Unit study package number: 304440
Mode of study: Internal
Tuition pattern summary: Seminar: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
This unit does not have a fieldwork component.
Credit Value: 25.0
Pre - requisite units: Nil
Co - requisite units: Nil
Anti - requisite units: Nil
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Unit Outline
304440 Environmental Issues in Business 201
Trimester 3A, 2013
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Acknowledgement of Country
We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and present.
Syllabus
This is an introduction to contemporary environmental issues relevant to managers of today’s and tomorrow’s business
organisations. It surveys current environmental problems, resultant business responsibilities and possible responses. The unit sheds
light on the interdependencies that exist between the economy, society and nature, highlighting ecological needs and realities and
comparing those to the needs of communities, business operators, governments and business stakeholders. You will be shown how
to identify and understand environmental problems and to develop an understanding of the roles of, and opportunities for, business
within the context of growing environmental constraints.
Introduction
Welcome to Environmental Issues in Business 201. This unit will introduce you to contemporary environmental issues likely to be
encountered in business, and should assist you to identify the problems they pose and possible solutions to them. In this unit, we will
also explore current best practice managerial techniques and discuss how these can improve both environmental and financial
business outcomes. We will emphasise a practical knowledge base and developing skills which can facilitate better environmental
outcomes and improve business performance.
At the end of the semester, you should be able to identify and understand many environmental problems, adopt a management
perspective in developing strategies for dealing with these pressing issues and also be able to identify some new business
opportunities within today’s rapidly changing business environment
Unit Learning Outcomes
Curtin's Graduate Attributes
Learning Activities
The unit proceeds in seminar format adopted so as to provide students with a learning environment in which they can engage in
debate and discussion as well as problem solving and reflective exercises. Learning activities will seek to engage students
individually as well as in teams.
On successful completion of this unit students can: Graduate Attributes addressed
1 Describe sustainable development theory and apply it to the business context
2 Describe some of the major environmental problems facing business and society
3 Examine and critique business responses to environmental problems
4 Develop and evaluate new entrepreneurial 'green' business opportunities
Apply discipline knowledge
Thinking skills
(use analytical skills to solve problems)
Information skills
(confidence to investigate new ideas)
Communication skills Technology skills
Learning how to learn
(apply principles learnt to new situations)
(confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)
International perspective
(value the perspectives of others)
Cultural understanding
(value the perspectives of others)
Professional Skills
(work independently and as a team)
(plan own work)
Find out more about Curtin's Graduate attributes at the Office of Teaching & Learning website: ctl.curtin.edu.au
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Learning Resources
Essential texts
The required textbook(s) for this unit are:
l Brueckner, Martin. 2010. The business with the environment : A (different) reader. 2nd edn. Melb., Cengage.
Other resources
- Andreas, F.M., Cooperman, E.S. Gifford, B. D. Russell, G. (eds). 2011. A simple path to sustainability: green business
strategies for small and medium - sized businesses . Sta Barbara (CA.): Praeger
- Benyus, J.M. 2002. Biomimicry: Innovation inspired by nature. N.Y.: Harper Collins.
- Brueckner, M. 2010. Under corporate skies. A battle between people, place and profit. Perth: Fremantle Arts Centre Press.
- Daly, H.E. 2007. Ecological economics and sustainable development: Selected essays of Herman Daly . Cheltenham, UK: Edward
Elgar.
- Diesendorf, M., and Hamilton, C. (eds.) 1997. Human ecology, human economy:. Ideas for an ecologically sustainable future.
St Leonards: Allen & Unwin.
- Eckersley, R. (ed.). (1995). Markets, the state and the environment: Towards integration. Melbourne: MacMillan.
- Elkington, J. 1998. Cannibals with forks . Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers
- Hamilton, C. 2003. Growth fetish. Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin.
- Hamilton, C. 2007. Scorcher. The dirty politics of climate change. Melb., Black Inc. Agenda.
- Hamilton, C. 2010. Requiem for a species. Why we resist the truth about climate change. Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin.
- Harris, J.M., Wise, T.A., Gallagher, K.P. and Goodwin, N.R. (eds.) 2001. A survey of sustainable development. Social and
economic dimensions . Washington, DC: Island Press.
