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Green and Clean Technologies for Business and Society's Sustainability

GRMT 6130
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Lou Villalba, Ph.D Ed.D, D. Lit Cand.
Instructor
(1)
5
Timeline
  • October 29, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 31, 2020
    Project Check in
  • November 1, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 1, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
2/3 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Product or service launch
Skills
data analysis research
Learner goals and capabilities

Corporate social responsibility is a growing trend; what has your organization done to keep up? In this project, students will analyze your organization’s environmental, social, or economic sustainability initiatives as well as inspect the use of any green technologies used within the organization. Students will provide recommendations on how your organization can improve their use of green technologies. This may include new sustainability initiatives and a report of recommendations for green technologies that could be used.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
100 learners
Project
18 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final project deliverables will include:

  1. A 15-minute research presentation with recommendations for improving the green technologies in your organization
  2. A 1-page document summarizing how green initiatives are becoming a global need
  3. A 3 to 5-page written document detailing the analyses of the organization's current green initiatives and a detailed explanation of the recommendations to move forward
Project timeline
  • October 29, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 31, 2020
    Project Check in
  • November 1, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 1, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

Based on your organization’s goals for an environmental, social, or economic sustainability initiative, students will develop a set of recommendations and strategies that you can implement.

Project examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Researching and prioritizing potential green strategies for an improved sustainability initiative.
  • Examining the organizations green initiatives and looking into the use of new technologies.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.