Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Stanford University


PESD Courses


Business and Policy of Sustainability

Course number(s): PUBLPOL 20SI
Offered Winter quarter in the 2011-2012 academic year

Instructors
Frank Wolak - Director at Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
Cyrus Pinto

How academia and business, specifically Stanford and Google, are redefining sustainability. Guest lectures include entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and policy makers, investigating how the Silicon Valley is defining sustainability as more than just a buzzword.

Focus on food, material waste, and marketing/finance, as examined through a multidimensional framework of practical economics, politics, business practices, and ethics.

Level
Undergraduate

Units
1-2