help organizations achieve their environmental sustainability goals. The module provides both a critical theoretical framework and practical case studies on how digital transformation can contribute to or compromise environmental sustainability outcomes and human well-being.
Learning objectives/Intended learning outcomes
- 4.2 - Lead a complex project with responsibility, with the aim of supporting the transformation of organisations (design, management, team coordination, implementation and management, control, dissemination), by mobilising multidisciplinary skills and bri
- 4.4 - Raise awareness and promote the application of ethical principles, professional conduct and environmental responsibility, in a context of organisational and societal transformation, and for the common good.
Content : structure and schedule
5 sessions with different themes around digital sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals
4, 12, 13
The course contributes to SDG 4 by ensuring that students acquire the knowledge and skills around how to leverage digital technologies to promote sustainable development.
The course contributes to SDG 12 by enhancing knowledge on how to leverage digital technologies to reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse, as well as on how organizations can adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle using IT and IS.
The course contributes to SDG 13 by raising awareness on how environmentally friendly IS/IT can lead to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and impact reduction.
Number of SDG's addressed among the 17
5
Pedagogical methods
lectures, and case studies.
Evaluation and grading system and catch up exams
Group assignment (60%), individual assignment (30%), in-class participation (10%), CF2: written exam with open-ended questions around the main topics covered in class, 1.5 hour
Textbook Required and Suggested Readings
Recommended Textbook: Lynn, T., Rosati, P., Kreps, D., & Conboy, K. (2024). Digital Sustainability: Leveraging Digital Technology to Combat Climate Change.
Keywords
Digital Transformation; Environmental Sustainability; Twin Transformation; Green Information Systems