Overview:
In this lesson, students will address how businesses embrace environmentally friendly strategies. First, students will engage in class discussions around environmentally friendly business actions, further classifying each action according to a typology of approaches. Then students will read the Knowledge@Wharton article, “Going Green: Why Germany Has the Inside Track to Lead a New Industrial Revolution.” Student groups will then view the article from a number of different perspectives to get a deeper understanding of the topic.
NBEA Standard(s):
- Management, V. Ethics And Social Responsibility
Knowledge@Wharton High School Articles:
- “Why Germany Is the Driving Force in the Eurozone”
- “Volkswagen’s Smog-filled Scandal”
- “The Low-carbon Economy Is a High Global Priority”
- “The ‘Green’ Path from Corporate Social Responsibility to a Brighter Earth Day for All of Us”
- “Educator Toolkit: Exploring Ethics”
- “Earth Avengers: ‘If It Is to Be, It Is Up to Me’”
- “Carter Roberts of the World Wildlife Fund Journeys to the Woods, the Amazon and a Legendary Place for Tigers”
- “Career Insight: Thinking about Business Ethics in a Practical Way”
- “Career Insight: Elvis Zhang on Making Cities Better”
- “Can Renewable Energy Solve the Global Climate Change Challenge?”
- “Building an Ethical and Efficient Recycling Supply Chain in India”
- “A Young Photographer Sees His Lens as a ‘Creative and Powerful Conservation Tool’”
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