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Diploma in Higher Education Studies

Sustainability in business

HES 203 · International Business — Week 12 of 16

CourseHES 203
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Sustainability in business

  1. Carbon footprint and waste
  2. Judging a company’s sustainability actions

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Evaluate a company's approach to sustainability.

Activity

Evaluate one company’s sustainability report.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Business Ethics, ch. 4.2: Sustainability – business and the environment · PDF · OpenStax (2018); pp. 92–103 · for registered students
  • EU factsheet: environmental claims for non-food products · PDF · European Commission (2015), 3 pages on judging green claims · for registered students
  • BBC 6 Minute English: The circular economy (transcript) · PDF · BBC Learning English transcript (accessible) on waste and the circular economy · for registered students
  • The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance · Open-access article · Eccles et al. (2014), Management Science. Compares firms with and without sustainability policies on governance and long-run performance. · for registered students
  • Sustainability logos and claims on food packaging and labels: The case of Türkiye · Open-access article · Ersoy & Budak (2025), PLOS ONE. Checks green claims and logos on products: how to judge a company's sustainability message. · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: What is globalisation?
  • Week 2: Why countries trade
  • Week 3: Global industries
  • Week 4: Trade blocs and the European Union
  • Week 5: Tariffs and quotas
  • Week 6: Going international: exporting and franchising
  • Week 7: Joint ventures and foreign direct investment
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Culture and business
  • Week 10: Comparing cultures: Hofstede’s dimensions
  • Week 11: Ethics in global supply chains
  • Week 12: Sustainability in business
  • Week 13: Case study: a multinational’s international strategy
  • Week 14: Making recommendations with evidence
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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