5. Management, leadership and SME culture

Through this Module, you are introduced to sustainable management as the practice of conducting business operations in a way that minimizes negative impacts on the environment, society, and economy, while maximizing the positive impacts.

 This session will begin with an introduction to what sustainable management culture is, what contours it can have and how can SMEs can benefit from having this as continuous process.

The module will provide an overview of the competencies that are required by SMEs to effectively manage the process of sustainability.

This course aims to: 

• Provide useful information, strategies and good practices for the development of sustainability in SMEs.
• Support SMEs' efforts to adopt a more sustainable and environmentally friendly culture and governance practices.
• Promote personal and professional skills and competencies in the workplace

The learning outcomes of the topic include: 

• Learners will be able to link sustainable management to Responsibility for SMEs
• Learners will be able to understand how collaboration and communication are the pillars of sustainable culture in SMEs
• Learners will be able to recognize the importance of Monitoring and Reporting sustainability performance indicators on the long term vision of SMEs
• Learners will be able to look into Future trends and opportunities in sustainable management