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ESG Reporting Research Paper
Students will select a topic of their choice related to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governmental) reporting to explore further, culminating in a 5-page research paper. The research paper will have milestones ...

Campus Waste Audit
The course specific excercise we did was to take Bentley University waste data across multiple years (and different buildings). Student evaluated waste diversion rates, compost rates, and landfill rates to assess ...

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Introduction to Environmental Economics
This course offers an overview of economic analyses of environmental issues like pollution and resource management for non-majors. Students will receive an introduction to marginal thinking, market-based solutions, valuation techniques, and government intervention, with a focus on current issues and applying economics in an interdisciplinary manner to other environmental fields.

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in CHEM 305: Molecular Toxicology
This course will focus upon common environmental toxins and the biochemical processes by which they are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted from mammalian systems. Particular attention will be paid to understanding these processes at the molecular level.

Wick3d Designs New Product Negotiation
This is a multi-party negotiation role play in which students are given negotiating roles and then are asked to negotiate and agree on a new product for their company. The company's values include ...

Student Guides
Educational page providing downloadable student guides in PDF format that explore water quality as a "wicked problem" in the Mississippi River Watershed through interdisciplinary modules on nitrogen, antibiotics, and mercury, integrating the water cycle, human impacts, and sustainability concepts for classroom use. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Part 2: Mapping the Lifecycle of a Product
As individuals, we may vary in how much waste we produce and how we dispose of it, but it should be apparent that none of us produce zero waste. This activity explores the lifecycle of a specific product through ...

Waste Audit
We conducted 2 waste audits, one voluntary and one to be turned in to share with the class. This captures different incentives involved with current ESG disclosure (voluntary) and the SEC's proposed mandatory rule.

Are Clean Tech Startups Sustainable and/or Circular?
Students apply what they have learned from the common exercise to a clean tech startup company. They map out the lifecycle of the product or service, identify potential impacts in each phase, and evaluate the ...

Action Plan for Impacting Your Sustainable Development Goal
Using the article "Stop Raising Awareness Already" by Cristiano and Neimand and a six-step template, students create a plan to show how they apply the knowledge learned throughout the term to make a ...