- Hawken, P., Lovins, L.H., and Lovins, A. 2000. Natural capitalism: Creating the next Industrial Revolution . San Ramon, CA:Bay
Books.
- Hawken, P. 2010. The ecology of commerce: A declaration of sustainability. Rev. edn. NY/Lond.: Harper Business.
- Hillary, R. (ed.) 2000. Small and medium - sized enterprises and the environment: Business imperatives . Sheffield: Greenleaf.
- Hogarth, M. 2007. The 3rd degree: frontline in Australia's climate war. North Melbourne: Pluto Press.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Various reports. (Online access).
- Journey towards Sustainability . Collingwood, Vic: CSIRO Publishing.
- Lafferty, W .M. and Meadcroft, J. (eds.) 2000. Implementing sustainable development. Strategies and initiatives in high
consumption societies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Leonard, A. 2010. The story of stuff: The impact of overconsumption on the planet, our communities, and our health - and how
we can make it better. N.Y.:Free Pr.
- McIntyre, J.R., Ivanaj, S. and Ivanaj, V. (eds). 2009. Multinational Enterprises And The Challenge Of Sustainable Development.
Edward Elgar Publishing (online resource).
- Meadowcroft, J. and Langhelle, O. (eds). 2009. Caching the carbon: The politics and policy of carbon capture and storage.
Cheltenham, U.K. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. (online access).
- Meadows, D,, Rander, J. and Meadows, D. 2005. Limits to growth . The 30 - year update. London: Earthscan.
- Park, J. (2008). ‘China, business and sustainability: understanding the strategic convergence’. Management Research News,
Vol. 31, 12, pp.951 – 958.
- Pearse, G. 2007. High and dry: John Howard, climate change and the selling of Australia's future. Camberwell, Vic.: Penguin.
- Piasecki,, B.W., Fletcher,K.A. and Mendelson, F.J. 1999. Environmental management and business strategy . New York: John
Wiley & Sons.
- Reich, R. 2008. Supercapitalism: The transformation of business, democracy, and everyday life. Carlton North: Scribe
Publications.
- Robinson, M. 2007. Sustainable futures: Teaching and learning: A case study approach. Camberwell, Vic. ACER. (online
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access).
- Sandel, M.J. 2012. What money can’t buy: The moral limits of markets. N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
- Schaltegger, S., Burritt, R. and Petersen, H. 2003. An Introduction to corporate environmental management: Striving for
sustainability . Sheffield: Greenleaf.
- Seiler - Hausmann, J. - D., Liedtke, C. and von Weizsäcker E.U. (eds.) 2004. Eco - efficiency and Beyond. Towards a sustainable
enterprise . Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf.
- Shaw, R., Pulhin, J.M. and Pereira, J.J. 2010. Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: An Asian perspective .
Bingley, U.K., Emerald. (online access).
- Starkey, R. and W elford R. (eds.) 2001. T he Earthscan reader in business and sustainable development . London: Earthscan.
- von Weizsäcker, E., Lovins, A. B., and Hunter Lovins, L. 1997. Factor 4: Doubling wealth - halving resource use. St Leonards:
Allen & Unwin.
- Winsemius, P. and Guntram, U. 2002. A thousand shades of green. London: Earthscan.
- Worldwatch Institute. 2009. State of the world 2009. Into a warming world. New York: W.W . Norton & Company.
- Worldwatch Institute. 2012. Moving toward sustainable prosperity. New York: W.W . Norton & Company (online access).
- Yenken, D. and Wilkinson D. 2000. Resetting the compass: Australia’ s journey towards Sustainability . Collingwood, Vic:
CSIRO Publishing.
You should read beyond the prescribed texts to write your assignments. Curtin Library provides online full - text access to
the relevant publications below:
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
Business Strategy and the Environment Corporate Environmental Strategy Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Development and Change
Ecological Economics
Eco - Management and Auditing
Governance
G reener Management International
Human Development
I nternational Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development
I nternational Journal of Sustainable Development
Journal of Cleaner Production
Journal of the Asia - Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability
O rganization and Environment
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Law and Policy
Tomorrow: Global Sustainable Business
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Assessment
Assessment schedule
Detailed information on assessment tasks
1. Assessmen t 1 -- Tutorial presentation, Part 1. Discussion questions (3x5; a total of 15 marks)
This assessment seeks to evaluate your preparation for the tutorial and enable you to contribute to the Team presentation and
facilitation. Between week three (3) to twelve (12), ten (10) discussion questions will be provided during class relevant to
session/module topics. You are required to submit your answer in writing to three (3) of these questions over the course of
the trimester according to a schedule that your Lecturer will draw up. Each answer to the discussion question is worth 5 marks.
