On Employer Views Regarding Alumni’s Contributions To Sustainable Development

In Sweden various laws and regulations related to Sustainable Development (SD) has been implemented, and Swedish companies must adhere to such laws and regulations and declare how those are met. Moreover, directives from the European Union point out obligations that even further increases the sustainability demands on the companies. Thus, alumni’s’ competences and skills regarding SD should be valuable to fit well into their employers’ SD strategies, and possibly be contributing to such. This contribution aims to study how well alumni from the Computer Science dept. of Kristianstad University, Sweden, contribute to their profession and working place with respect to SD, seen from an employer perspective. A survey was sent to representatives of companies collaborating with the university to provide a preliminary view on how well the alumni contribute to the companies’ SD context. From the responses, which came only 25% of the survey participants, we observe an awareness of SD knowledge and an approach of integrating SD into their organisations. Furthermore, it could be valuable to equip students with additional knowledge of the companies' situation regarding SD regulations.