Sustainability literacy: Future Manager's processing of sustainability information

What is it about?

Triggered by findings from an experimental study (doi: 10.1002/bse.1816), we discuss sustainability issues in university education. We discuss in how far sustainability information are relevant for future managers and question the depth of business students’ processing of this information. Students with an accounting background included sustainability information in their value estimation of companies while students with sustainability knowledge seemed to scrutinize the information more deeply.

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Why is it important?

We argue for advancements in the curriculum for business students that foster critical thinking and might prevent potential future managers) from using sustainability information superficially. We caution against regarding sustainability issues as an “add-on” to existing courses and curricula and call for a combination of integrating sustainability issues in (core) business courses and offering standalone courses on sustainability management or CSR.