Sustainability – History and Future Perspectives
Establish the important definitions of sustainability, clarifying the complexity of its conceptualization, contextualizing it historically. The future that is predicted and the paths to be followed, both socially, environmentally and economically. What the market currently demands and what the prospects are.
From local to international – sustainable development policies
Importance of Public Policy; 1990s and Rio + 20; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Brazilian Commitments and general climate policy in the country; ABC Plan and ABC + Plan; Policy results; Future perspective.
Corporate Governance and Social and Environmental Responsibility
The course provides an overview of corporate governance and its best practices in organizations, seeking to understand how a compliance program and risk management contribute to the sustainability of organizations and to a more ethical and transparent business environment. It also addresses the role of organizations in the face of socio-environmental responsibility, the organizational and social transformations that have been occurring in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR), ethics and business sustainability.
Leadership training
This discipline works with the presentation and discussion of new career configurations and forms of leadership required by the current and future market, changes in the skills and profile of leaders, sustainability in the context of careers and the skills most demanded by the job market for the various careers and leadership positions.
Sustainable Agriculture – Challenges and Opportunities
This discipline seeks to promote reflection on new perspectives on the interpretation of rural development, discussing mainly: First Agricultural Revolution; History of Agriculture; Cultivation Systems; Agrarian Issue and Food Security; Second Agricultural Revolution; Agricultural Policies and the relationship with Sustainability; Revolution in the countryside; Agriculture 4.0.
Environmental management and carbon economy
Legal basis for environmental management: National Environmental Policy Law-6.938/1981, ISO 14000 and the environmental management system by ISO 14001. Environment and society. Global warming and climate change. International climate conferences: UN Framework Convention and Kyoto Protocol. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Voluntary carbon market-REDD. Case studies of clean development mechanisms and other forms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emission inventories. Environmental conservation units and areas.
Fundamentals of Productive and Economic Forest Restoration
Introduction and presentation of the subject; Basic concepts on restoration and ecological processes; Biology and production of seeds and seedlings; Notions of seedling production; Species selection; Planning of economic productive arrangements; Basic notions on field operations in restoration plantations (soil preparation, planting and maintenance); Monitoring and success indicators in forest restoration; Economic analysis of forest projects; Forest legislation; Topics on generation of carbon credits associated with the restoration of native forests.
Natural resources and their potential for sustainable use
History, general concepts and applications related to the use of natural resources and sustainability: dimensions of sustainability, preservation and conservation. Sustainability. Environmental and development indicators. HDI related to sustainability. Concepts associated with the use of biodiversity. Case studies in Biomes. Convention on Biodiversity. National Policy on Natural Resources and Action Strategies. Exploitation of natural resources and the use of environmental services. Brazilian flora and fauna threatened with extinction. Conceptual framework: origin and evolution of concepts, vulnerability, adaptation, ecological and human resilience, adaptive capacity. Legal framework on Genetic Resources: general aspects and aspects related to traditional and contemporary human knowledge.
Environmental Valuation – History, Perspectives and Practice
What is value? Philosophical, conceptual and moral issues associated with environmental valuation. Externalities. Coase theorem. Polluter pays principle. Value of direct and indirect uses. Methods used to value environmental goods. Revealed preference methods (hedonic pricing technique, travel cost) and stated preference (contingency assessment and conjoint analysis). The Use of Valuation for Policy Determination: cost-benefit analysis and life cycle analysis. Problems associated with valuation techniques. Application of environmental valuation methods for biodiversity in Brazil.
New economies: Circular, Creative, Ecological and Solidarity
Socio-environmental impacts of the current production and consumption relationship; Linear economy vs. circular economy; What is a circular economy?: Circular economy and its relationship with sustainability; Circular inputs and waste as resources; New economies: creative economy, collaborative economy, shared economy; Actions to promote and transition to a circular strategy; Solidarity cooperativism and circularity; Entrepreneurship and new economies; Training and acceleration agents of the circular economy; Strategic circular business models.
Sustainable Projects and their indicators
General conceptualization of what a project is; How a project should be identified and its importance; Project development methodology; Project structure and construction stages; Project management and its main success indicators; Project analysis. Economic, financial, social and environmental feasibility study.
The Green New Deal and the prospect of a more sustainable economy
Historical and conceptual bases of the Green New Deal (GND); Experiences obtained internationally and how this can be replicated at national and local levels; Public policies that corroborate the proposal for sustainable development; The relationship between new forms of economy and sustainability – from local to international, and how they can encourage a new form of economic thinking.