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Global sustainability and corporate social responsibility: Be sustainable
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 28 hours
  • Course by Macquarie University
  • Offered by

About

It is no longer acceptable for organisations to focus entirely on financial success if they are to be competitive on the global stage. As corporate scandals continue to make headlines, you will expand your strategic thinking beyond your organisation’s competitive financial environment to consider its broader impact on society. You will grapple with the conflicting outcomes of maximising financial return and societal impact as you develop the skills to create a balance that is sustainable. Through structured learning activities (video lectures, quizzes, discussion prompts and written assessments) you will gain an appreciation of how important sustainability will be for every organisation in the future – and how to achieve it.

Modules

Course overview

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Introduce yourself

1 Videos

  • Course welcome and introduction

2 Readings

  • Course overview
  • Learning activities and assessment

Weekly outline 1

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Week 1 outline

Lesson 1

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • The origins of sustainability
  • The sustainable development goals
  • Business and the sustainable development goals

1 Readings

  • Explore further resources 1

Practice 1

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Recall: The nature of sustainability

1 Readings

  • Practice exercises 1

Assessment 1

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 1 quiz

Weekly outline 2

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Week 2 outline

Lesson 2

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Industrialisation
  • Neoliberalism
  • Globalisation and multinational corporations (MNCs)

1 Readings

  • Explore further resources 2

Practice 2

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Recall: Sustainability and business impacts

1 Readings

  • Practice exercises 2

Assessment 2

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 2 quiz

Weekly outline 3

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Week 3 outline

1 Readings

  • Become a Global MBA learner

Lesson 3

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Organisational ethics programs
  • Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
  • Market-based environmentalism

1 Readings

  • Explore further resources 3

Practice 3

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Recall: Strategic responses to sustainability

1 Readings

  • Practice exercises 3

Assessment 3

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 3 quiz

Weekly outline 4

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Week 4 outline

Lesson 4

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Are some managers evil?
  • Bureaucratic organisations and amorality
  • Authority, role following, and the loss of ethics

1 Readings

  • Explore further resources 4

Practice 4

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Recall: The difficulty of being ethical in organisations

1 Readings

  • Practice exercises 4

Assessment 4

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 4 quiz

Weekly outline 5

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Week 5 outline

Lesson 5

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Socially responsible investing
  • Social entrepreneurship
  • Cross-sector sustainability partnerships

1 Readings

  • Explore further resources 5

Practice 5

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Recall: New and emerging sustainable business strategies

1 Readings

  • Practice exercises 5

Assessment 5

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 5 quiz

Weekly outline 6

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Week 6 outline

Lesson 6

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Organisational level resources and strategies
  • Resisting unsustainable workplaces
  • Raising value issues at work

1 Readings

  • Explore further resources 6

Practice 6

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Recall: Taking sustainability strategy forward

1 Readings

  • Practice exercises 6

Assessment 6

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 6 quiz

Auto Summary

"Global Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility" focuses on balancing financial success with societal impact in the business domain. Taught by Coursera, this foundational course includes video lectures, quizzes, discussions, and assessments over 1680 minutes. Ideal for learners aiming to understand the importance of sustainability in business, it offers Starter and Professional subscription options.

Associate Professor Edward Wray-Bliss
Instructor

Associate Professor Edward Wray-Bliss