Your response to the discussion questions should be about 500 words long (there will be no penalties for responses longer
than that). Your answer to the discussion question must be submitted to Turnitin by 5.00 p.m. on the evening before the
seminar to which the discussion question applies. The Turnitin sites to which you submit your answers to the discussion
questions are accessible through Blackboard under the Assessments tab. Please note that your submissions will be monitored
for plagiarism. The submissions begin in the third week of semester. Two separate discussion questions will be posted on
Blackboard in Week 1 and 2 of the trimester which can be used in class in a group exercise. .
The assessment rubric that should guide your writing of the discussion questions is available through My Grades.
Each sseminar may commence with a brief review of the discussion question, and you may be called upon to comment on the
question and to share your answer in class.
Your Lecturer will also develop a schedule of Group presentations/facilitations (see Tutorial Presentation part 2 below). These
will begin in Week 3. The presentation schedule and the scheduling of the discussion group submissions will be
coordinated so that the group presenting will also submit their discussion question that same week.
All students should bring to class their thoughts on the discussion question and the case study/facilitation exercise set for each
week.
The Discussion question assessment task seeks to engage you with the unit content and to test your understanding of the
topics or problems raised in your readings and in class. While you are required to present a well - reasoned argument written
to academic standards in your discussion question, research beyond the essential readings specified in the unit calendar for
that week is not required for this assessment task. Referencing of the sources on which you rely for your answer to the
Discussion questions should follow the Chicago referencing system. However, we have added the requirement to provide
page number or numbers for every paraphrasing of sources you do. This means that for this unit, you will have to provide
page numbers not only for quotes, but also for paraphrases.
As already stated - the assessment criteria (the assessment rubric) for this assignment can be viewed through My Grades.
Due: According to schedule developed by Lecturer, beginning in week 3.
Total value: 15 marks
Pa r t 2. Team presentation/facilitation on the week’s topic
Presentation groups consisting of three members (depending on class size) will be organised in week 1 and finalised in week
Task Value % Date Due
Unit Learning
Outcome(s)
Assessed
1
Tutorial Presentation 20 percent Week: TBA
Day: Weekly beginning
W3 (DQs); presentation
TBA
Time: 5.00 p.m. on day
before seminar (DQs)
1,2,3
2
Major Assignment 40 percent Week: 13 January
Day: Monday
Time: 5.00 p.m.
1,2,3
3
Final Examination 40 percent Week: TBA
Day: TBA
Time: TBA
2,3,4
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2. Your Lecturer will develop the presentation schedule and allocate the topics to the respective groups who will then deliver a
short presentation on the allocated discussion topic, followed by the facilitation exercise in which the entire class participates.
Presentations should focus on the weekly discussion question but also use the case study or exercises provided in each
Blackboard module (see Unit Resources tab) to illustrate the problem highlighted in the discussion question and/or the
essential readings in more concrete terms. In some cases, they may wish to research the case study/facilitation exercise to
some extent and to convey the additional knowledge that they acquired to the class. Additional exercises in which the group
may wish to engage the class (quiz or quizzes, role playing, games or other creative devices) are welcome.
The presentation team is required to develop, discuss, reflect on, and present a coherent argument based on their
individual response to the allocated discussion question and the readings relevant to them. A coherent argument does not
mean that conflicting or contradictory perspectives in relation to the discussion topic cannot be discussed or advocated in the
presentation. However, the contributions must be linked together for coherence. For example, contradictory points of view on
the solutions to declining water supplies in one Australian state may be linked in a coherent presentation by a discussion of
how each point of view approaches sustainability.
Please note that two criteria in the assessment rubric focus on the collaboration among group members. This collaboration
will be assessed by the cohesion of the presentation overall. Marks will be allocated in part individually, based on the quality
and contribution to the overall presentation, and partly collectively , for the quality of the collaboration.
