2016-2017 Academic Bulletin 
    
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2016-2017 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 421 - Strategic Environmental Management


Credits: 4
Explores how companies seek profit opportunities by reducing costs associated with environmental impacts and by satisfying market demand for ecologically sound products. Economic theories of the firm and theories of sustainable development provide the analytical framework. Various templates for building environmental management systems are reviewed, along with the corporate sector’s progress toward sustainable business practices.

Prerequisite: ECON 100  and ECON 240 , or permission of the instructor.

Distribution Requirements: CL, SB.