Department of
Economics

Sustainability in the Business World
Summer School

  • When: July 2nd-15th, 2025
  • Where: San Giobbe Economics Campus - Cannaregio 873, Venice
  • Deadline for application: June 12th, 2025, 12.00 pm (CEST)

The Summer School

Jointly organized by the ICMA Centre and the Department of Economics, this summer module aims at giving students a thorough understanding of how sustainability goals are shaping the corporate world and how this transformative process is involving a wide range of stakeholders.
Sustainability is becoming a priority not only in government policy but also in business strategy. The role of the private sector in achieving sustainable production and consumption models is key to preserve fast depleting natural resources, improve social justice and reduce inequalities, address climate change and loss of biodiversity.
This module explores how sustainability can be incorporated in business practices and balanced with corporate growth objectives. Students will look at how to implement sustainability objectives in a corporate environment and how governments can facilitate corporate sustainability with the right incentives and policies.

By the end of the module, students are expected to be able to:

  • explain how corporations can integrate sustainability in their business practices and differences in approaches to sustainability in developed and developing economies;
  • critically evaluate costs and benefits of sustainable options and the balance between  growth and sustainability in the corporate world;
  • evaluate the data needs to design and implement sustainability strategies by corporate management;
  • critically assess the role of government subsidies and technological advances for faster adoption of the SDG in the business world.
Convenor

Prof. Michele Costola, Associate Professor of Economic Policy, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Academic Coordinator for the summer modules with the ICMA Centre

Deadlines

Application deadline: June 12th, 2025
Publication of ranking list: June 18th, 2025
Acceptance: within three working days from the publication of the ranking list

For further information: didattica.economia@unive.it

Call for admission

The Summer School is open to up to 25 participants. Students regularly enrolled in the Master's programmes in Data Analytics for Business and Society, Economia e Finanza, Economics, Finance and Sustainability, and Global Development and Entrepreneurship are eligible to apply.

Read to the call for admission and apply according to the procedures mentioned below.

Deadline for application is set on June 12th, 2025, at 12.00 pm (CEST).

Schedule

Classes will be held in English.