Sustainable Business

Learn How to Create and Manage a Green Business

Course Description: This course teaches you about sustainable business practices, including an understanding of the global supply chain, the use of limited resources, and the impact of business practices on the environment. Sustainable business practices take into account suppliers, consumers, and government regulations. After completing this course, you will understand how to position a business using eco-advantage, how to minimize waste, pollution, and inefficiency, and how to implement strategies that lead to sustainable growth.

Author: Lisa Shapiro

Runtime: 4hrs. 55min.

Lessons: 60

Lessons		Time (Min:Sec)
Introduction PREVIEW, CLICK HERE		00:27
Chapter 1: Resources & Environment
Overview PREVIEW, CLICK HERE		00:19
Understanding Resources (Part 1) PREVIEW, CLICK HERE		07:07
Understanding Resources (Part 2)		04:52
Resource Consumption		06:41
Impact of Development		07:28
CO2 and Oil Impact		07:49
Business Response to Resource Depletion		06:36
Chapter 2: Energy Solutions
Overview		00:27
Energy Alternatives Overview		05:33
Synthetic Crude		04:53
Cost of Synthetic Crude		03:44
Natural Gas		02:59
Solar and Wind Energy		06:21
Chapter 3: Defining Eco-Advantage
Overview		00:33
What Is Eco-Advantage?		01:35
Competition and Eco-Advantage		07:13
Consumer Expectations		05:51
Creating Eco-Advantage		10:12
Recycling Materials		05:34
Chapter 4: Managing Green Production
Overview		00:25
Producing Energy		08:28
Energy Demand: Cooking		05:10
Competing for Raw Materials		05:44
Limited Raw Materials		02:13
Recycling Raw Materials		02:16
Managing Regulations		05:44
Monitoring Chemicals		04:53
Sustainable Business		05:49
Chapter 5: Cost-Effective Distribution
Overview		00:24
Distribution Solutions		08:16
Understanding Supply Chains		07:26
Chapter 6: Eco-Tracking
Overview		00:20
Carbon Footprint		07:09
Carbon Emissions		06:20
Measuring Impact		03:42
What Green Companies Measure		08:30
Cap and Trade		03:00
Sulfur Dioxide Emissions		02:06
Product Redesign		06:16
Green Design		06:34
Impact on Economy (Part 1)		09:43
Impact on Economy (Part 2)		04:38
Impact on Ecosystems		07:10
Long-Term Impact		01:23
Chapter 7: The Green Marketplace
Overview		00:12
Consumer Values		10:25
Satisfying Green Consumers (Part 1)		08:03
Satisfying Green Consumers (Part 2)		10:20
Marketing for Green Consumers		05:46
Expectations of Companies		05:26
Green Stakeholders		05:00
Demand and Innovation		06:04
Car Industry Innovation		05:20
The Electric Car		03:30
Agricultural Companies		02:18
Chapter 8: Starting a Green Business
Overview		00:21
Green Mission Statement		01:32
Green S.W.O.T Analysis		09:57
Conclusion		00:43