What are the tangible environmental impacts of common business practices
This lecture takes a practical and results-driven approach to understanding environmental stewardship in business. Focusing on the real-world environmental impacts of common business practices and products, it explores how profit-driven decisions often contribute to ecological harm. Through the perspective of a management accountant, instructor Andrew offers a critical review of various industries and household items, uncovering the hidden costs to the environment.
Participants will gain insight into how businesses and individuals alike can take actionable steps to reduce environmental harm. This course is ideal for professionals seeking to align operational decisions with sustainability goals and for anyone interested in balancing profit with environmental responsibility.
CPA, BCom, MET
With his career beginning in the engineering field, Andrew brings a unique perspective into the accounting discipline - If it’s not practical, if it’s not efficient, then there must be a better solution. Specializing in strategy and performance management, Andrew’s experience has ranged from senior management positions to being a university instructor. If Andrew could only impart one lesson to his students, he would say that the strength of the CPA designation depends on them – let’s make this a profession the world esteems.
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