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DSCI 493/593
Sustainable Business Operations
Spring, 2012
Prof. Mark E. Ferris
Topics
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Introductions
Syllabus
Goals
World Population Growth
The Case for Sustainability
Business Motivations
How do we know what we know?
Science: Theory and Empiricism
Introductions
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Name & Email
Education: where and what
Science and Statistics Background
Work Experience and interest in
sustainability
• Something interesting or embarrassing we
don’t know about you
The “Living Syllabus”
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Flexibility and Responsiveness
“www.profmarkferris.com”
www.profmarkferris.com
Readings
Homework: 2 to 3 Page Papers
Final Project 5 Page Paper and Presentation
Class Participation
In-Class Group Work
Create a Resource Take-away for the Class
Goals
• Students should be able to develop writing skills that are
essential to critical thinking.
• Students should be able to interpret theoretical texts and be
able to communicate their developing ideas to their peers.
• Students should be able to construct a coherent argument
and support it with evidence which will allow them to
participate in class discussions and debates.
• Students should be able to understand, appreciate and
constructively criticize multiple perspectives, including
their own.
Population Growth and
Sustainability
• A Key Variable
• Population Growth and Development
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTznEIZ
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• Discussion
– How will population growth affect
sustainability?
– What are the other factors?
What is sustainability?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=B5
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mxmPlUhWqI
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjcX8tr7Eo4
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogXT_CI7KRU
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLd6g4RTsj8
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_zgtlW2TWY&featur
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What is Sustainability?
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Identify the key aspects of sustainability.
List them
What is your rationale?
Be prepared to discuss and defend
Ray Anderson TED talk – Business Logic
of Sustainability
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP9QF_l
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What is the Business Motivation
for Sustainability?
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Efficiency and reduce costs (WalMart)
Sell “Green Products” (GE)
Get the Sustainability “Glow” (WalMart)
Regulations (Pollution Laws)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Ethics
Others?
How do we know what we
know?
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Personal Experience
Expert Opinion
News Media
Analysis of the data
Other?
The Public’s View
• What is American’s view of the environment
movement?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/127487/EnvironmentalMovement-Endures-Less-Consensus.aspx
• Different Countries have differing views on
Climate Change.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/117772/AwarenessOpinions-Global-Warming-Vary-Worldwide.aspx
Homework
• Read through “Global Warming Skeptics
vs. Scientific Consensus” (Syllabus)
• Read “Climate Change 101” Overview and
Science and Impact sections. (Syllabus)
• Write a 2 page summary paper on “What is
sustainability?” Document where
appropriate.