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Forsyningskæde Logistik Socialt ansvar Bæredygtighed International økonomi Politik

Fagets indhold

Over the past thirty years, numerous international media and NGO reports have highlighted poor labor and environmental conditions at the base of global value chains operated by internationally branded corporations. In response, many of these corporations have developed their own standards and codes of conduct and/or joined multi-stakeholder initiatives that bring together businesses, NGOs, governments, and other organizations to address the social and environmental challenges of export-oriented industries in the Global South.

This course explores the potential and limitations of improving working conditions and environmental outcomes in global value chains (GVCs), with a focus on export-oriented industries in the Global South. We take a global value chain analysis approach to examine how industries are transnationally organized, and to uncover the power relations and inequalities embedded within them. This includes mapping the connections between consumers, brand owners, suppliers, workers, and nature. In particular, we trace how global brands’ sustainability strategies travel through GVCs and “touch down” in specific localities—differentially impacting local firms or farmers, workers, communities, and environments.

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Det lærer du

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

Describe theories and concepts covered in the course readings that are relevant to the analysis of CSR/sustainability in global value chains.
Apply theories and concepts from the course to analyse how CSR/sustainability in global value chains is embedded in developing country contexts.
Critically evaluate the theories, their application and limitations in relation to explaining how CSR/sustainability in global value chains affects and is affected by local producers, workers, communities, and environments in Asia, Africa, or Latin America.
Demonstrate appropriate academic writing skills, including: correct referencing, clear argumentation and correct usage and definition of key concepts.

Course prerequisites

The most important qualification for participating in this course is intellectual curiosity and a willingness to examine—and challenge—your own assumptions about what sustainability means and how it is addressed in Global South contexts. Students who have recently returned from, or are planning to undertake, internships or fieldwork in the broad area of business and development studies may find the course’s “hands-on” approach particularly valuable.

Fakta

Niveau

Kandidat

Type

Obligatorisk fag – også udbudt som valgfag

ECTS

7,5

Fagkode

CCGLO1009U

Undervisningsperiode

Efterår – 2. quarter

Studieår

2026/2027

Status

Ledige pladser

Sprog

Engelsk

Undervisningsform

På campus

Eksamen

Skriftlig eksamen på campus
Individuel eksamen, vinter

Bedømmelse

7-trins skala