Making The Business Case For Sustainability

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Richard Boothman

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1. Introduction

1. Introduction to Making The Business Case For Sustainability.mp4

04:37

2. What is Sustainability

1. Where It All Began.mp4

11:54

2. Sustainability - A Contested Idea.mp4

05:21

3. Three Pillars of Sustainability.mp4

21:32

3. The Business Case for Sustainability

1. Social and Environmental Benefits.mp4

18:47

2. Financial Benefits.mp4

24:48

3. Messages.mp4

02:51

4. Beyond Sustainability

1. Sustainable Development Goals.mp4

04:25

2.1 Course Activity.pdf

2. Regenerative and Net Positive Business.mp4

06:56

3. Summary and Call to Action.mp4

02:32

4.1 Course Resources.pdf

4. Course Resources.html

5. End of Course Quiz

1. End of Course Quiz.html

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Description

An examination of the benefits of becoming a sustainable business.

What You'll Learn?

Explain what we mean by sustainability
Understand how sustainability relates to your business
Identify why sustainability is important for your business
Appraise the social, environmental and financial benefits of becoming a sustainable business
Determine whether it will benefit your business to strive to become a sustainable business

Who is this for?

You are likely to be involved in business.

You could be an entrepreneur, business leader or manager (at any level). If not, you will probably have an interest in business and the role of business in society.

You may have a role involving environmental management, sustainability, or corporate social responsibility but this is unlikely to be your main job.

You are likely to be aware that business is contributing to some of the environmental and social problems we are experiencing, and you want to know more about the good that sustainable businesses can do.

You may want to explain to your stakeholders why your business should become sustainable.

What You Need to Know?

Students will be able to understand and deal with some reasonably complex concepts and relate them to business and the role of business in society. An interest in and understanding of the world around us and the role of businesses in society is important. There is no pre-course reading to undertake.

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Description
We are experiencing multiple environmental and social crises. Business plays a role in exacerbating these crises, but sustainable business can also play a role in overcoming them. Too few people in leadership and management roles fully understand what it means to be a sustainable business, and how it will affect the way the business operates. This course has been developed to help with this understanding.
The course is presented as a â€œtalking headâ€ with selected images used to enhance the explanations. The course begins with some history and examines the origins of the idea of sustainability. It goes back much further than you might think!
The main section of the course:
Explores why sustainability is a difficult concept to grasp and why it has so many different interpretations.
Identifies the â€œthree pillarsâ€ or components of sustainability.
Considers the environmental, social and financial benefits of becoming a sustainable business.
Looks to the future to identify what may lie beyond becoming a sustainable business.Â This includes a brief look at the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The course concludes with a summary and call to action, followed by a quiz to confirm the knowledge you have acquired. A comprehensive resources document is available for download.
Who this course is for:
You are likely to be involved in business.
You could be an entrepreneur, business leader or manager (at any level). If not, you will probably have an interest in business and the role of business in society.
You may have a role involving environmental management, sustainability, or corporate social responsibility but this is unlikely to be your main job.
You are likely to be aware that business is contributing to some of the environmental and social problems we are experiencing, and you want to know more about the good that sustainable businesses can do.
You may want to explain to your stakeholders why your business should become sustainable.

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Richard Boothman

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Richard is an environmental educator who wants to make sure everyone has access to the information they need to help them understand the scale of the environmental challenges we face.He is currently working on a suite of courses covering the basics of climate breakdown using his extensive knowledge of the topic built up over many years. Richard has developed environmental management courses for business and has delivered these and other courses to many delegates over the last 5 years. In addition, he has just come to the end of a 20 year career as an Associate Lecturer with The Open University in the UK. He is an examiner for environmental certificate and diploma courses with a UK-based, international examination board delivering vocational qualifications in subjects including environmental practice and management.

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