NMIMS – SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT:TEACHING PLAN

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Course Title ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

Course Dr. Bala Krishnamoorthybala.krishnamoorthy@sbm.nmims.edu

Instructor/s Dr. Sujata Mukherjee Sujata.Mukherjee@sbm.nmims.edu
Dr.AlkaMitraAlka.Mitra@ril.com
Prof. Tapan Wagletapanwag@gmail.com
Prof. Kishore Kavadia kmkavadia@gmail.com
Dr.JinuKurienJinu.Kurian@nmims.edu

Credit Value 1.5 credit ( 50 marks paper)

Programme& MBA II Trimester

Trimester
Pre-requisite None
Learning  To Analyze a business situation from multiple perspectives
Outcomes  To examine the internal strategies adopted by business to improve its
& Learning performance &to reduce environmental risk.
Objectives  To describe and analyze evolving drivers of corporate environmental strategy
 To be conversant with environmental best practices and regulatory aspects

Goals:Environmental concerns have an increasing impact on business success.

To maintain their competitive advantage, corporate managers must stay ahead of the
curve, shifting their focus from environmental management to environmental strategy..

The course on environment management (EM), deals with a range of approaches

to EM (e.g. visioning, adaptive management, decision analysis), drawing on
examples from India and elsewhere in the world.
In particular, how business can best respond to the pressures of regulation,
markets, financial institutions, consumers and NGOs.

Group Project:Emphasis should be on identifying the managerial aspects&

providing decisions for environmental conflicts or problems.
Presentation and submission is part of project work. Acknowledge all data/information
in the report. The report must not exceed 15 pages of written material. Plagiarized
content will be rejected.

Project Topics –all projects must be in the context of India

1. Role of Banks in Environmental Management with two case studies –Indian example and
connect it to Equator Principle.
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 2. Large dams – the conflict between environmental, social and economic issues with 2 case
studies related to Asia
3. Plastic ban in Maharashtra
4. Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing
5. Failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation -Impact of Climate Change on
Businesses in India.
6. Product packaging – industry wise examples
7. Environmental Safeguard Policies of the World Bank – Strengths and weaknesses with 2 case
studies
8.National Green tribunal – analysis of three recent landmark judgments
9. Global Reporting Initiatives
10.Life cycle assessment of products

Evaluation Criteria:
Case discussions 10 marks
Discussion on articles 10 marks
Group presentations 10 marks
Trimester-end Examination 20 marks
Total 50 marks

Session Plan Session Topics & Readings Pedagogy

The role of business and society in
engendering various environmentalissues.
Teaching / 1& 2 Legacy of environmental issues and coping
Learning mechanism – role of MOEF, Central and Video – Mindless Mining – the
State Pollution Control Boards story of Kudremukh
Methodology
Pre read –induction material for MOEF You tube
Pre read – Strategic Plan MOEF

Setting the context for corporate

environmental challenges –aspects to be
3&4 looked into – assessing the impact & plan of
action -energy conservation
Pre –read Precautionary principle 9 610 -43
Pre read -Gathering and using
environmental data to drive performance
and sustainability –HBS 3670BC
5 &6 Environmental Regulations – The Water,
Air, Environment Protection Act and rules,
Waste management, Environmental
ImpactAssessment,
Environmentalclearance,Environmental
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Kudremukh Iron Ore Company
Ltd.: The Sun Sets on its
Mining Operations. – IMB 333
K.N. Murthy and D.V.R.
Seshadri
Groom energy Solutions –
selling efficiency – HBS 9613-
054
Project work finalizing the topic
and submitting the proposal for
guidance from the faculty
Carbon foot prints methods and
calculation –HBS 9 -611-075
Plastic waste management rules in
session 5 and 6
 Audit
Environmental Indicators

Pre read – National Environmental Policy –

PDF.
Project Group presentations
7 &8
9 Climate change issues – policy framework,
UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, IPCC, NAPCC,
the changing scenario
10 Project Group presentations
Green Supply chain management
Pl. include one external expert
along with you to assess the
presentations and Q & A
Banco real- banking on
sustainability. HBS -5-306 067
McDonald corporation –
managing supply chain – HBS

1. Environmental Management –Text and Cases –Bala Krishnamoorthy, Third Edition,

Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi 2017

References 2. The Harvard Business Review on Business and the Environment (a book of readings
published by Harvard Business School Press, 2000)

3. Environmental management -Vijay Kulkarni TV Ramachandran , 2006 Capital

Publishing company New Delhi

www.cpcb.nic.in/
http://indiaenvironmetnal portal.org.in
Internet www.teriin.org/
References www.cseindia.org/
www.downtoearth.org.in/
www.ceeindia.org/
envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/

Prepared by Faculty: Dr. Bala Krishnamoorthy & Team via email.

Approved by

Area Chairperson Program Chairperson Dean SBM

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