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COURSE: Collaboration, Partnering & Negotiation

Summary Description That people need to work together to get anything but the simplest of things done is self evident and obvious; but that doesn’t make it easy. The quality of any interaction will necessarily have an enormous influence on its potential to bring about change, and on the longevity and impact of likely outcomes.Continue reading “COURSE: Collaboration, Partnering & Negotiation”

COURSE: Negotiation Masterclass

OPEN Bitesize Course Outline Added Value; How we think – and how this is exploited; Negotiation in competition – claiming value; Negotiation in collaboration – creating value; Negotiation as interaction; Negotiating in the real world – Managing Agreement; Negotiation as Dialogue By the end of this OPEN Bitesize course, learners will: 1. Understand the basicContinue reading “COURSE: Negotiation Masterclass”

‘Profits with purpose in a fractured, fearful, failing world’

by Catherine Cameron, Director of Agulhas Knowledge and OPEN Fellow. The Blackrock Annual Letter to S&P 500 CEO’s sent some shockwaves through the world of business earlier this year. The world’s largest investor, with $6.3 trillion under management, BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink wrote: ‘We are seeing a paradox of high returns andContinue reading “‘Profits with purpose in a fractured, fearful, failing world’”

COURSE: Building Business Resilience

Summary Description Business resilience is key for enterprises to survive & thrive. Businesses face a range of sustainability challenges, including increasing demand for finite natural resources, leading to resource scarcity, climate impacts with both abrupt (e.g. flooding) and long term changes, (e.g. temperature rise), commodity price volatility, energy security, increasing inequality and social unrest. BusinessesContinue reading “COURSE: Building Business Resilience”

BoP Global Network Summit 18-20 April 2018

Enterprise for a Sustainable World (ESW)and Ecociate, in collaboration with the BoP Global Network Labs from around the world, are organizing the third BoP Global Network Summit. The event will be held April 18 – 20, 2018 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, India. The Summit will build on the 2nd BoP GlobalContinue reading “BoP Global Network Summit 18-20 April 2018”

COURSE: Nature Inspired Innovation and Design

Summary Description This course will introduce the various sustainability related conceptions of the innovation, development, and design of human systems with an emphasis on nature inspired andregenerative solutions. Topics will include: The role of innovation in addressing local and global challenges; Living systems principles for appropriate design and technology and; Schools of thought derived fromContinue reading “COURSE: Nature Inspired Innovation and Design”

COURSE: Sustainability-Driven Innovation

Summary Description This course introduces the topic of sustainability-driven innovation (SDI), comparing and contrasting traditional models of innovation management and economic development paradigms with emerging models and discourse of innovation for sustainable development. It will discuss motivations, mechanisms, and outcomes for SDI in various social, national, and cultural contexts, highlighting the challenges of practical implementation.Continue reading “COURSE: Sustainability-Driven Innovation”

COURSE: Introduction to Management for Global Sustainability

Summary Description This short course will introduce management professionals to the six frames that business leaders use to talk about sustainability, as identified by John Elkington (who coined the phrase “Triple Bottom Line”). It is intended as a reflective exploration to expand the individual and organizational perceptions and intentions of sustainability within the organization andContinue reading “COURSE: Introduction to Management for Global Sustainability”

WWF and Gold Standard co-publish new report on ‘Business and the SDGs’

Corporate ambition around the Global Goals is only set to increase. Some companies are already recognising the need for business to operate in stable economies and that, conversely, growing inequality, poverty and climate and water risks are threats to almost any business model. The top ve medium-term risks highlighted in the World Economic Forum’s GlobalContinue reading “WWF and Gold Standard co-publish new report on ‘Business and the SDGs’”

COURSE: Introduction to Environmental Sociology

Summary Description On-Line Course: Introduction to Environmental Sociology Course Instructor Dr Kim Smith Does this course carry Credit Value No Duration (Number of Hours) 60 Course Format On-line Maximum Number of Students 40 Date April 2 – June 17, 2018 Syllabus Plan – summary of the structure and academic content of the moduleContinue reading “COURSE: Introduction to Environmental Sociology”