This week we will delve into the "Planet" aspect of our Sustainability Strategies model. Often referred to as "environment," Planet aspects of Sustainability are often the driver of a company's first entree into Sustainability Efforts.
Session 1. View P&G video left
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Read Link: How FritoLay does it -> their web site
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Read Link: Apple and its environmental footprint
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Read R6: Apple’s 2013 SR Report
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Browse Link: Wal-Mart+Sustainability
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Browse: R7-Coal Usage on the Rise Across Southeast Asia
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Watch: Video on sustainability
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Key Learning Objectives:
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o How the “Planet” aspect is being implemented
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o The contrarian side of “Planet” for contrast
Session 2. View Pepsi video left
Session 2 Read Link: Sustainability Ops @ REI
Watch: Video REI
Case: Environmental Sustainability at REI
Study Questions:
(0) Run the InterAct Exercise for class discussion.
(1) What assumptions are fundamental to REI's business strategy?
(2) Identify and defend the conclusions that follow from those assumptions.
Turn in: Study Question (2)
Key Learning Objectives:
o Social and financial objectives should not be viewed as tradeoffs
o Understanding the environmental stewardship program at REI, its objectives, and philosophy of implementation.
Week Two - 10-19-13
The Planet
View George Carlin on The Environment (1992) video left (tongue in cheek)