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SCOTT MARSHALL

MIM 511 - Global Business and Sustainability, Fall 2007

Course Syllabus

Discussion/Lecture Notes
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Reading Assignments

Because of copyright restrictions some of the following articles and case studies are password protected.  This articles are available only to students who are currently enrolled in MIM 511: Global Business and Sustainability.  These articles are available through the PSU library database but have been linked to this site for the convenience of the students.

1  Sustainability – Origins and Paradigm Shift (August 21 and 23)

Reading Assignments

• Introduction: Portrait of the Sustainability Revolution, p. 1-10 in Edwards
• Chapter 1: The Birth of Sustainability, p. 11-26 in Edwards
• The UN Global Compact (Go to the following website: http://www.unglobalcompact.org/)
• On top left side click on “About the GC”, then read the following tabs:

þ What is the Global Compact?

þ Global Compact Governance

þ The Ten Principles

· Then go to the “How to Participate” link at top.  Read this page, then at the bottom is a link that says “Click here for a guide to engagement in the Global Compact”.  Open this PDF and read this entire document.   

2    Sustainability – Multi-Level Interactions and Governance (August 28 and 30)

Reading Assignments

· Chapter 2: Sustainability and Community, p. 29-47, in Edwards

· “Business, Poverty and Corporate Citizenship: Naming the Issues and Framing the Solutions,” Journal of Corporate Citizenship, Boyle, M-E. and Boguslaw, J.  Summer 2007. (click on this link).

· The UN Millennium Development Goals (Go to: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/index.html)

þ On the left side, click on and read each of the Goals.

þ Then go to Millennium Development Goals Report 2007 – linked on the right side of the UN MGD home page.  Read this document. 

3    Sustainability, Commerce and Industrial Systems (September 4 and 6)

Reading Assignments

· Chapter 3: Sustainability and Commerce, p. 49-74, in Edwards

· “Innovating our way to the next industrial revolution”, MIT Sloan Management Review, Senge, P., Corstedt, G., Porter, P. (2001). (click on this link)

· “Industrial Ecology: An Introduction”, National Pollution Prevention Center for Higher Education, Garner, A., Keoleian, G.  A. (1995). ONLY pages 1-12.

4 Sustainability as Corporate Strategy and Practice (September 11 and 13)

Reading Assignments

• “Creating sustainable value”, Academy of Management Executive, Hart, S., Milstein, M. (2003).
• “Strategy and Society”, Harvard Business Review, Porter, M. E., Kramer, M. R. (2006).
• “The Promise and Perils of Globalization: The Case of Nike”, Locke, R. p. 1-36.

5 Sustainability in Product Design and Manufacturing (September 18 and 20)

Reading Assignments

• Chapter 5: Sustainability and Ecological Design, p. 97-111, in Edwards.
• “Principles and Practices of Ecological Design”, Environmental Review, Shu-Yang, F., Freedman, B., and Cote, R. (2004). (available on website)
• Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Go the EPEAT website at http://www.epeat.net/.  Read the information presented at the following links: About EPEAT; EPEAT Criteria; Environmental Benefits; Institutional Purchaser; General Public; Product Verification.

6    Sustainability in Supply Chain Management (September 25 and 27)

Reading Assignments

• “Forging new links – Enhancing supply chain value through environmental excellence”, GEMI (2004).  Read Only: Executive Summary, Sections 1 and 2.
• “Co-ordinating sustainable cotton chains for the mass market”, Greener Management International, Goldbach, M., Seuring, S., Back, S. 2003.
• Organic Exchange. Go to this website: http://www.organicexchange.org/.   Read “Who We Are” and pay particular attention to the three strategies that OE employs.  Then, go Search by Brand and click on the following companies: Hannah Andersson, Nike, Patagonia and REI.  Study the strategies and products of these four brand companies.

7    Sustainability in Marketing and Consumption (October 2 and 4)

Reading Assignments

• Eco-labelling and the Trade-Environment Debate,  Melser, D., Robertson, P.E. Blackwell Publishing Ltd (2005).
• Fairtrade Labelling Organization Annual Report 2006/2007 (available on website).
• Portland Roasting Company.  Go to the company’s website at http://www.portlandroasting.com/.  Go the Sustainability link and read about the “Eco-tainer” and “Other Eco-efforts”.  Then go to the “Farmer Direct Program”; read the general information then click on at least 3 of the 8 countries listed and read about the programs in each of these countries.

8 Global Business and Sustainability Specialization (October 9 and 11)

Panel of Instructors for Global Business and Sustainability Specialization

· Wayne Rifer – Product Design and Stewardship

· Darrell Brown – Business Metrics for Sustainability

· Faye Yoshihara – Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (not able to attend)

Panel of MIM Alumni – Specialized in Global Business and Sustainability

· Louise Johnston

· Stephanie Vasquez Pettit

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