Economics - Management, Health

INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMA IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE

  • Training Structure

    Montpellier Management

  • Language(s) of Instruction

    French

Overview

The Master's in Sustainable Development Management in Healthcare addresses the new challenges facing institutions in the healthcare and social services sector.

Indeed, these institutions have a significant environmental impact and a major social, societal, and educational role to play: land use, infrastructure, activities, energy consumption, the amount of waste produced, the workforce employed...

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  • 100%*

    Success Rate

The Benefits of the Training Program

  • A training program aligned with current concerns regarding the environmental challenges of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
  • The schedule: the work-study program ensures that students can continue working.
  • The expertise of the professionals involved.
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Objectives

The objectives of the Master's in Sustainable Development Management in Health are: 

  • To share knowledge about sustainable development as it applies to the health sector
  • To recognize the competencies of the “sustainable development coordinator” by awarding a university degree that will enable him or her to implement a sustainable development initiative at the institution
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Organization

Knowledge Assessment

*The success rate is calculated based on the number of students enrolled in this program who earned their degree divided by the number of students enrolled in this program who achieved a grade point average higher than 7/20. Data from the 2024–2025 academic year.

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Program

Module 1: Understanding the Challenges of Sustainable Development in Health (continuous assessment)

The healthcare sector, its key players, and stakeholders:

Background and Regulations on CSR and Environmental Health + PNACC
Health Stakeholders, Institutions, and Networks
PRSE + PNSE + PNSE 4 and the One Health Concept
European Regulations, SPASER, CSRD
Public Health
What Are the Health Effects of Climate Change?
Organizing and Sustaining the Initiative Internally

DD, regulations and liability, national plans, and charter:

Environmental Case Law
Ethical Framework and Practice
ADEME and Interactions with Health and Medical-Social Institutions
International Examples

Module 2: Implementing SD and Overall Performance Tools (Ongoing Monitoring)

The concept of sustainable development in health:

Healthcare Professionals: Eco-Actors in Healthcare
Therapeutic Gardens and Horticultural Therapy in Healthcare Facilities
Energy Efficiency: Understanding the Tools
Sustainable Development and Medical Devices / Operating Rooms / Hospital Hygiene
The Environmental Impact of Laundry Services
Water Footprint
Digital CSR in Healthcare: AI and Cybersecurity
Adapting Digital Systems to Climate Change

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Management:

Overall Performance, Concepts, and Tools
SD, Strategy, and Business Models
CSR in Corporate Strategy
Communication: A Tool for Responsible Management
The THQSE® Certification
SD Reporting and Verification Tools
Financial Support Programs (BPI France)
“Why Engage with Stakeholders?” / “Managing Climate-Related Crises”

Module 3: Managing HR to Drive the CSR Transition (Continuous Assessment)

Project Team Management:

Managerial Communication
Leading a Team: Analysis of Managerial Situations
Conducting Meetings / Conflict Management

Tools for Fulfilling Leadership:

Responsible Management and Positive Psychology, and the Climate Change Research Lab in the Healthcare Sector
Integrating Sustainable Development into the Initial Nursing Curriculum
Responsible Management and Human Resource Management
Change Management and CSR Strategy as a Performance Tool According to ANAP
Leading Quality of Life at Work in Your Organization
Ethical Lobbying
Sustainable Management: RETEX
Nudges / Lessons Learned
Mapping Innovative Initiatives Around the World
Collective Intelligence and CSR

Module 4: Organizing the CSR Transition Strategy Around the Circular Economy (Continuous Assessment)

Ensuring an appropriate procurement policy:

SPASER
Responsible Procurement According to ISO 26000 and 20400 Standards
Procurement Policy: Beware of Misleading Claims
Responsible Procurement: What Vision for a Centralized Procurement Platform?

Responsible Waste Management:

The Fundamentals of Sustainable Waste Management / Management of Non-Hazardous Waste and Biowaste
Focus on Medical Waste (DASRI)
Hazardous Waste Management
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Schemes and Their Scope
Water Pollution

Module 5: Coordinating the Implementation of the CSR Transition Using the Concept of Eco-Design

Eco-friendly construction and “sustainable” management of buildings and construction projects:

Eco-construction: A Public Health Factor
Eco-design of Healthcare Facilities
Construction, SEGUR, Eco-design of Buildings
Combating Noise Pollution
Retex on Reducing Energy Consumption
Knowledge, Monitoring, Management, and Traceability of Water Networks in Healthcare and Medical-Social Facilities
Retex on Energy and Energy Self-Consumption at the University Hospital Level
HQE: the key to eco-design in buildings
Identifying and anticipating health risks in buildings

Health promotion:

Health Determinants and Prevention Policies
Prevention of Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors and Nanoparticles in Institutions
The “HUMANITUDE” Care Concept
Prevention of Chemical Hazards

Related medical fields:

Integrative Medicine in Institutions
Retex “Food Service Practices”
Eco-Friendly Food Service
Biodiversity and Health
Ethical and Sustainable Food Service
Retex Eco-Design in Healthcare

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Admission

Admission Requirements

See the admission requirements for the Master's in Sustainable Development Management in Health on this page (under "Prerequisites").

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Registration Procedures

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