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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
3 ECTS |
| Type |
Elective |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
Summer |
| Start time of the course |
Summer |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Min. participants |
30 |
| Max. participants |
60 |
| Study board |
Study Board for General Management
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| Programme |
Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business
Administration |
| Course
coordinator |
- Anne-Karen Hüske - Department of Management, Society and
Communication (MSC)
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Nordic Nine: N3, N4,
and N6
For academic questions, please contact Anne-Karen Hüske:
ahu.msc@cbs.dk. |
| Main academic
disciplines |
- CSR and sustainability
- Innovation
- Management
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
20/11/2025
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| Learning objectives |
After the course, the student can
- Identify climate-change-related risks for companies
- Analyze the impact of companies on climate change
- Analyze a case company regarding its risks and opportunities
related to climate change
- Critically evaluate and reflect on their case to develop
managerial implications
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| Examination |
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Business
Responses to Climate Change:
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| Exam
ECTS |
3 |
| Examination form |
Active participation
The completion of this course is based on active student
participation in class. The course will be considered as passed if
the students participation - based on an overall assessment - in
the class activities fulfill the learning objectives of the course.
The individual student’s participation is assessed by the
teacher. |
| The student must participate in |
A combination of assignment and
presentation |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Grading scale |
Pass / Fail |
| Examiner(s) |
Assessed solely by the teacher |
| Exam period |
Summer, The duration of the presentation is
defined per group project not by number of students participating
in the group. |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Oral exam based on written product |
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In order to participate in the oral
exam, the written product must be handed in before the oral exam;
by the set deadline. The grade is based on an overall assessment of
the written product and the individual oral performance. |
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Size of written product: Max. 5
pages |
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Assignment type: Essay |
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Duration: 20 min. per student,
including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus
explaining the grade |
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Examiner(s): If it is an internal
examination, there will be a second internal examiner at the
re-exam. If it is an external examination, there will be an
external examiner. |
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| Description of activities |
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A combination of
assignment and presentation: The students must participate
in minimum 80 % of the scheduled teaching.
The students present the results of their group project. They will
present the analysis of climate change related action of a specific
company using theories, models, and practices presented and
discussed throughout the course. They will hand-in a synopsis of
the group project (max. 5 pages).
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The course offers an introduction to the complexity of climate
change and business. Combining lectures and interactive exercises
the students learn about the science behind climate change
(greenhouse gases, their relationship to weather and climate), how
climate change provides risks and opportunties for business, and
which actions can be taken. The students take theoretical lenses to
analyze climate change and business (e.g., stakeholder theory). The
students will in groups analyze a self-chosen company to identify
climate cange related risks and opportunties as well as provide
recommedations for the future.
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| Research-based teaching |
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CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following
types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are
included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
- Classic and basic theory
- Teacher’s own research
Research-like activities
- Analysis
- Discussion, critical reflection, modelling
- Peer review including Peer-to-peer
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| Description of the teaching methods |
Students will learn and apply theories, methods
and tools applied to real cases, and hands-on course activities.
Teaching methods will consist of: interactive lectures, student
participation and presentations complemented by scientific
articles, practitioner articles, interactive exercises and group
work to understand climate change and business. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Students receive continuous feedback on their
presentation ideas both from the instructors and peers. |
| Student workload |
| Teaching |
18 hours |
| Preparation and readings |
24 hours |
| Development of project and exam preparation |
42 hours |
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| Further Information |
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This is an intense 2 weeks course (3 ECTS) that
cannot be combined with any other course. It is running during
weeks 26 + 27, summer 2026.
Aurora
This is a course offered by CBS as a member of Aurora universities
(https://aurora-universities.eu).
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| Expected literature |
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will be announced via Canvas, potential
examples:
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Hockerts, K., & Wüstenhagen, R. (2010). Greening Goliaths
versus emerging Davids: Theorizing about the role of incumbents and
new entrants in sustainable entrepreneurship. Journal of
Business Venturing, 25(5), 481-492.
Machado Unter, K. M. M., Park, S., & Rivera, J. (2024).
Business response strategies to climate change: An integrative and
research frontiers outlook. Organization & Environment, 37(2),
325–357. https://doi.org/10.1177/108602662312028193
Rashidi-Sabet, S., Madhavaram, S. Parvatiyar, A. 2022 Journal of
Business Research, Strategic solutions for the climate change
social dilemma: An integrative taxonomy, a systematic review, and
research agenda, 146: 619-635. DOI:
10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.088
Ripple, W. J. et al. (2024). The 2024 stae of hte cliamte report:
Perilous times on planet Earth. In BioScience, 74,
812-824.
Schot, J., Geels, F.W. 2008 Strategic niche management and
sustainable innovation journeys: theory, findings, research agenda,
and policy, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 20:5,
537-554, DOI: 10.1080/09537320802292651
Sundaram, A. K., & Hansen, R. G. (2023). Introduction to the
Handbook of Business and Climate Change. In Handbook of Business
and Climate Change.
Tate, W., & Bals, L. 2018. Achieving Shared Triple Bottom
Line (TBL) Value Creation: Toward a Social Resource-based View
(SRBV) of the Firm. Journal of Business Ethics, 152(3), 803-826.
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-016-3344
Wieland, A., &
Creutzig, F. (2025). Taking Academic Ownership of the Supply Chain
Emissions Discourse. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 61(1),
3-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12338
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