FINA 2720 — Sustainability in the Business Environment

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional

Examines a variety of environmental problems, including global warming, use and disposal of toxic substances, and depletion of natural resources such as water and petroleum. Many of these problems arise because these are resources that are available to all and so their overuse is an externality that is not included in manufacturing costs. Businesses have been involved in both identifying sustainability issues in their individual organizations and providing a variety of innovative solutions. Uses a combination of readings and case analyses to assesses how both government regulations—such as taxes, subsidies, building codes, prohibitions of use—and business solutions—including zero emissions, green design, producer take-back, life cycle assessment, and corporate environmental reporting—address these problems.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20231384095%2.0
Spring 202414140102%0.0
Summer A 20241324080%8.0
Fall 20241414298%1.0
Spring 202514040100%0.0
Fall 20252808298%1.0
Spring 202614040100%0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 23% · T 64% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 77%

Common patterns: TF (64% of sections), M (23% of sections), F (13% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Summer A

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

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