SAM skills: skills to measure and manage sustainability
Lifelong Learning Course
Scientific Coordinator: Anna Mazzi
Date: June – July 2026
Duration: 40 hours
Goals:
- Main: Develop skills in the field of corporate sustainability assessment and management.
- Further: Learn, through theoretical explanations and analysis of case studies, what are the methods and techniques for a correct assessment of sustainability performance in companies and an effective management of the processes that most influence sustainability with an integrated approach to environment and safety.
Target audience: the course is aimed at managers, technicians, consultants, professionals who deal with HSE, environmental management, environmental impact assessment, risk assessment, sustainability reporting, environmental communication
Training methods: face-to-face lessons, case study analysis, problem solving and peer discussion
Enrolment fee: 600 € per participant
How to enrolment by filling out the online form
For information:
Write to Anna Mazzi, email anna.mazzi@unipd.it.
Course Facilities:
Department of Industrial Engineering, Room ICH01, via F. Marzolo n.9, Padova
Lecturers:
- Anna Mazzi – university professor
- Silvia Quaglia – Chartered Accountant and Sustainability Manager
- Valeria Quaglia – lawyer and Chief Legal Officer
- Giampaolo Schvarcz – Geotechnical Engineer
- Riccardo Schvarcz – Civil Engineer and Owner of an Engineering Firm
- Valentina Vangi – Safety Engineer
Program:
Friday 19.06.26
Module 1: Sustainability and Health-Safety-Environment Management System
Integrated HSE Sustainability Planning and Management
Techniques and methods to support HSE management
Friday 26.06.26
Module 2: Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment
Introduction to LCA Methodology: Why, How, When
LCA to support sustainable supply chain management and sustainable resource management
Friday 03.07.26
Module 3: Sustainability and Accounting and Reporting
Sustainability indicators and ESG reporting
Environmental Footprint, Carbon Footprint, Water Footprint
Friday 10.07.26
Module 4: Sustainability and Risk Management
Introduction to Risk Management for Corporate Sustainability
Techniques and methods of Sustainability Risk Assessment
Friday 17.07.26
Module 5: The New Frontiers of Sustainability
Introduction to the Circular Economy and Ecodesign
Emerging perspectives for sustainability and circularity
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