Climate Change and Corporate Management

Course aim

This course provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge of the causes and effects of climate change and explores their impacts on organisational management and leadership, business strategy, and business conduct. The course examines current climate science and climate economics, and explores governmental, intergovernmental and corporate responses to one of the most significant challenges of modern times.

Students completing the course develop a body of knowledge that:

• Contributes to a comprehensive and integrated application of climate change knowledge to recent developments in the field of senior organisational management and leadership in international business environments.
• Provides a pathway for further learning.

Course content

Topics covered in this course include:

• The effects of climate change and their implications for corporate management.
• Climate science, focusing on physical and social impacts.
• The economics of climate change.
• Government responses to climate change at national and international levels.
• Implications of climate change for major industry sectors such as energy, resources, agribusiness, manufacturing and financial services.
• How managers might respond to climate change at both a strategic and operational level.

Textbook(s)

Esty, DC & Winston, AS 2009, Green to gold: how smart companies use environmental strategy to innovate, create value, and build competitive advantage, revised& updated edn, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Group project, Group project: written paper and class presentation, Individual assignment, Key issues synthesis/evaluation report, Online weekly reflective journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.