The nature of sustainability-Course overview
Course welcome and introduction
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Course overview
Learning activities and assessment
The nature of sustainability-Weekly outline 1
Week 1 outline
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The nature of sustainability-Lesson 1
The origins of sustainability
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The sustainable development goals
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Business and the sustainable development goals
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Explore further resources 1
The nature of sustainability-Practice 1
Practice exercises 1
Concerns with business impacts-Weekly outline 2
Week 2 outline
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Concerns with business impacts-Lesson 2
Industrialisation
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Neoliberalism
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Globalisation and multinational corporations (MNCs)
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Explore further resources 2
Concerns with business impacts-Practice 2
Practice exercises 2
Strategic responses to sustainability-Weekly outline 3
Week 3 outline
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Become a Global MBA learner
Strategic responses to sustainability-Lesson 3
Organisational ethics programs
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
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Market-based environmentalism
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Explore further resources 3
Strategic responses to sustainability-Practice 3
Practice exercises 3
The difficulty of being ethical in organisations-Weekly outline 4
Week 4 outline
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The difficulty of being ethical in organisations-Lesson 4
Are some managers evil?
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Bureaucratic organisations and amorality
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Authority, role following, and the loss of ethics
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Explore further resources 4
The difficulty of being ethical in organisations-Practice 4
Practice exercises 4
New and emerging sustainable business strategies-Weekly outline 5
Week 5 outline
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New and emerging sustainable business strategies-Lesson 5
Socially responsible investing
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Social entrepreneurship
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Cross-sector sustainability partnerships
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Explore further resources 5
New and emerging sustainable business strategies-Practice 5
Practice exercises 5
Taking sustainable strategy forward-Weekly outline 6
Week 6 outline
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Taking sustainable strategy forward-Lesson 6
Organisational level resources and strategies
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Resisting unsustainable workplaces
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Raising value issues at work
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Explore further resources 6
Taking sustainable strategy forward-Practice 6
Practice exercises 6