Strategies for Environmental Management
NRE 513
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing and CSIB 502 or Permission of Instructor.
In the past 20 years, companies have been forced to comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations. Over the next 20 years, they will be challenged to create entirely new strategies rooted in the concept of environmental sustainability. This course examines how competitive advantage can be secured through environmental management strategies such as environmental partnerships, pollution prevention, industrial ecology, life-cycle design, and product stewardship.