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                      | Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] Chemeketa Community College, Salem OR (curriculum@chemeketa.edu) 
 
 |  ABF 405 Principle Practice SustainLecture Hours: 5
 Credits: 5
 
 Provides participants with the knowledge and tools to become sustainable business leaders. Explores the different business models that companies can use to drive change. Explains why purpose-driven businesses are particularly well-positioned to sustainability. Participants will learn how to influence management and other key stakeholders on the competitive advantages of sustainability.
 
 Prerequisite: Entry into the Leadership Applied Baccalaureate Program; or completion of AAS degree; or consent of instructor.
 Student Learning Outcomes:
 
 
	Explain sustainability in business and industryUtilize scientific data across sectorsUnderstand environmental impactDemonstrate the interrelated internal and external impact of business decisions 
 Content Outline
 
 
	Sustainability in Business and Industry
	
		Understand the business case for sustainabilityBusiness models that create shared value for stakeholdersScientific (data-driven) Decision Making
	
		Understand data-driven firms and why they are successfulSystems thinking and large-scale changeEnvironmental Impact and Leadership
	
		Externalities and their impactEnvironmental metricsThe impacts of Business Decisions
	
		Cause-effect analysisSocial and governmental metrics 
 
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