James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020

LB5203 - Sustainable Enterprise

Subject Description

This subject examines contested meanings of sustainability; integrated models of sustainability (economic, environmental, social and cultural); the growth of the sustainability movement; measuring sustainability (metrics and management); sustainability as seen through the ecoadvantage model - that is how enterprises can build returns, reduce costs, limit risks and build reputations; international and cross-cultural perspectives on sustainability; how to change and foster good corporate sustainable practices and issues in the communication of sustainability.

Learning Outcomes

• understand relationships between sustainability, government policies and enterprise strategies
• understand contemporary approaches to measuring and reporting the outcomes of enterprise sustainability strategies
• recognise and understand the linkages between sustainability, value creation, risk and effective use of global resources
• understand and critically evaluate sustainability and sustainable development concepts and issues

Subject Assessment

• Invigilated > End of semester exam - (50%)
• Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (50%)

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  BU5110

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