The unit facilitates scholarly reflection on the roles that sustainability can play in contemporary management with particular reference to tourism and event enterprises. Students will develop capacity to appraise approaches organisations can take to balance the economic, social and environmental impacts of their activities. Students will examine the principles of ethical and responsible behaviour with reference to organisations in both the profit and not for profit sectors and they will critique how ethical and responsible behaviours can help meet environmental, social, and economic obligations to stakeholders. Students will also review methods of evaluating performance and will recommend models of best practice. Topics include the carbon cycle, the ecological footprint, business ethics, corporate social responsibility and performance, responsible tourism, waste and recycling, sustainable design principles and marketing sustainable practices. Students will develop capabilities to critique, recommend and justify sustainability approaches by engaging in a range of practical problem solving sessions involving team work, case study analysis, online learning activities, peer discussion and review and self-reflection.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.