The presentation should reflect an engagement with the researched topic and demonstrate an understanding of the discipline
knowledge acquired from the relevant readings.
The assessment criteria (assessment rubric) for this assignment can be viewed through My Grades. The visual or any other
material you present to the class as part of your team presentation must be provided to the Lecturer to assist in the
assessment.
The value of this part of the Team presentation/facilitation is 5 marks.
Due: As determined by the schedule
2.
Assessmen t 2 – Major Assignment. 2500 words. Due Week 10: 13 January 5.00 p.m.
Students will prepare a formal academic paper in essay format of 2500 words which addresses one of the ten (10) research
topics provided by week 2 through Blackboard (see the Assessment tab). If you wish to learn more about the skill of essay
writing, please refer to the Curtin site http://www.business.curtin.edu.au/files/7_2011_pos t_IDQA_CS.pdf for the High Flyer:
Student notes for success, no. 7 on Essay writing. The requirements for this essay will also be discussed in class.
The Major assignment has to include both a descriptive and an analytical component. In other words, you need to be able to
present in an organised and structured way credible information on the topic you select as well as provide a critical analysis
(not just a summary of the relevant literature). ‘Credible information’ means that your information derives from scholarly, i.e.,
peer reviewed, references. ‘Critical analysis’ in this instance means identifying, defining and discussing research concepts and
problems raised in your lectures and readings and applying them critically to the credible information you have collected.
Students may find that the High Flyer: Student notes for success, no. 13 on Critical analysis: asking questions
(http://www.business.curtin.edu.au/files/13_2011_post_ID QA.pdf) is useful in learning how to engage in critical analysis. These
matters may be further discussed in class.
Your major assignment needs to be fully referenced and written to academic standards. The assessment criteria (rubric) for
the major assignment can be viewed through My Grades. A special requirement of this unit is that when paraphrasing
from any source, you will also be required to provide the page number/s on which you have drawn for the
paraphrasing.
Your essay needs to demonstrate evidence of having read and absorbed AT LEAST eight (8) scholarly academic journal articles
(you can include other authenticated reference sources e.g., Australian Bureau of Statistics, as needed, but these do not count
towards the minimum required number of scholarly articles). Nor will online reports by academics (Working papers, Discussion
papers, commissioned reports of all kinds) or by organisations or institutions, including NGOs and Government departments,
be counted as scholarly. These are known as ‘grey literature’ and although they may look impressive and be authoritative, they
are not generally peer reviewed or refereed, and therefore do not match in credibility research articles published in peer -
reviewed journals. You must also not rely on web - based material taken from sites such as Wikipedia, Tutor.net, etc.
Students submitting work with fewer than eight (8) academic peer - reviewed journal articles will receive a 5% ded u ction (5% of
40 marks) for each m i ssing so u rce. Assignments which do not meet the word length of 2500 words (±10%) will lose marks at
5% per 100 words above or below the limit (for example, an essay of 2150 words will have lost 5% off the mark allotted).
The major assignment is due no later than 5 p.m. Monday, 13 January, and will need to be uploaded electronically to the
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Due: Monday 13 January 5.00 p.m.
Word count: 2500
Total value: 40 marks.
3. Assessment 3 - Final examination
The final examination is compulsory to attend. The two - hour examination will take place during the formal examination period
and will be based on the material studied during the term. The exam will comprise short - answer and a case study analysis to
which you will be able to respond in essay form. Further details on the structure of the exam will be provided towards the end
of the semester.
Fair assessment through moderation
Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to the learning outcomes, and that
student work is evaluated consistently by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are described in the
Assessment Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm
Late assessment policy
This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and
that penalties are consistently applied.
1. All assessments which students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on the Unit Outline.
2. Accepting late submission of assignments or other work will be determined by the unit coordinator or Head of School and will
be specified on the Unit Outline.
3. If late submission of assignments or other work is not accepted, students will receive a penalty of 100% after the due date and
time ie a zero mark for the late assessment.
4. If late submission of assignments or other work is accepted, students will be penalised by ten percent per calendar day for a
late assessment submission (eg a mark equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the
marked value for every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assignment worth 20 will have two marks deducted
per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days late and marked as 12/20, the student would receive 6/20.
