Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and Sustainability Principles for Science Students

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus  Introduction to Sustainability and ESG  Waste Management  ESG for business and industry  Climate Risk Management  Sustainability Development in Hong Kong and Mainland  Technology and Innovation for Sustainability  ESG Impact of Artificial Intelligence -- 1 of 4 -- 2

目标

 The course aims to provide students with a practical understanding of ESG and how to design suitable ESG strategies for industry corporations  Students will also have an understanding the principles of science to support the ESG implementation in corporations.  Understand the key principles, concepts, and frameworks of sustainability.  Evaluate the interconnections between social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.  Analyze the local and global challenges related to sustainability and identify potential solutions.  Apply sustainability principles in various professional and personal contexts.

先修要求

/ Co-requisite/ Exclusion NIL

Teaching Pattern

Methodology Lectures: Science fundamentals of different types of sustainability principles will be introduced and discussed. The development, technological principle, operation mechanism as well as impact to human will be examined. Examples will be used to demonstrate the scientific principles. Expert talks: ESG experts will be invited to share with students about the ESG practice in business and industry. Tutorials: Students are required to search for information and discussion is encouraged for selected topics and their project work. In- class tutorial questions will be used to draw students’ interest, understanding and discussion. Group poster/oral presentation or project preparation may be arranged. Finally, logical thinking will be developed using the tutorial questions. Group activities: (1) students are required to work in groups for learning activities in-class or out-of-class; (2) students will be required to prepare a mini project and deliver a oral/poster presentation on selected topics. Through presentation, their higher order thinking, such as problem analysis and solving skills, critical and creative thinking, can be evaluated. Their group effort such as preparation of group presentation and discussion, their critical and creative thinking mind can be solicited and consolidated. During the project preparation, students will have chance to apply their lifelong learning skills, analytical skills as well as critical thinking for problem identification, data collection, analysis and interpretation as well as drawing conclusion and recommendation for further action. In this subject, students are required to do extensive reading (on literatures, reference books and government reports/websites and internet) and analyze information for possible action formulation via self-study and group discussion. Students will also be required to write an individual report on their findings for learning consolidation, idea elaboration as well as developing scientific thinking for their future study. -- 2 of 4 -- 3