NEWS & INSIGHT
ADAPTING TOOLS TO DIFFERENT REALITIES IS THE FOCUS IN NEW SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMME
Speaking at the programme’s launch event, Uruguay’s former minister of industry, energy and mining and now minister of foreign relations Omar Paganini pointed to the need to build on Uruguay’s existing international reputation in renewable energy. “We begin from a very good starting point, but continuing to improve will be more difficult,” he remarked. Another participant in the launch event’s panel discussion was Laura Kotsachis, manager of corporate affairs at Uruguayan mineral water company Salus. “Working on sustainability as part of the purpose of a company makes the topic permeate internally in the organisational culture,” Kotsachis told those in attendance. As such, the programme’s emphasis is on supplying participants with a grounding in practical tools for the design, planning and execution of concrete sustainability plans that can be adapted to different realities. Consisting of 60 hours of instruction in total, the programme will hold in‑person classes for four hours each week. Meanwhile, it ends with the option of a field trip to the Amazon in Brazil, where students can get first‑hand insights into local communities and sustainable experiences. TBD “The programme will cover applications of sustainability in both the public and private sectors”
“The new generation thinks about these issues and if companies do not begin to commit [to sustainability] in a real and transparent way, they will disappear because they will no longer have consumers,” declared UCU Business School dean Marcos Soto. The programme covers conceptual frameworks relating to key terms and definitions, before focusing on applications of sustainability in both the public and private sectors. Its treatment of the public sector, for example, will encompass an exploration of smart cities, urban planning and governance, as well as the ongoing transition towards renewable energies.
SCHOOL UCU Business School, Universidad Católica del Uruguay (UCU) COUNTRY Uruguay
CU Business School has launched a new sustainable development programme
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that focuses on action learning and the use of real business cases. Its aim is to help participants understand the value of sustainability and how the field can impact the management of different organisations.
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Business Impact • ISSUE 2 • 2024
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