Developing a Sustainability Mindset in a Sustainable Supply Chain Management Course

This paper presents an explorative case study for developing a sustainable supply chain management course (“Sustainable and Global Supply Management”, MS in Management Engineering, University of Bergamo, Italy), using a unique and new combination of pedagogical approaches. Various exercises aligned with Kolb´s experiential learning method were used to enhance learning and stimulate the Sustainability Mindset (SM) development. The choice of exercises was flexibly and intentionally designed based on results of the Sustainability Mindset Indicator (SMI®), an assessment of students’ position towards the SM. A pre-post analysis employing the SMI® allowed determining the effects of the experiential teaching methods.