IMSD Contents:

Hereafter the IMSD subjects are shown:

COMMON SUBJECTS ON BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS:
:: Strategy
:: Marketing
:: Economic Environment
:: Accounting and Finance
:: Innovation Management
:: Introduction to Sustainability and CR
:: Project Management
:: Managerial Skills
:: Entrepreneurial Initiative

IMSD CORE SUBEJCTS

Theory and Practice for Development
:: Socio-Economic Development Perspectives

Introduction to Development
Rules of the Game
Players, levels and sectors
Management, policies and tools
Cross-Sector Partnerships
:: Sustainable Urban Planning and Rural Development

Development and the Environment
:: Environmental and Energy Challenges
:: Environmental Economics and Accounting
:: Environmental Responsibility and Lobbies
:: Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Impact Assessment
:: Climate Change and Low Carbon Economies

Sustainability Policies and Programmes in International Organizations and the European Union

Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Management
a) Introduction to CR or What is a Responsible Business
:: Introduction to Intangibles
:: Business Ethics
:: Good Governance
:: Stakeholders Engagement
b) CR into Business Strategy and Operations
:: Integrating CR into Corporate Strategy (& Balance Scorecard)
:: Mainstreameing CR into the functional areas: marketing, purchasing, supply chain, human resources…
:: Measuring CR: Key Performance Indicators
:: International Standards
:: Risk and Reputation Management
:: Sustainability Reporting
c) Where Sustainability gets down to Business
:: Ethical banking
:: Social entrepreneurship
:: Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) and Inclusive Business
:: Technology and development

CONFERENCES AND FORUMS