Environmental NGO, Greenpeace, acted on a protest against Nestle over the palm oil plantation controversy, which is used as a case study in this course for students to learn the multi-stakeholder engagements, as well as corporate social responsibilities. (Image courtesy of Philip Reynolds. Used with permission.)
Instructor(s)
Dr. Edgar Blanco
Dr. Alexis Bateman
Prof. Anthony Craig
MIT Course Number
ESD.S43
As Taught In
Spring 2014
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
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Course Description
The half-semester graduate course in Green Supply Chain Management will focus on the fundamental strategies, tools and techniques required to analyze and design environmentally sustainable supply chain systems. Topics covered include: Closed-loop supply chains, reverse logistics systems, carbon footprinting, life-cycle analysis and supply chain sustainability strategy.
Class sessions will combine presentations, case discussions and guest speakers. All students will work on a course-long team project that critically evaluates the environmental supply chain strategy of an industry or a publicly traded company. Grades will be based on class participation, case study assignments and the team project.