Climate Change Education: A Workshop Summary

Synopsis

Climate change poses challenges as well as opportunities for business and finance and, broadly speaking for the entire economy. Responding fully to the climate challenge will influence the economy of the United States and the world. Businesses will have to provide services or products with less harmful influence on the climate; respond to a changing policy, regulatory, and market environment; and provide new services and products to help address the challenges that will likely result from climate change. Many businesses are beginning to see climate change as another context within which core functions of strategy, finance, operations, marketing, or intersecting with regulatory environments occur, posing risks and opportunities. "Climate Change Education: Preparing Current and Future Business Leaders" is the summary of a workshop hosted by the National Research Council's Board on Science Education in March 2013 to explore issues associated with teaching climate change-related topics in business schools. The workshop focused on major gaps in our understanding of climate and sustainability education in postsecondary professional schools of business. The workshop connected discourse on climate education for current and future business leaders with the broader discussion on climate change education, in hopes that they influence and benefit each other. This report discusses the role that business schools could and should play in preparing future corporate leaders for the challenges and opportunities that climate change will pose.

Copyright:

2014

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780309305990

Related ISBNs:

9780309305990

Publisher:

The National Academies Press

Date of Addition:

10/20/15

Copyrighted By:

the National Academy of Sciences

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Earth Sciences

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.