Course description
This course communicates to students the knowledge they need to carry out sustainability actions in a small business. Background information on sustainability is used to provide business owners and employees with a clear understanding of climate change. The course then has a focus topic of the week; some examples are small business emissions, comparing the cost of operating sustainable small business vehicles, opportunities to save money and lower emissions with sustainable lighting, lowering costs and gaining revenue with effective recycling programs, government sustainability assistance for small business, renewable energy, sustainable office materials, and sustainable supply chains. This course differs from other courses by offering a topic of the week with practices and products a small business can adopt to make changes to become more sustainable during the semester. This course teaches practical and achievable lessons that can be implemented each week by a small business. Many in-class lessons are also applicable to make sustainability changes at small nonprofit organizations.
