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Unit of Study BUSN3002 - Sustainable Business Management (2025)

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In this unit we explore the crucial role of business in solving social and environmental problems whilst remaining economically viable in the long term. Innovative business models guide the creative transformation of business including the redesign of products and services, and production and delivery systems, so that business becomes a powerful and positive change agent.

Unit content

Module 1: Sustainability, social responsibility and business

Module 2: Sustainable business best practice

Module 3: Sustainable business models

Module 4: Managing energy, waste and supply chains

Module 5: Life cycle analysis, sustainability accounting and sustainable consumption

Module 6: Social Entrepreneurship

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China - TUST N/A
Dual Term4
Gold Coast
Term3
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Melbourne N/A
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Online
Term3
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Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby N/A
Term3
Perth N/A
Term3
Sydney N/A
Term3

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply sustainable business principles to transform conventional business organisations into sustainable organisations

evaluate organisational performance against sustainability best practice benchmarks

develop creative solutions to remove causes of unsustainability

evaluate the potential for business to solve social problems.

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