Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Business School

Learning Methods

Lecture

Seminar

Module Offerings

5019LBSBSC-JAN-MTP

Aims

The aims of this module are for students to develop a broad understanding of sustainability, appreciate how the world’s current sustainability challenges are affecting and are affected by business and to be able to competently discuss topics across a wide range of disciplines including business, economics, social issues and ecology. It will enable students to make informed decisions that incorporate ethical, environmental and responsible dimensions into management thinking - particularly strategic decision making.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Evaluate the processes that shape the natural world and their influence on and by human activities.
2.
Examine current trends and a range of data related to business and its interaction with the environment, society and the economy.
3.
Analyse and apply appropriate methods for putting sustainability into practice and then outline a strategy for organisational change towards a sustainability approach.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:- What is sustainability? History, definitions and concepts - The global context - Environmental dimensions of sustainability Climate change Resource depletion Pollution Waste and recycling Alternative energy - Social dimensions of sustainability Water for the future Food for the future Eco-Tourism - Economic dimensions of sustainability - Sustainability reporting - Theories and models of sustainability - Putting sustainability into practice: Developing sustainably responsible strategies in business
Module Overview:
The aims of this module are for you to develop a broad understanding of sustainability, appreciate how the worlds current sustainability challenges are affecting and are affected by business, and to be able to competently discuss topics across a wide range of disciplines including business, economics, social issues and ecology. It will enable you to make informed decisions that incorporate ethical, environmental and responsible dimensions into management thinking - particularly strategic decision making.
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