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Business Models for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Digital Transformation (BeSustainAble)

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3 h. 30 m.
15 lessons
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This interdisciplinary course, implemented at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University under the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module program, aims to provide both practical and theoretical insights into business models and their digital transformations for sustainable development. The course is designed to deepen understanding of sustainable business models that are environmentally friendly, technically appropriate, economically viable, and socially acceptable, contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).​

Course Objectives:
  • Understand the concept of sustainable development and the value of natural capital.​
  • Gain knowledge of the European Union's priorities in achieving the SDGs by 2030 through designing sustainable business models.​
  • Develop skills in creating business models that are environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable.​
  • Identify five types of sustainable business models: circular economy, lean manufacturing, sharing economy, social entrepreneurship, and e-business, and analyze best practices of their implementation in the EU and Ukraine.​
  • Utilize digital transformation opportunities by researching and analyzing local and global market trends to generate new sustainable business ideas across various industries.​
  • Master tools to stimulate innovative and investment activities for enterprises aiming to implement sustainable business practices, based on current examples and best practices.​
Speaker: Oleh Yaroshenko — Member of the Scientific and Technical Council at the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine | Expert in Renewable Fuels and Green Transformation

Oleh is a recognized expert in renewable energy and sustainable transition. As a member of the Scientific and Technical Council at Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy, he contributes to shaping national policy and advancing the green economy.

 

Course programm

  • 1. Understanding Sustainable Development and Natural Capital
    • 1.1. UN Resolution "Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development"
    • 1.2. Sustainable development in the EU: Monitoring progress towards the SDGs in a European context
    • 1.3. Concept of natural capital and its assessment at the micro-level
  • 2. Traditional Business Models: Impacts on Economy, Environment, and Society
    • 2.1. Climate issues and anthropogenic disasters
    • 2.2. Unsustainable population growth and urbanization; unsustainable agricultural and food systems
    • 2.3. Trade-offs between commerce and environmental preservation
  • 3. Sustainable Business Models as New Forms of Collaboration and Cooperation
    • 3.1. CANVAS tool for building and transforming business models
    • 3.2. Five typologies of sustainable business models and the role of the circular economy
    • 3.3. Sharing economy model
  • 4. Circular Economy Models
    • 4.1. Principles of the circular economy based on the 6R model
    • 4.2. Five steps to creating a circular business model
    • 4.3. ReSOLVE, Canvas, and hybrid structures of circular business models
  • 5. Sharing Economy Models
    • 5.1. Concepts and principles of the sharing economy
    • 5.2. Modeling tools for the sharing economy aimed at sustainable development
    • 5.3. Overview of business models within the sharing economy
Business Models for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Digital Transformation (BeSustainAble)

Course format

  • Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes​
  • Modules: 24​
  • Video Lectures: 74 recorded sessions​
  • Practical Assignments: 34​
  • Knowledge Check Tests: 17 blocks​
  • Course Project: 1​
  • Additional Materials: Provided for self-study​
  • Lecture Presentations: Included​
  • Certificate: Personalized upon completion​
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