- A deep understanding of the current status and future trends insustainable development and social corporate responsibility - Application of environmental tools and techniques to integrate sustainable practices (economical, environmental and social concerns) - Adaptation to continuously increasing strictness of environmental legislation - Understand the economic and social justifications for various environmental policy approaches made at different levels - Innovative pollution control practices - Adaptation of strategic environmental assessment approaches in different contexts and different levels of decision making - Evaluation of environmental policies in a cost benefit analysis concept