| ETHICAL MANAGEMENT (ETHICS AND ECONOMICS)
(objectives)
Since many years the debate on "Corporate Social Responsibility" (CSR) takes center stage for companies, institutions, consumers, labor unions, and NGOs, which consider corporations as pro-active agents for the pursuit of sustainable development intended as an enhancement of the of social, environmental and economic well-being .
The course examines principles, models, and tools concerning business ethics and sustainable development, through a triple approach that integrates three different perspectives: legal, economic and managerial. The course aims to promote among the students the awareness about ethical issues and the ability to recognize and adopt sustainable and ethical behaviour in carrying out the managerial practices.
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Code
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21201460 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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| Module:
(objectives)
Since many years the debate on "Corporate Social Responsibility" (CSR) takes center stage for companies, institutions, consumers, labor unions, and NGOs, which consider corporations as pro-active agents for the pursuit of sustainable development intended as an enhancement of the of social, environmental and economic well-being .
The course examines principles, models, and tools concerning business ethics and sustainable development, through a triple approach that integrates three different perspectives: legal, economic and managerial. The course aims to promote among the students the awareness about ethical issues and the ability to recognize and adopt sustainable and ethical behaviour in carrying out the managerial practices.
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Code
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21201460-3 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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3
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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SECS-P/13
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Contact Hours
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20
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Derived from
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21201460-3 GESTIONE ETICA D'IMPRESA (ETHICS AND ECONOMICS) in Economics and management LM-77 R N0 DI PIETRO LAURA
(syllabus)
The course is structured into three complementary modules, corresponding to three disciplinary areas (legal, managerial, and economic), for a total of 9 ECTS credits. These modules are an integral part of a single final exam and aim to offer an integrated, critical, and multidimensional perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development.
Module 1 – Legal Area - Prof. Bellisario
• Globalization and the crisis of traditional legal sources
• Multilevel sources of CSR: international, European, national CSR
• CSR: definitions, principles, and functions. The role of ethics and of law in CSR regulation
• Main CSR instruments: corporate codes and standards
• Social norms and legal relevance
• Governance techniques for complexity: soft law, self-regulation, and co-regulation. The principle of horizontal subsidiarity
• Enforcement
• Climate Change Litigation
Module 2 – Managerial Area - Instructor: Prof. Di Pietro
• Evolution of the CSR concept and its contemporary interpretations
• The strategic importance of sustainability and the regenerative approach
• Agenda 2030 and the 17 SDGs: goals, indicators, and strategic alignment
• SDG 12 and the Circular Economy
• Stakeholder theory and advanced stakeholder engagement
• Corporate Digital Responsibility and the ethical impacts of technology
• CSR standards and operational tools: SA8000, ISO 26000, etc.
• LCA and S-LCA (Life Cycle Assessment and Social Life Cycle Assessment)
Module 3 – Economic Area - Dr. Cogoli
• Economic behavior and moral sentiments
• Rationality
• Self-interest and rational behavior
• Economic judgments and moral philosophy
• Evaluation and value
• Self-interest and welfare economics
• Rights and freedoms; plurality and evaluation
• Well-being, objectives, and choices; conduct, ethics, and economics
- Climate change litigation
(reference books)
Legal Module:
Materials provided in class (slides)
Support material for non-attending students:
- E. Bellisario, La responsabilità sociale delle imprese fra autonomia e autorità privata, in Danno e responsabilità, 2013, pp. 809-822
- E. Bellisario, Rischi di sostenibilità e obblighi di disclosure: il d.lgs. n. 254/2016 di attuazione della dir. 2014/95/UE, in Le nuove leggi civili commentate, 2017, pp. 19-46
- E. Bellisario, Le “autorità private” nell’era della sostenibilità. Gli impatti dell’EGS Disclosure Regulation e del Taxonomy Regulation, in Actualidad Jurídica Iberoamericana, Numero Speciale, 2022, pp. 104-123
To access the teaching material, it is necessary to enroll in Course AA25/26, on the Moodle platform
Managerial Module:
- Sebhatu, S.P., Enquist, B., Edvardsson, B. Business Transformation for a Sustainable Future (Chapter IV; pp. 55–70) – available at the library
- Standards: ISO 26000 (available at the library) and SA 8000 (available among the course materials)
- Additional materials provided during lectures
Economic Module:
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
A project evaluation
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| Module:
(objectives)
Since many years the debate on "Corporate Social Responsibility" (CSR) takes center stage for companies, institutions, consumers, labor unions, and NGOs, which consider corporations as pro-active agents for the pursuit of sustainable development intended as an enhancement of the of social, environmental and economic well-being .
