Accounting and Financial Management for Sustainability
About the course
Course content
This course introduces students to the principles and practices of accounting and financial management for sustainability. It is divided into two parts: the first focuses on reporting for sustainability, while the second addresses financial management for sustainability. The course explores how organizations—ranging from firms to non-governmental organizations—manage, measure, and report their environmental and social impacts.
Students will analyse various sustainability reporting frameworks, gain insights from current research, and critically assess real-world sustainability reports across sectors.
Emphasis is placed on the role of accountability in sustainable development, including how organizations can align financial decision-making with goals related to the circular economy, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship to create value for both stakeholders and society at large.
Entry requirements and selection
Entry requirements
7,5 credits in Financial Accounting and Analysis and 7,5 credits in Management Control alternatively EK130A Management and Financial Control 15hp alternatively EK165A Business Administration: Digitalization of Economi Practices15 hp or equivalent.
Selection
20% Upper Secondary Grades - 20% Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) - 60% University Credits
Course literature
Current literature list is available in the syllabus for the course
Course evaluation
Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
