BTF5910 - Corporate sustainability regulation

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Overview

This unit considers legal and regulatory perspectives on global environmental challenges, with a particular focus on the role of corporations and business managers. By exploring different models of environmental regulation at the international, national and sub-national scale, as well as associated legal obligations and implications for business, this unit contributes to the diverse vocational skills required to realise more sustainable business models. Through real-life business case studies, students will have the opportunity to engage closely with the regulatory dimensions of a range of current environmental challenges such as climate change, waste management and declining natural resources.

Offerings

S2-01-CAULFIELD-EVENING

S2-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Anita Foerster

Notes

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.

Teaching approach

Online learning

Active learning

Peer assisted learning

Problem-based learning

Assessment

1 - Within semester assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Seminars

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.