ENBUS 102 Introduction to Environment and Business
Introduction of ways in which business has and is responding to environmental and business issues; business and sustainable development; issues of corporate/business greening.
ENBUS 202 Environmental Management Systems
The examination and evaluation of Environmental Management Systems such as ISO 14001. Alternate EMS systems will be compared and reviewed to identify their respective strengths and weaknesses. Case studies will be used to illustrate the ideas presented.
ENBUS 204 Principles of Industrial Ecology
The course presents the history of industrial ecology, defines its key concepts, presents its main methods, and discusses future directions. Local, national and international case studies will be discussed.
ENBUS 302 Evaluation of Environment & Business Integration
A review of the successes and failures of businesses which have attempted to adopt environmental priorities in their operations. Case studies will be reviewed to identify barriers to adopting environmental priorities and the processes which proved successful in overcoming these obstacles.
ENBUS 310 Strategic Planning
The course presents the principles essential for the formulation and evaluation of strategy for business and explores frameworks for strategic analysis, synthesis and action as it relates to sustainable business. Some key concepts to be considered are: market trends; core competence; competitive advantage.
ENBUS 312 Company Organization and Engagement
Discussion of company organization structures; factors that deter change together with means of overcoming these issues; and how the greening of industry has impacted organizational structure in different business sectors. Includes review of business case studies where environmental management changes have resulted.
ENBUS 402A Environment and Business Project
The application of the principles learned in earlier courses will focus on a particular project. Applications may include group projects of sufficient scope to demonstrate mastery of problem-solving, integration and communication on a selected topic related to environment and business, or on selected environmental issues related to a specific business operation.