A-besvarelse - GRA6038 Ethics & Sustainability in Org. Høst 2025

Questions:
Assignment:
Choose one major infrastructure project (existing and planned) that could affect biodiversity—
e.g., mining (nickel, copper, gold), hydropower, large solar/wind farms, airport or port expansion,
expressways/railways, coastal land reclamation, or data center (e.g., AI)/industrial parks with new
transmission lines/water abstraction, etc.
Using the UNGC/GRI guide

A-besvarelse - GRA6038 Ethics & Sustainability in Org. Høst 2025

Questions:
Assignment:
Choose one major infrastructure project (existing and planned) that could affect biodiversity—
e.g., mining (nickel, copper, gold), hydropower, large solar/wind farms, airport or port expansion,
expressways/railways, coastal land reclamation, or data center (e.g., AI)/industrial parks with new
transmission lines/water abstraction, etc.
Using the UNGC/GRI guide and the SDG Impact Compass, write up to a 1,500-word SDG
impact assessment that evaluates both positive and negative contributions of the project, with
biodiversity as a core lens.
You should succinctly provide context, address what/where/why (now)? To provide context, you
should touch upon some of the following questions: Who are the proponents/business
interests/geopolitical context? What problem is it solving (energy, connectivity, industry)? What
sensitive habitats or species does the project impact (e.g., key biodiversity areas, protected areas,
critical habitats, migratory routes)? How is this project part of a wider system, and how is this
system impacted? What are the trade-offs if the project is completed?
You will need to address three different SDGs, with the core focus on SDG 14 and/or 15 and two
others you choose that are materially impacted by SDGs. Together, they should cover the
thematic areas of ESG/SDG layer cake. Make sure to provide an overall final assessment of the
project's impact and discuss how you arrived at that conclusion - SDG-Positive or SDG-Negative.
Assignment 2:
Business Education and Responsibility
In the past few semesters, we have asked students to tell us whether they are optimistic or
pessimistic about the future and sustainable development. We get an even split and want to
understand more. In our most recent Menti survey conducted amongst peers at the Oslo campus,
over 50 students voted that the world will be a worse place in 10–20 years. Yet, in that same
timeframe, many of you will become leaders shaping that world — in business, government, and
civil society.
With this in mind, we want you to reflect on this question: In 20 years, how will you reflect upon
your graduate business education? Is your business education part of the problem — or part of
the solution?
In your reflection, we want you to state your thoughts of the future, and whether you believe the
world will be a better or worse place in 20 years?