This course introduces students to key concepts and frameworks that are current in corporate sustainability. It holistically examines the strategies and policies businesses put in place to address the triple bottom line of social, environmental, and economic performance. The course begins by exploring how external global, political, societal, and technological factors influence business practices for sustainability. We will then take an in-depth look at major frameworks businesses use, in different industry contexts, to formulate sustainability strategies, and how these are implemented. Next, the course considers how firms interact with partners along the supply chain, and other external stakeholders, to manage their triple bottom line. The class will look at how companies track, measure, and monitor their progress, and how green reputations can be managed. We will finish by taking a look at the future of business and sustainability.
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[REVIEW PART 1]
This course has been officially renamed to “AB0603 Social Entrepreneurship.” Please note that “Business Gone Green: Managerial Issues” was the former name of the AB0603 course.
I took this course in AY 2023 2024 Semester 1 as a BDE module to fulfill my second major in sustainability. This is a breakdown of the specifics of taking this course:
Taught by Professor Zhao Meng (NBS)
LinkedIn: https: http://www.linkedin.com in zhaomeng ?originalSubdomain sg (if you want to learn more about his background)
NTU Email: meng.zhao ntu.edu.sg (if any questions can email him, this guy is super efficient he will reply you in MINUTES IM NOT KIDDING)Course schedule: 1 seminar per week (3 hrs) [Week 1 to Week 13]
Course Materials used for teaching :1. Harvard Business Publishing Case Package (YOU MUST BUY this massive folder full of lengthy business case study documents before the first seminar, the case studies in this folder belong to Harvard Business Publishing and are curated by Zhao Meng there is no way to publicly access share this folder unless you are a AB0603 student, in which case Zhao Meng will give you the private link to purchase)
THE PACKAGE COSTS AROUND 19
Each case study inside the package looks at a specific company, how they operate and whether that business is acting ethically morallyCase studies inside the package include:
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Corruption Scandal in China
IBM’s Corporate Service Corp
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women’s Initiative
LV Prasad Eye Institute
Broad Group and Chairman Zhang: Business Ethicality and Growth Dilemmas
China Greentech Initiative (GCTI)
B Lab and B Corporation Certification (B Corp)2. Prof assigns us additional weekly readings (long research articles relating to the topics to be discussed during seminar)
December 4, 2023
