The Sustainable Business Challenge Tutors Liz Walley Unit

The Sustainable Business Challenge Tutors: Liz Walley (Unit leader) l. walley@mmu. ac. uk Website: http: //www. business. mmu. ac. uk/staffdetails. php? uref=12 Karen Greig k. greig@mmu. ac. uk Website: http: //www. business. mmu. ac. uk/staffdetails. php? uref=433

Outline • • Summary of the unit and topics taught Unit delivery Assessment and resources (core text) Employability

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Topics covered in the unit • Concepts of corporate sustainability • Corporate environmental strategy • Sustainable business models: natural capitalism; triple bottom line, the natural step, industrial ecology, cradle-to-cradle • Sustainable products & production • Sustainable consumption & marketing • Environmentalism & sceptical approaches • Green managers and green entrepreneurs

Unit Delivery • Taught/delivered over 10 weeks, 4 hours per week • Unit is delivered jointly by Liz Walley & Karen Greig, roughly 50/50. • In 2010/11 the unit was delivered in term 2 on Wednesdays , 11 am -1 pm & 2 pm – 4 pm • Each week is a mixture of lectures, tutorials, case studies, etc

Assessment & Resources • One individual assignment report, approximately 5000 words. There is a choice of assignment topics and focus • Core textbook: Des. Jardins J. R. (2007) ‘Business Ethics and the Environment: imagining a sustainable future’ Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

Employability • The unit is intended to be relevant for students: – wishing to pursue a specialist environmental sustainability career path – And to a range of other general business roles • Student quote, (now working in the environmental industry): “I have realised how relevant and well-rounded the material was. really believe the concepts I learned and the breadth of material made available to us has given me a sound foundation to begin my career in the industry…” (Alice Boswell BREEM Consultant, Reegen) I