Program Overview

Program Overview

The Environmental Assessment and Reporting course is part of the Sustainable Management and Technology program at EPFL. This course focuses on teaching students how to assess, analyze, report, and communicate the environmental impacts of companies, projects, and products, considering whole value chains and applying Life Cycle Impact Assessment.

Course Details

• Credits: 4 credits
• Teacher: Friot Damien Antoine
• Language: English
• Withdrawal Policy: It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.

Course Content

The course covers the following topics:

• Understanding the interest and challenges of assessing products and services, companies, and value chains over their life cycle.
• Learning about existing reporting standards, tools, databases, and indicators, and which ones to use.
• Quantifying the impacts and generating meaningful Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for a product/service or a company considering its supply chain.
• Developing a critical perspective on published environmental assessments.

Teaching Methods

The class will be a combination of:

• Theory lectures
• Case studies
• Practical exercises to train critical thinking and computation skills

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students must be able to:

• Assess/Evaluate the environmental impacts of companies, projects, and products considering whole value chains.
• Plan environmental studies including data collection and reporting.
• Analyze existing studies from a critical perspective.

Transversal Skills

• Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
• Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
• Take responsibility for environmental impacts of her/his actions and decisions.

Assessment Methods

Grading will be based on 3 components:

• Individual quantitative assignment: 20%
• Class participation: 20%
• Group assignment (report and presentation): 60%

Program Information

The course is part of the following programs:

• Sustainable Management and Technology, Master semester 2
  • Semester: Spring
  • Number of places: 40
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Environmental assessment and reporting
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: mandatory
• Sustainable Construction minor, Spring semester
  • Semester: Spring
  • Number of places: 40
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Environmental assessment and reporting
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional

Reference Week

The course schedule is provided in a table format, indicating the time slots for lectures, exercises, and projects throughout the week.

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