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| Indicative Content |
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Sustainable Business Practice Today - its Evolution
Increased concern for the environment; Supply chains in a global landscape; Businesses immersed in controversy; Corporate Social Responsibility.
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management
The impact of globalisation and outsourcing; Life Cycle Analysis; Supply chain stakeholders and the nature of relationships; Responsible chain management in the global landscape.
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Economic Sustainability
Traditional control and accounting systems; The triple bottom line; Evolving performance measurement systems leading to sustained competitive advantage; The Balanced Scorecard; The Tolerance Zone; Integrated Reporting.
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Environmental Sustainability
Metrics for measuring environmental impact; the Ozone Layer to Carbon Footprint; Supply Chain Sustainability; Feeding the world and sustaining the planet; Traceability.
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Social Sustainability
Standards and programmes across a global landscape; FLOCERT & Fairtrade International; Stakeholders involved; Underlying attitudes of consumers.
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Sustainable Business Practice - the Next Generation
Evolving attitudes of consumers towards sustainable consumption and more sustainable lifestyles; Business ecosystems - ideal structures for leading meaningful change.
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Petra Molthan-Hill 2014, The Business Student's Guide to Sustainable Management - Principles and Practice, Greenleaf Publishing Sheffield, UK [ISBN: 978-178353120]
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- Bob Willard 2012, The New Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line, New Society Publishers Canada [ISBN: 9780865717121]
- Diane Martin & John Schouten 2014, Sustainable Marketing - Pearson New International Edition, Pearson [ISBN: 978-013611707]
- Miguel Angel Gardetti & Ana Laura Torres 2014, Sustainable Luxury: Managing Social and Environmental Performance in Iconic Brands, Greenleaf Publishing Sheffield, UK [ISBN: 9781783530618]
- Barry Emery 2012, Sustainable Marketing, Pearson [ISBN: 9780273723288]
- Leonard M. Lodish, Howard L. Morgan, Shellye Archambeau & Jeffrey Babin 2015, Marketing That Works: How Entrepreneurial Marketing Can Add Sustainable Value to Any Sized Company, 2nd Ed., Pearson [ISBN: 9780133993332]
- Adam Werbach 2009, Strategy for Sustainability: A Business Manifesto, Harvard Business Press [ISBN: 978-142217770]
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- Journal of Consumer Marketing
- Journal of Business Ethics
- European Journal of Marketing
- Journal of Marketing
- International Journal of Consumer Research
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- Website: Sustainable Life Media
- Website: GreenBiz
- Website: Bord Bia
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