Business Management and Sustainability Nottingham Trent University

Overview

As well as getting to grips with the fundamentals of business management, you’ll cover hot topic issues like human rights, equality and diversity, work-life balance, wellness, and the big trends that are reshaping how business works. Take on live industry briefs and consultancy projects; complete an internship or a year-long placement; even study abroad!

This course is about responsible, inclusive leadership, and new growth strategies that could change the world. Sustainable management matters more now than ever before; in a competitive business landscape, it’s time to stand up and stand out.

What you’ll study

How do the environmental, economic and cultural faces of sustainability inform one another? When glaciers melt in the Himalayas, what are the social and financial consequences for chilli-farmers in northern Pakistan? How can we advocate for sustainable practice in countries where fossil fuels are still considered ‘gifts from God’?  How and why have our ideas of ‘wellness’ and work-life balance evolved over time?

This course explores the what, why and how of business sustainability management — from emissions and footprints, to the rights and conditions of individual employees, to empowering whole communities with new ideas.

On this business and sustainability degree, you’ll:

• get to grips with the essentials of business management — from accounting and finance to budgeting and objective-setting
• analyse how companies of every shape and size have driven up global temperatures, and contributed significantly to pollution around the world
• learn what businesses are doing today to meet the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
• explore how AI, analytic tools and new digital technologies can be used to assess data, spot trends, solve problems, and encourage sustainability in business
• pick your own specialist modules as the course progresses — choose from Exploring Strategy and Innovation, Comparative and International Management, and more
• work on challenging live briefs and consultancy projects with real companies who are looking to improve their sustainability credentials
• learn what the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals have meant for the evolution of business — from emissions to employment practices
• explore sustainability in business from the customer’s perspective — how can we operate ethically and still turn a profit in an age where consumers often want to shop sustainably, but can’t always afford to?
• grow your vital ‘soft skills’ (things like resilience, confidence and communication), learn how to shine as an approachable, reflective, self-motivated team-player, and build up your employability profile.