Eco 474(2), Fin 400(2), Mgt 400(2) Principles of Sustainable Business Cr. 3
This course is designed as both a stand-alone introduction
to sustainable business management and as an initial module for business
sustainability minor. The
relationships between social, environmental, and business systems are explored
and the tools, techniques, and practices of sustainable business management are
introduced. Challenges to existing business theory will embrace a new ecological
perspective of business that includes an introduction to complexity theory,
systems thinking, evolutionary economics, and biomimicry. The specific topics of
the triple-bottom line, full-cost accounting, green marketing, human rights and
social equity are explored within the context of local and global ecosystems and
a broadened mission for “sustainable” business in the 21st century.
Prerequisite:
Admission to CBA.