An assessment more than seven calendar days overdue will not be marked. Work submitted after this time (due date plus
seven days) may result in a Fail - Incomplete (F - IN) grade being awarded for the unit.
Assessment extension
A student must apply for an assessment extension on the Assessment Extension Form, as prescribed by the Academic Registrar. The
form is available on the Forms page at http://students.curtin.edu.au/administration. The student will be expected to lodge the form
and supporting documentation with the unit coordinator before the assessment date/time or due date/time. An application may be
accepted up to five working days after the date or due date of the assessment task where the student is able to provide an
acceptable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the application prior to the assessment date. An application for an
assessment extension will not be accepted after the date of the Board of Examiners' meeting.
Additional assessment information
Pass requirements
Students must obtain an overall mark of 50/100 (50%) and attempt all assessments to pass this unit.
Referencing style
The referencing style for this unit is Chicago.
More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: library.curtin.edu.au.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate acknowledgement or
referencing. Plagiarism is a serious offence. For more information refer to academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au.
Plagiarism monitoring
Work submitted may be subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include the use of systems such as 'Turnitin'. For
further information, see academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/turnitin.cfm.
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Additional information
In this unit, you will be required to provide a page number or numbers when paraphrasing as well as when quoting word for
word.
We take plagiarism very seriously. Not providing quotation marks for statements that have been copied word for word is considered
plagiarism even when the source of the quote has been provided.
Students need to be aware that minor infringements may get their name listed on the Plagiarism reporting system to which all staff at
Curtin University have access. More serious or repeated cases of suspected plagiarism will be reported to the Student Discipline
Committee and may lead to a lengthy process of penalty determination.
Students should also appreciate that the seriousness of plagiarism is not always judged on quantity; it may also be assessed on
apparent intent.
When in doubt in a matter of the integrity of referencing, we recommend that you always contact your Lecturer and clarify the
requirement.
Enrolment
It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on
OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.
Supplementary/Deferred exams
Supplementary and deferred examinations will be held at a date to be advised. Notification to students will be made after the Board
of Examiners meeting via the Official Communications Channel (OCC) in OASIS. It is the student's responsibility to check their OASIS
account on a weekly basis for official Curtin correspondence. If your results show that you have been awarded a supplementary or
deferred exam you should immediately check your OASIS email for details.
Student Rights and Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and
responsibilities as a student. These include:
l the Student Charter
l the University's Guiding Ethical Principles
l the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity
l copyright principles and responsibilities
l the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities
Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities website at:
students.curtin.edu.au/rights.
Student Equity
There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best
of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic
illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a
remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please speak to the
Student Equity Advisor Team member in your Faculty. Contact details are at: http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/contact.html
You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi - faith services:
http://unilife.curtin.edu.au/diversity_and_faith/faith_services.htm for further information.
It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual
circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice
please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://unilife.curtin.edu.au/student_wellbeing_service.htm
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Recent unit changes
We welcome feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through eVALUate,
Curtin's online student feedback system (see evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/). Recent changes to this unit include:
1. Development and update of unit - specific textbook
2. Relaxing of requirements for weekly submissionso of discussion questions
3. Changes to assessment rubrics.
See evaluate.curtin.edu.au to find out when you can eVALUate this unit.
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Program calendar
Wee k
B eg i n
Date
Lecture/
S em i nar
Essent i a l pre -
readings
Assessment
due
1 11
November
The State of the Environment: A
State of Crisis?
S umma r y: This lecture tracks the
decline of the natural environment
over the last 50 years, linking
socio - economic trends with the
health and integrity of
environmental systems. The
lecture lays the foundation for the
sustainability debate which forms
the background against which this
unit is taught.
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The business with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Cengage. Chapter 1.
The Economics of
Ecosystems and
Biodiversity. 2009. The
economics of e
biodiversity - Summary:
Responding to the
value of nature 2009.
Bonn: UN (online
resource)
Organising
Presentation
Schedule
Discussion
question
exercise (in
class)
2 18
November
S ustainable Development: Mo r e
of the Same or New
Development Blueprint?
Summary: The last 30 years saw
the arrival of the ‘sustainability’
concept which over time has
become an integral component of
strategy - making in business. This
class offers an overview of this
highly contested development
concept and will introduce
students to the various
interpretative pitfalls within the
sustainability debate. The session
concludes with the exploration of
the business implications of
sustainable development.
