SUST 5310 - Sustainability Consulting

3 credit hours
Formerly - SUST 572

This course applies the principles, concepts, and skills related to sustainable business to actual organizational situations. Students will be involved in analyzing sustainability elements of all relevant aspects of a specific organization; these may include sustainability as strategy, leading sustainability efforts, sustainability considerations of specific industry sectors, and sustainability considerations related to organizational functions such as purchasing, facilities, human resources, manufacturing, service provision, information technology, and marketing. Students will conduct the necessary interviews and research, use knowledge and judgment to make decisions, and communicate recommendations to the client organizations. Considerable interaction between student teams and participating client organizations is required.

Prerequisite Course: SUST 5300 or approval of instructor