Sustainability Policy and Planning

Catalog description

In this course, students are introduced to the application of scientifically-sound sustainability policies and their effects. Through the study of relevant case studies, this course demonstrates how corporate leaders can gain a strategic advantage by fostering sustainable development principles within their organizations. Businesses have typically been viewed as major contributors to environmental problems, but they have also been extremely important participants in solutions. Students investigate policy efforts that promote responsible management of social, economic, and environmental resources and examine the role of governments, markets, and nonprofit organizations in the implementation of sustainable development laws and policies.