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The business with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Cengage Chapter 2.
Hopwood, B., M.
Mellor, and G. O'Brien.
2005. Sustainable
development:
approaches.
Sustainable
D e velopment 13(1): 38 -
52
Finalising
Presentation
Schedule
Topics of
major
assignments
released on
BB
Discussion
Question
exercise (in
class)
3 25
November
CSR : Old School Thinking in
Disguise?
The turn of the millennium saw
the steep rise to prominence of
the corporate social responsibility
(CSR) concept. The effectiveness
of the CSR rhetoric has been such
that sustainability concerns now
largely fall under the CSR
umbrella as CSR and sustainability
are increasingly treated as being
synonymous. This lecture
provides an overview of the CSR
landscape and offers some
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critical insights into today’s’
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The business with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Cengage Chapter 3.
Banerjee, B. S. 2008.
‘Corporate social
responsibility: The
good, the bad and the
ugly’. Critical Sociology
34 (1): 51 - 79.
Submit
Discussion
Question 1
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dominant CSR thinking. The
session will question the extent to
which CSR can effectively address
sustainability concerns and help
business achieve good social and
environmental outcomes.
4 2 December Pe r ceived Solutions: Cleaner
P r oduction, Eco - Effi c iency &
Industrial Ecology
S umma r y: The idea of pollution
prevention started to emerge in
the 1980s and with it the concepts
of Cleaner Production, Eco -
Efficiency and Industrial Ecology,
which seek to curtail waste and
emission generation as well as
the consumption of materials and
energy. This lecture explores the
workings of these three concepts
and addresses their respective
strengths and weaknesses under
sustainability constraints.
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The business with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Melbourne: Cengage
Chapter 4.
Young, W., and Tilley,
F. 2006. ‘Can
businesses move
beyond efficiency? The
shift toward
effectiveness and
equity in the
corporate
sustainability debate’.
Business Strategy and
the Environment 15(6):
402 - 415.
Discussion
Question 2
5 9 December Pe r ceived Solutions: The Natural
Step & Natural Capitalism
S umma r y: A new way of thinking
envisages the free markets as a
vehicle for driving and rewarding
good environ - mental outcomes –
market - based environmentalism.
This lecture focuses on The
Natural Step framework and
Natural Capitalism as two distinct
concepts able to take advantage of
the flexibility granted to firms
under market - based regimes that
have limited government
interference. While exploring the
workings and application of both
approaches, the limitations of
market - based environmentalism
with regards to the sustainability
agenda are also highlighted.
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The business with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Melbourne: Cengage.
Chapter 6.
Birkin, F. 2001. Steps to
natural capitalism.
Sustainable
Development 9 (1): 47 -
57.
The Natural Step.
2000. The natural step
framework guidebook.
(online)
Discussion
Question 3
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December
Pe r ceived Solutions:
Environmental Management
Systems
S umma r y: Public demands for
good environmental management
have grown louder. Consequently,
environmental management
systems (EMSs) are now
recognised by many businesses as
offering a way for business of
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The business with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Melbourne: Cengage.
Chapter 5.
Yoxon, M., and C.
Sheldon. 2008.
Environmental
standards,
Discussion
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protecting the environment,
complying with environmental
regulations, AND of reaping the
benefits of reduced costs through
waste minimisation, improved
energy efficiency and the public
relations advantages of a good
environmental reputation. This
lecture explores how EMSs work
and highlights their advantages,
applicability and drawbacks.
management systems
and the illusion of
progress. International
Journal of
Performability
E ng i nee r i n g 4 (4):
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December
Str ategies for Sustainable
Development: Eco & Social
Entrepreneurship
Summa r y: This lecture describes
the emergence of green markets
and the role of entrepreneurship
within this context. In particular, the
roles and workings of eco -
preneurship and social
entrepreneurship will be explored
as alternative approaches to the
conventional business model and
mindset
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The business with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Melbourne: Cengage.
Chapter 7.
Shaper, M. 2005.
Understanding the
green entrepreneur.
In M. Shaper (ed.)
Making ecopreneurs:
Developing sustainable
entrepreneurship (pp.
