Introduces students to the thinking behind sustainable business. Students will learn to recognize a sustainable business, understand the benefits this brings to the firm’s stakeholders, and appreciate the challenges sustainable businesses face.
Athena Title
The Sustainable Business
Prerequisite
Admission to a full major in the Terry College of Business.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Upon completion of course, each student will able to identify what is meant by sustainable business.
Upon completion of this course, each student will be able to explain the importance of considering the needs of all stakeholders (including shareholders) in business.
Upon completion of this course, each student will be able to identify what makes a business sustainable.
Topical Outline
What is business for?
What is sustainability?
Identifying a sustainable business
How could sustainable businesses ever be profitable?
Reporting on sustainable business performance
Examples of sustainability across the business curriculum
