Sustainable impact is an introduction to sustainable business, intented for students and those working in business. The material is course material for Sustainable Business at Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University. All the contents is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 .© Jakob Utgård 2025.
Part 1: Business Impact
1. What is sustainable business | Discussion case: Must the Ice-cream van Become Silent?
2. Shareholders, Stakeholders, and True Sustainability | Discussion case: Fjordsalmon ASA: Growth at a Crossroads
3. Business and environmental sustainability | Discussion case: Should IKEA Build its New Store on Agricultural Land?
4. Business and climate change | Discussion case: Climate Impact at Oda.com
5. Business and social sustainability
Part 2: The case for a positive impact
6. The business case for sustainability
7. Regulation and legitimacy for sustainability
8. Ethical arguments for sustainable business
Part 3: Managing sustainable impact
9. Organizing and leading sustainability
10. Sustainability reporting
11. Sustainable finance
12. Sustainable marketing
13. Sustainable innovation
14. Sustainable production and consumption
15. Alternative business organizations