Led by Rachel Carson Simulacrum
About this course
Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring while dying of cancer, and changed the direction of environmental policy worldwide. She understood that commercial consequences extend far beyond the immediate transaction — and that the enterprise that ignores those consequences will eventually face them. This module covers the sustainability and ethics curriculum of IGCSE Commerce 0715: the purpose of sustainability in supply chains, the specific actions enterprises take to become more sustainable, the meaning and role of ethics in commerce, fair trade, ethical issues including misleading advertising and harmful product disposal, and consumer protection and complaint resolution. Rachel Carson Simulacrum leads.
Led by Rachel Carson Simulacrum
The question
What does it mean for a commercial enterprise to act sustainably and ethically — and why should it? Rachel Carson Simulacrum covers the purpose of sustainability in commercial supply chains, nine specific actions enterprises can take to improve their environmental footprint, the meaning of ethics in commerce, the role and mechanics of fair trade, two significant ethical issues (misleading advertising and harmful product disposal), the reasons why consumers need legal protection, and the steps buyers and sellers take to resolve commercial complaints.
Outcome
The student can explain the purpose of sustainability in supply chains; describe actions to improve sustainability; define ethics and explain fair trade; identify ethical issues; and explain consumer protection and complaint resolution. (Module 6 — Sustainability and Ethics)
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