Course Overview
This course examines the relationship between the natural environment and externalities, trade compliance, customer drivers, and sustainability both environmentally and as a company. Develops an understanding of how regulatory constraints and changes within the natural environment will affect the supply chain and the risks associated with business practices. Examines customer, government and market forces which effect regulations and purchasing decisions. This course will examine proactive methods of handling each driver and sustainable frameworks to build a sustainable company within a sustainable industry.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
2.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Understand how market drivers affect a business’ sustainability in relation to its environmental, social and governance policies.
- Recognize the fundamentals of green business practices.
- Apply management and mitigation skills in reaction to influential issues and conflicts of interests.
- Show the strategic benefits of proactive measures towards sustainability.
- Understand the constraint-based outcomes through backcasting.
- Analyze the product life cycle, production frameworks and standards.
- Demonstrate the importance of pollution abatement, packaging and transport implications of being a green supplier.
Effective as of Fall 2021
Related Programs
Global Supply Chain Compliance & Sustainability (GTTM 1411) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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School of Business + Media
- Global Supply Chain Management
Diploma Full-time
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