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“Analyze the use of the world’s resources to achieve sustainability and equitable distribution at the personal, professional, and global level.”
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This course emphasizes that businesses should be socially responsible, ecological sustainable and reduce their carbon footprint. Black and Decker (aka Black+Decker or B+D) is an example of one such company. It manufactures and sells a variety of household products including power tools, kitchen appliances, lawn and garden equipment etc. Also, it’s a part of StanleyBlack&Decker organization.
Your objective for this project is to do an Internet based literature search and describe in detail, the methods/processes used by Blacker & Decker/StanleyBlack&Decker to develop green products, sustainable production processes, and implement eco-friendly supply chain management.
In 1500 -2000 words, you report should address the following topics:
- Introduction to ecological sustainability
- StanleyBlack&Decker’sCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) objectives related to sustainability.
- Green Product Design at Black+Decker/StanleyBlack&Decker
2a. Describe the guidelines for achieving environmentally friendly product design
2b. Product design system/methodology used at B+D/StanleyBlack&Decker.
2c. give some examples of their successfulgreen product designs.
- Eco friendly productionprocesses at B+D/StanleyBlack&Decker
3a. Describe the guidelines used by the company to develop green production processes.
3b. Give examples of some of the successful green manufacturing processes at B+D.
- Green Supply Chain Management at B+D/StanleyBlack&Decker
- Conclusion
6a. Discuss the successes of sustainability programs StanleyBlack&Decker. Discuss.
6b. Discuss how these programs/techniques/methods could successfully be implemented at businesses in countries like China or India etc.?