The course examines principles, models, and tools concerning business ethics and sustainable development, through a triple approach that integrates three different perspectives: legal, economic and managerial. The course aims to promote among the students the awareness about ethical issues and the ability to recognize and adopt sustainable and ethical behaviour in carrying out the managerial practices.
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Code
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21201460-2 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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3
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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SECS-P/02
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Contact Hours
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20
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Derived from
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21201460-2 GESTIONE ETICA D'IMPRESA (ETHICS AND ECONOMICS) in Economics and management LM-77 R N0
(syllabus)
The course is structured into three complementary modules, corresponding to three disciplinary areas (legal, managerial, and economic), for a total of 9 ECTS credits. These modules are an integral part of a single final exam and aim to offer an integrated, critical, and multidimensional perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development.
Module 1 – Legal Area - Prof. Bellisario
• Globalization and the crisis of traditional legal sources
• Multilevel sources of CSR: international, European, national CSR
• CSR: definitions, principles, and functions. The role of ethics and of law in CSR regulation
• Main CSR instruments: corporate codes and standards
• Social norms and legal relevance
• Governance techniques for complexity: soft law, self-regulation, and co-regulation. The principle of horizontal subsidiarity
• Enforcement
• Climate Change Litigation
Module 2 – Managerial Area - Instructor: Prof. Di Pietro
• Evolution of the CSR concept and its contemporary interpretations
• The strategic importance of sustainability and the regenerative approach
• Agenda 2030 and the 17 SDGs: goals, indicators, and strategic alignment
• SDG 12 and the Circular Economy
• Stakeholder theory and advanced stakeholder engagement
• Corporate Digital Responsibility and the ethical impacts of technology
• CSR standards and operational tools: SA8000, ISO 26000, etc.
• LCA and S-LCA (Life Cycle Assessment and Social Life Cycle Assessment)
Module 3 – Economic Area - Dr. Cogoli
• Economic behavior and moral sentiments
• Rationality
• Self-interest and rational behavior
• Economic judgments and moral philosophy
• Evaluation and value
• Self-interest and welfare economics
• Rights and freedoms; plurality and evaluation
• Well-being, objectives, and choices; conduct, ethics, and economics
- Climate change litigation
(reference books)
Legal Module:
Materials provided in class (slides)
Support material for non-attending students:
- E. Bellisario, La responsabilità sociale delle imprese fra autonomia e autorità privata, in Danno e responsabilità, 2013, pp. 809-822
- E. Bellisario, Rischi di sostenibilità e obblighi di disclosure: il d.lgs. n. 254/2016 di attuazione della dir. 2014/95/UE, in Le nuove leggi civili commentate, 2017, pp. 19-46
- E. Bellisario, Le “autorità private” nell’era della sostenibilità. Gli impatti dell’EGS Disclosure Regulation e del Taxonomy Regulation, in Actualidad Jurídica Iberoamericana, Numero Speciale, 2022, pp. 104-123
To access the teaching material, it is necessary to enroll in Course AA25/26, on the Moodle platform
Managerial Module:
- Sebhatu, S.P., Enquist, B., Edvardsson, B. Business Transformation for a Sustainable Future (Chapter IV; pp. 55–70) – available at the library
- Standards: ISO 26000 (available at the library) and SA 8000 (available among the course materials)
- Additional materials provided during lectures
Economic Module:
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
A project evaluation
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| Module:
(objectives)
Since many years the debate on "Corporate Social Responsibility" (CSR) takes center stage for companies, institutions, consumers, labor unions, and NGOs, which consider corporations as pro-active agents for the pursuit of sustainable development intended as an enhancement of the of social, environmental and economic well-being .
