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BTX4100 - Corporate environmental responsibility

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate, Postgraduate Faculty of Business and Economics

Leader: Mr Wayne Gumley

Offered

Caulfield Second semester 2008 (Evening)
Caulfield Summer semester B 2008 (On-campus block of classes)

Synopsis

Considering the nature and extent of environmental problems facing business in a global and resource constrained economy, and how the legal system encourages a transition to ecologically sustainable development. Topics include common law environmental rights and responsibilities, the role of government regulation and the role of corporations with particular emphasis upon legal mechanism to promote corporate environmental responsibility.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination (2 hours): 50%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prohibitions

BTF4100, BTF5100, BTX5100

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