Summer Programme – Sustainable Business

The purpose of the programme is to provide students with a conceptual framework and practical ideas to understand how organisations and managers can optimise economic, social, and environmental performance through a successful Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. It examines how responsible managers and their companies’ stakeholders can work together to create a more sustainable world.

Mission

Level:

Undergraduate and postgraduate
Successful completion of at least two years of undergraduate-level studies.

Assessment methods:

Students will complete and be graded on in-class team projects, a team presentation, and a final exam.

Credits:

Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded 6 ECTS/3 US credits.

Faculty:

A multicultural team of professors from Rennes School of Business with expertise in CSR.

Admission

Prerequisites

Successful completion of at least two years of undergraduate level studies.
Strong command of spoken and written English.

Credits

6 ECTS (3 US Credits)

Included in the programme

Learning material
27 contact hours
Company visits
A tour of Rennes
Welcome breakfast and farewell lunch

Programme

Next programme: 14-24 June 2022

This two-week Summer Programme includes 27 contact hours, personal study time, a presentation by a guest speaker (a local manager who is implementing a CSR policy), and company visits. Students will develop their environmental and social awareness and sharpen their problem solving, presentation, and cross-cultural communication skills during team projects in a multicultural learning environment.

The learning content provides an integrated view of how responsible managers can address key environmental and social concerns. Students will examine the issues affecting key stakeholders in addition to two specific problems facing the planet – the proliferation of plastic and fast fashion.

Specific topics include: