303950 (v.2) Environmental Management Strategy 660

Area:

Graduate School of Business

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Provides an appreciation of a range of Environmental management strategies. Ethical issues in environmental management, Environmental accountability, sustainable development, environmental auditing, ISO 14000, cleaner production, corporate environment accountability reporting and stakeholder management, triple-bottom-line, strategic environmental cost management, LCA, ethical investments, global environmental management and competitiveness.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have an appreciation of the complex ethical issues involved with environmental management. Participated in rigorous discussions of case studies of environmental management and developed an understanding and appreciation of the analysis and range of complex issues involved. Knowledge of a range of corporate environmental management strategies and control mechanisms and be able to develop appropriate action to address a specific set of environmental issues. Knowledge of the environmental management literature and networks with which to support ongoing needs in environmental management.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Bennett, M. and James, P. (1999), Sustainable Measures: Evaluation and reporting of environmental and social performance, Greenleaf Publ. Elkington, J. (1997), Cannibals with folks The Triple bottom Line of the 21st Century Business, Oxford, Capstone Publ. Roome, N. J. (1998), Sustainability Strategies for Industry. The future of Corporate Practice. Island Press. Beckenstein, A. Long, F. Arnold, M. and Gladwin, T (1996), Stakeholder negotiations exercises in sustainable development. The sustainable enterprise series. Chicago, Irwin. Fussler, C. (1996), Driving eco-innovation A breakthrough discipline for innovation and sustainability. London, Pitman Pub. Kohn, Robert E. (1998), Pollution and the firm. New horizons in environmental economics. UK, MA, USA,Cheltenham. Edward Ellgar. Korten, David C. (1995), When corporations rule the world. West Hartford, Conn, Kumarian Press. San Francisco, Calif, Berrett-Koehler Publishers. London, Earthscan. Piasecki, Bruce (1955), Corporate environmental strategy: the avalanche of change since Bhopal. New York, Wiley. Schmidheiny, S. (1998), Financing change, the financial community, eco-efficiency, and sustainable development. 1st MIT Press pbk. ed. Mass. London, Cambridge.

Unit Texts:

Piasecki, B. W. Fletcher, K.A. and Mendelson, F.J. (1999), Environmental Management and Business Strategy. Leadership Skills for the 21st Century. Wiley. Wehrmeyer, W. and Mulugetta, Y. (1999), Growing Pains, Environmental Management in Developing Countries. Greenleaf.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Journal or Log 35%. Major Assignment 65%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Perth City Campus	Short Period 1	Y