The course examines principles, models, and tools concerning business ethics and sustainable development, through a triple approach that integrates three different perspectives: legal, economic and managerial. The course aims to promote among the students the awareness about ethical issues and the ability to recognize and adopt sustainable and ethical behaviour in carrying out the managerial practices.
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Code
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21201460-1 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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3
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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IUS/01
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Contact Hours
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20
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Derived from
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21201460-1 GESTIONE ETICA D'IMPRESA (ETHICS AND ECONOMICS) in Economics and management LM-77 R N0 BELLISARIO ELENA
(syllabus)
The course is structured into three complementary modules, corresponding to three disciplinary areas (legal, managerial, and economic), for a total of 9 ECTS credits. These modules are an integral part of a single final exam and aim to offer an integrated, critical, and multidimensional perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development.
Module 1 – Legal Area - Prof. Bellisario
• Globalization and the crisis of traditional legal sources
• Multilevel sources of CSR: international, European, national CSR
• CSR: definitions, principles, and functions. The role of ethics and of law in CSR regulation
• Main CSR instruments: corporate codes and standards
• Social norms and legal relevance
• Governance techniques for complexity: soft law, self-regulation, and co-regulation. The principle of horizontal subsidiarity
• Enforcement
• Climate Change Litigation
Module 2 – Managerial Area - Instructor: Prof. Di Pietro
• Evolution of the CSR concept and its contemporary interpretations
• The strategic importance of sustainability and the regenerative approach
• Agenda 2030 and the 17 SDGs: goals, indicators, and strategic alignment
• SDG 12 and the Circular Economy
• Stakeholder theory and advanced stakeholder engagement
• Corporate Digital Responsibility and the ethical impacts of technology
• CSR standards and operational tools: SA8000, ISO 26000, etc.
• LCA and S-LCA (Life Cycle Assessment and Social Life Cycle Assessment)
Module 3 – Economic Area - Dr. Cogoli
• Economic behavior and moral sentiments
• Rationality
• Self-interest and rational behavior
• Economic judgments and moral philosophy
• Evaluation and value
• Self-interest and welfare economics
• Rights and freedoms; plurality and evaluation
• Well-being, objectives, and choices; conduct, ethics, and economics
- Climate change litigation
(reference books)
Legal Module:
Materials provided in class (slides)
Support material for non-attending students:
- E. Bellisario, La responsabilità sociale delle imprese fra autonomia e autorità privata, in Danno e responsabilità, 2013, pp. 809-822
- E. Bellisario, Rischi di sostenibilità e obblighi di disclosure: il d.lgs. n. 254/2016 di attuazione della dir. 2014/95/UE, in Le nuove leggi civili commentate, 2017, pp. 19-46
- E. Bellisario, Le “autorità private” nell’era della sostenibilità. Gli impatti dell’EGS Disclosure Regulation e del Taxonomy Regulation, in Actualidad Jurídica Iberoamericana, Numero Speciale, 2022, pp. 104-123
To access the teaching material, it is necessary to enroll in Course AA25/26, on the Moodle platform
Managerial Module:
- Sebhatu, S.P., Enquist, B., Edvardsson, B. Business Transformation for a Sustainable Future (Chapter IV; pp. 55–70) – available at the library
- Standards: ISO 26000 (available at the library) and SA 8000 (available among the course materials)
- Additional materials provided during lectures
Economic Module:
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
A project evaluation
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