Sustainability is gathering attention and stimulating debate of governmental agendas, media, consumers and business communities around the World. The topic embeds well-established and emerging challenges concerning different corporate domains (i.e.: governance, eco-efficiency, employee and stakeholder expectation, economic performances, innovation…). In this context sustainability - and its implications on business - calls for a clearer conceptual framework combined with innovative managerial approach. The course aims to provide a critical knowledge to: 1. Understand the evolution of and the actual global debate on corporate sustainability. 2. Comprehend how sustainability is changing the competitive landscape for business organizations. 3. Explore which policies and tools enable companies to face sustainability-driven changes and improve their leadership. 4. Have a perspective from the “field” on what companies are really doing to integrate sustainability in their strategies and operations.