Donald Huisingh

Capacity building: a course on sustainable development to educate the educators

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present information about a team‐teaching course on sustainable development (SD) for educators in an institution of higher education, Monterrey Campus of ITESM in Mexico.Design/methodology/approach – Four faculty members were invited to work together with the Sustainable Campus Programme coordinator in the process of developing the “Educate‐the‐Educators” SD course. The course was structured using lectures, readings, class role play activities, homework, and general discussion. Additionally, a workshop‐format was woven throughout the course; its function was to help the educators incorporate SD issues within their own courses.Findings – It was found that a multi‐disciplinarily developed and delivered course is an effective vehicle for educating educators on SD. Documentation of some facets of the learning process further helped the “students” and the course leaders to better understand the whole learning process.Originality/value – The papers value rests on the ...

An Interconnected Approach to Incorporate Sustainable Development at Tecnologico de Monterrey.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show the activities that have been implemented in Monterrey Campus of Tecnologico de Monterrey to infuse sustainable development (SD) into the academic components, as well as to document similar SD activities that are being implemented in other campuses within the Tecnologico de Monterrey system. Another relevant issue is to share the experiences regarding SD incorporation in the academic area.Design/methodology/approach – Capacity building courses to “educate‐the‐educators,” is the selected approach, to educate faculty regarding SD. Additionally, diverse methods are utilized to assess progress in incorporation of SD into courses and curricula. The capacity building is done through specific courses that are taught by faculty members with recognised knowledge in their fields but who also had the interdisciplinary skills to help the educators to understand and apply the concepts of the “triple bottom line”, to their academic programme. The educational programme is f...

Corporate environmental strategy : the avalanche of change since Bhopal

FRAMING THE ISSUES. The Avalanche of Change. When to Play by the Rules, When to Change the Game. THE FUNDAMENTAL KINDS OF CHANGE. Change from Above: Union Carbide and Reactive Strategies. Change by Strategy: ARCO and New Product Development. Changing Business as Usual: An Examination of Leading Options. Cascading Change: AT&T and the Role of Strategic Alliances. Enabling Change: Warner-Lambert and the Risks of Radical Innovation. THE FUTURE OF CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY. In Nature We Trust. Epilogue: Measuring Environmental Excellence. Appendices. Endnotes. Additional Notes. Index.