3 - 12). Farnham, U.K.:
Ashgate.
Thompson, J.L. 2002.
The world of the
social entrepreneur.
International Journal of
Public S e ctor
Management 15(5):
412 - 431.
Discussion
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December
S tr ategies for Sustainable
Development: Green Marketing
S umma r y: Continuing with the
theme of emerging green
markets, this lecture draws
attention to the somewhat
controversial role of green
marketing. It will be shown that
green marketing can act as a
vehicle for behavioural change
among industry, consumers and
society as a whole even though
marketing as a practice and
discipline is implicated squarely in
the unsustainable production and
consumption patterns observable
in Western societies today.
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The business with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Melbourne: Cengage.
Chapter 8
Peattie, K., and S.
Peattie. 2009. ‘Social
marketing: A pathway
to consumption
reduction?’ Journal of
Business Research 62
(2):260 - 268
Discussion
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9 6 January S ustainability Reporting: The
Hype and Reality of Reporting
Initiatives
S umma r y: The emergence of
sustainability reporting is the
subject of this lecture, which
explores the underlying drivers
and identifies the benefits of,
and obstacles to, corporate
integrity and robustness of
corporate reporting.
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The business with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Melb.,Cengage.
Chapter 10.
Moneva, J.M., Archel,
P. and Correa, C.
(2006). ‘GRI and the
camouflaging
stainability’.
Accounting Forum 30
(2): 121 - 137.
Discussion
Question 7
10 13 January The Role of Governments:
Regulating for Sustainability
S umma r y: This lecture explores
the issues surrounding
environmental policy - making and
sheds light on the ingredients for
effective policy approaches for
sustainability. Policy progress
towards sustainable development
is analysed, with a focus on current
national and international initiatives
and their effectiveness.
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The bu siness with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Melbourne: Cengage.
Chapter 9.
Organisation for
Australia：304440 Environmental Issues in Business 201代写
Economic
Cooperation and
Development. 2001.
Policies to enhance
sustainable
development . Paris:
OECD. (pp. 18 - 26).
(online)
Organisation for
Economic
Cooperation and
Development. 2012.
OECD Environmental
O u t l ook to 2050: The
consequences of
inaction.
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ili brary.org/environme
nt/oecd -
en vironmental - outlook -
to -
2050_9789264122246 -
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Discussion
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Major
Assignment
due 13
January 5.00
p.m.
11 20 January The Role of Households: Green
Consumption & Ethical
Investment
S umma r y: The lecture addresses
the linkages between individual
consumption and investment
choices and sustainable
development, making explicit the
impacts consumption and
investment practices have on
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The bu siness with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Melbourne: Cengage.
Chapters 11&12.
Mont, O. and Plepysa,
A. 2008. Sustainable
consumption
progress: should we
Discussion
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society, the environment and
business conduct. Against this
background, we will explore the
building blocks of sustainable
consumption and ethical
investment and analyse their
respective impacts on the business
world.
be proud or alarmed?
Journal of Cleaner
Production 16 (4): 531 -
537.
Umlas, E. 2008. The
Global Expansion of
SRI: Facing
Challenges, Meeting
Potential,
Development and
Change 39(6):1019 -
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12 27 January What does it all mean?
S umma r y: This final class brings
together the key concepts
advanced in this unit and helps
students integrate and synthesise
the various and seemingly
disparate topics of the previous
11 weeks. This session is
designed to help students reflect
on unit content and to enable
sense - making of the bigger picture
underlying the contemporary
environmental debate in business.
The session also serves the
purpose of exam preparation,
giving guidance on exam writing
and providing insights into the
examination format and structure
Brueckner, M. 2010.
The business with the
environment. A
(different) reader.
Melbourne: Cengage.
So what … ? (Last
chapter).
Cavalcanti, C. 2006.
Traditional resource
use and
ethnoeconomics.
Sustainable
characteristics of the
Amerindian lifestyles.
In Human impacts on
Amazonia: The role of
traditional ecological
knowledge in
conservation and
development, eds
Posey, D.A. and Balick,
M.J., 307 - 327. New
York: Columbia
University Pr
Discussion
question 10
Study
Review
Week
3 February
Exams 10 February
Exams 17 February
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