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Copenhagen Business School

Sustainable Vikings: Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility in Scandinavia

This course gives you immediate access to the world leading sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. Scandinavian firms dominate the major sustainability and CSR performance indicators including the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). In this course we explore the concepts of sustainability and CSR and focus attention on how Scandinavian firms, like Novo Nordisk, have achieved superior sustainability and CSR performances. We consider what lessons can be drawn by managers and firms irrespective of where they may be located in the world. Through this course, participants will: • Gain appreciation of the concepts of sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and be able to situate these concepts within the broader debates about the role of business in society • Understand the sustainability and CSR approaches by leading Scandinavian companies • Describe how partnerships between companies, NGOs, and government are fundamental to the sustainability and CSR by Scandinavian companies • Be able to describe the characterization of the “Scandinavian management” and the role Scandinavian management plays in sustainability and CSR approaches by Scandinavian firms • Become familiarized with concept of “Scandinavian Cooperative Advantage” and understand how it challenges the dominant view of strategic management.

Status: Business Leadership
Status: Corporate Sustainability
BeginnerCourse14 hours

Featured reviews

SR

Reviewed Mar 2, 2019

It's can be help to learn about the CSR in detail with the help of other experience.

TM

Reviewed Jul 16, 2020

Amazing view from a different perspective in Scandinavian, it would be a challenge but worth a try to apply these ideas to local context. Engaging and interesting course and definitely worth my time

AG

Reviewed Dec 9, 2018

loved this content, will definitely come for more

BS

Reviewed Apr 6, 2020

Thoroughly enjoyed as the course and it questioned my pre-existing notions about sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Very insightful conversations and interviews!!

AL

Reviewed Jul 18, 2026

It was great learning about CSR in the Scandinavian context. Hopefully people will learn from their business model, and customize it to apply it locally.

HB

Reviewed May 26, 2019

Excellent course with cohesive approach to teaching the concepts

PK

Reviewed Jul 1, 2023

A pretty important subject, but it lacks a structure and doesn't feel complete

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