Individual essay: 1,500 words Pick one of the following topics: – 1) Select a company of your choice and analyse it using Dunphy’s phase model of sustainability. – 2) In your role as a consumer, choose one area of consumption that you would like to make more sustainable and make changes to your consumption pattern accordingly over a 3-week period during the term. Provide a critical reflection on your experience, underpinned with theory and references. – 3) Is a truly environmentally sustainable company possible? Provide a critical discussion. – 4) Critically evaluate the importance of water to society and discuss the role business plays in water pollution and its remediation. Underpin your discussion with theory and references Recommended books (in chronological order —————————————————– Robertson, Margaret (2014): Sustainability Principles and Practice, Routledge, Abingdon. Molthan-Hill, Petra (ed.) (2014): The Business Student’s Guide to Sustainable Management, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield. Nemetz, Peter N. (2013): Business and the Sustainability Challenge: An Integrated Perspective, Routledge: Abingdon. Blowfield, Michael (2013): Business and Sustainability, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Cavagnaro, Elena and Curiel, George (2012): The Three Levels of Sustainability, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield. (see http://www.greenleafpublishing.com/productdetail.kmod?productid=3564 for free introductory chapters) Grayson, David and Exter, Nadine (eds.) (2012): Cranfield on Corporate Sustainability, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield. Brady, John, Ebbage, Alison and Lunn, Ruth (2011): Environmental Management in Organizations, The IEMA handbook, earthscan/Routledge: Abingdon, 2nd ed. Tehrani, Nik, and Sinha, Swapna (2011): Understanding Green Business, AuthorHouse. Jain, Subhash C and Kedia, Ben L. (2011): Enhancing Global Competitiveness Through Sustainable Environmental Stewardship, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham. McIntyre, John R., Ivanaj, Silvester and Ivanaj, Vera (2009): Multinational Enterprises And The Challenge Of Sustainable Development, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. Russo, Michael V. (ed) (2008): Environmental Management: Readings and Cases, Sage, Los Angeles, 2nd ed. (658.4083 ENV) DesJardins, Joseph R (2007): Business, ethics, and the environment: imagining a sustainable future. Upper Saddle River, N.J Pearson/Prentice HallBrady, John (ed) (2005): Environmental management in organizations: the IEMA handbook, IEMA/earthscan, London Sharma, Sanjay and Aragón-Correa, J. A. (eds.) (2004): Corporate Environmental Strategy and Competitive Advantage, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK. Further Resources: Stern, Nicholas (2015): Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change, MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. Stead, Jean Garner, and Stead, W. Edward (2014): Sustainable Strategic Management, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, 2nd ed. Whitfield, Ronald and McNett, Jeanne (2014): A Primer on Sustainability: In the Business Environment, Business Expert Press: New York. Easton, Thomas (ed) (2014): Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Environmental Issues, McGraw-Hill, Dubuque, Iowa, 16th ed. Taylor, Robert W. (ed.) (2014): Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Sustainability, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2nd ed. Gabriel, Jordie Vives (ed.) (2014): Case studies in sustainability management: The oikos collection, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, Volume 3. Juniper, Tony (2013): What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? How money really does grow on trees, Profile Books: London. Green, Tracy (2013): The Dictionary of Global Sustainability. With Case Studies on the Environmental, Economic, Technological, and Social Aspects of Sustainability, McGrawHill: New York. Elliott, Jennifer A. (2013): An Introduction to Sustainable Development, Routledge: Abingdon, 4th ed. Willard, Bob (2012): The New Sustainability Advantage, New Society Publishers: Vancouver. Visser, Wayne (2012): The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility, Greenleaf Publishing: Sheffield. Laszlo, Chris and Zhexembayeva, Nadya (2011): Embedded Sustainability: The Next Big Competitive Advantage, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield. Stibbe, Arran (ed) (2009): The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy Skills for a Changing World, Green Books: Totnes. (http://www.sustainability-literacy.org/ for free chapters) Pinkse, Jonatan and Kolk, Ans (2009): International business and global climate change, Routledge, London. Wankel, Charles and Stoner, James A.F. (2008): Innovative Approaches to Global Sustainability, Palgrave MacMillan: New York. Howard-Grenville, Jennifer (2007): Corporate Culture and Environmental Practice, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham Bregg, Kathryn, Van Der Woerd, Frans and Levy, David (eds) (2005): The Business of Climate Change: Corporate Responses to Kyoto, Greenleaf Publishing: Sheffield. Levy, David L. and Newell, Peter J. (eds) (2005): The Business of Global Environmental Governance, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. Steger, Ulrich (2004): The business of sustainability: building industry cases for corporate sustainability, Palgrave MacMillan: Basingstoke. Journals: – Business Strategy and the Environment – Business and Society – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education – Journal of Management for Global Sustainability (new journal) – European Environment: The Journal of European Environmental Policy – Organization & Environment Websites: http://www.ecosia.org/ (green search website, alternative to Google) http://www.environmentalistonline.com/ (magazine on environment management) http://www.greenbiz.com/ (source for green and sustainability news) http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment and http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business
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