Course: Driving business towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Modules:
Welcome, general introduction to the MOOC and practicalities (Lauren Verheijen), A Systematic Hierarchy of the SDGs and the MOOC structure (Lauren Verheijen), Sustainable development: a wicked opportunity for business? (Professor Rob van Tulder), Positive change starts with I WILL – the hummingbird (Eva Rood), Summary of Week 1 (Lauren Verheijen)
Introduction to the Biosphere SDGs, with a focus on SDG 13 (Lauren Verheijen), The business case for Climate Action (Dr Steve Kennedy), Floor covering company learns from nature to bring positive change (Geanne van Arkel, Interface), Life below Water (SDG 14) and Life on Land (SDG 15) (Lauren Verheijen), How business can mitigate externalities that impact oceans and contribute to SDG 14: Life below Water (Dr Mallory Flowers), The WWF/Rabobank partnership to work towards sustainable salmon production in Chile (Brenda de Swart, Cristina Torres and other stakeholders involved, WWF and Rabobank Chile)., How to design and enforce effective sustainability standards to contribute to SDG 15: Life on Land (Dr Frank Wijen), The B Corps Assessment for companies that balance purpose and profit (Marcello Palazzi, B Corporations), How business schools can contribute to ecosystem restoration (Willem Ferwerda, Commonland), Clean Water and Sanitation – SDG 6 (Lauren Verheijen), How the finance industry can drive sustainable solutions (Professor Dirk Schoenmaker), Achieving responsible long-term returns with global investments (Frank Roeters van Lennep, PGGM), Summary of Week 2 (Lauren Verheijen)
Introduction to Society I (Lauren Verheijen), Sustainable development begins with respecting human rights (Professor Cees van Dam), How can businesses contribute to human rights and to SDG 1: No Poverty? (Heleen Tiemersma), Tony’s Chocolonely, working towards a slave-free chocolate industry and contributing to SDG 1: No Poverty (Arjen Boekhold), SDG 2: Zero Hunger and SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being for People (Lauren Verheijen), The role of finance in meeting SDG 2: Zero Hunger (Dr Marta Szymanowska), Driving sustainable development and tackling SDG 2: Zero Hunger through finance – FMO the Dutch Development Bank (Pieternel Boogaard, Joanita Wartemberg, and Toghrul Khalilli), How value-based healthcare contributes to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being for People (Professor Erik van Raaij), A business case for value-based care of patients with Type 1 diabetes (Dr Henk-Jan Aanstoot, Diabeter), Introducing SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy (Lauren Verheijen), Reaching SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy (Dr Yashar Ghiassi-Farrokhfal), How the Port of Rotterdam is contributing to SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy (Caroline Kroes), Summary of Week 3 (Lauren Verheijen)
Introduction to Society II (Lauren Verheijen), SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (Dr Tobias Brandt), Interconnectedness of SDGs 4, 5, 10 (Lauren Verheijen), How business can contribute to education and equality (Assistant Professor Samer Abdelnour and Theodor Cătăniciu, Restart Network), Introducing goal setting at RSM (Lauren Verheijen), Reducing inequality through goal setting (Professor Michaéla Schippers), Goal setting to keep students at university and reduce inequality (Professor Steef van de Velde), Tackling gender inequality (Professor Dianne Bevelander), Summary of Week 4 (Lauren Verheijen)
Introduction to Economy (Lauren Verheijen), How workplace safety contributes to SDG 8 (Professor René de Koster), How CEVA maintains a culture of workplace safety (Bart Beeks), Innovation towards balanced development (Dr Ying Zhang), Working towards Sustainable Urban Deltas (Meiny Prins, Priva), Introduction to SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (Lauren Verheijen), Developing entrepreneurial business culture to improve sustainability (Dr Ferdinand Jaspers), Shifting to a circular economy to support SDG 12 (Harald Tepper, Philips), Changing consumers’ consumption choices through language (Dr Anne-Kathrin Klesse), Using communication to make consumption more sustainable (Michaël Wilde, Eosta), Summary of Week 5 (Lauren Verheijen)
Introduction to the partnership week and SDG 17 (Lauren Verheijen), How can we develop effective, cross-sector partnerships? (Marieke de Wal), Succesful partnerships for the goals in practice (Ricardo Bosshard, WWF Chile), Introduction to SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (Lauren Verheijen), The business case for ensuring safety and security (Professor Gabriele Jacobs), Three experts describe the changes and challenges in safety and security (Adriaan van Dorp, ABN AMRO; Dieter Schuermann, Ministry of Interior and Klaus Stullenberg, private security sector), Summary of Week 6 (Lauren Verheijen)
Introduction to Week 7: Systems thinking (Lauren Verheijen), Understanding the synergies and trade-offs of the SDGs (Dr Amanda Williams), The SDGs as a blueprint for fulfilling a business purpose (Bob Collymore, CEO Safaricom Plc), Whatever happened to the forest? (Eva Rood), Conclusion of the MOOC (Lauren Verheijen)