WN 2023 | ENVIRON 208 - Business and the Natural Environment

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ENVIRON 208 - Business and the Natural Environment

Winter 2023, Section 001

Instruction Mode: Section 001 is In Person (see other Sections below)

Subject: Program in the Environment (ENVIRON)

Department: SNE Program in the Environment

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Details

Credits:

Requirements & Distribution:

Waitlist Capacity:

unlimited

Waitlist Notes:

For information about the waitlist, please contact the professor Sara Soderstrom (capasb@umich.edu)

Repeatability:

May not be repeated for credit.

Cross-Listed Classes:

ORGSTUDY 208 - Bus & the Environ, Section 001

Primary Instructor:

Soderstrom, Sara

Start/End Date:

Full Term 1/4/23 - 4/18/23 (see other Sections below)

NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
For information on drop/add deadlines, see the Office of the Registrar and search Registration Deadlines.

Description

This course is an introduction to business and sustainability. This course starts with an overview of the triple bottom line framework, in which corporations take into account social and environmental performance in addition to financial performance. Then we will focus on contemporary business activities that address society and the natural environment. We will read influential research papers that integrate sociology, psychology, and economic theories to evaluate different business strategies and approaches to sustainability. We will discuss the role of society and the natural environment on business management and strategy, operations, supply chain, product innovation, and marketing. Throughout this course, my goal is to provide you with an understanding of a variety of activities that corporations take to address sustainability challenges and to help you develop the skills to critically analyze these corporate activities and recognize strengths and weaknesses in different corporate strategies.

Course Requirements:

The final grade is composed of:
Course contribution, case analysis responses, sustainability report analysis, industry analysis, and a final case analysis.

Class Format:

Two one-hour lectures/week, plus a 1 hr discussion

Schedule

ENVIRON 208 - Business and the Natural Environment

Section

Class Instruction Mode

Class
Number

Enrollment
Status

Open
Seats

Open Restricted Seats

Waitlist

Day/Time Location

Start/End Date

Schedule Listing

Section:

001 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

21152

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

9:00AM - 10:00AM

AUD B AH

1/4/23 - 4/18/23

Section:

002 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

21153

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

6	Y1 or Y2
4	Enrollment Management
21	Ugrd

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

9:00AM - 10:00AM

1469 MH

1/4/23 - 4/18/23

Section:

003 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

21154

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

4	Y1 or Y2
4	Enrollment Management
22	Ugrd

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

9:00AM - 10:00AM

855 WEISER

1/4/23 - 4/18/23

Section:

004 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

21155

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

5	Y1 or Y2
4	Enrollment Management
19	Ugrd

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

10:00AM - 11:00AM

855 WEISER

1/4/23 - 4/18/23

Section:

005 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

21715

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

7	Y1 or Y2
4	Enrollment Management
22	Ugrd

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

11:00AM - 12:00PM

3816 SSWB

1/4/23 - 4/18/23

Section:

006 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

22146

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Y1 or Y2

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

12:00PM - 1:00PM

3816 SSWB

1/4/23 - 4/18/23

Section:

007 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

22600

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

1:00PM - 2:00PM

3816 SSWB

1/4/23 - 4/18/23

Section:

009 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

23490

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

4:00PM - 5:00PM

1636 CHEM

1/4/23 - 4/18/23

Section:

011 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

25893

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

11:00AM - 12:00PM

855 WEISER

1/4/23 - 4/18/23

Section:

013 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

31612

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

12:00PM - 1:00PM

855 WEISER

1/4/23 - 4/18/23

Textbooks/Other Materials

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