EVO 2018 Business English for a better world
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As part of week 4 of our EVO Business English for a better world we invite you to reflect on the material you use in your BE courses. 1. What makes a business ethical or sustainable? We look at two businesses (Divine Chocolate and the Body Shop) as examples of social enterprises? Share your ideas on the 'Ethical and sustainable businesses' discussion forum.
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- 1. EVO 2018
- 2. Week 4 Week Four Topic, 04-11 Feb. 2018 Sustainability and global issues Moderator: Valentina Dodge
- 6. You • Are you a conscious/conscientious consumer? • Do you think about your ecological footprint? • In what way are you environmentally-friendly?
- 8. Customising content for your students
- 10. Discuss one goal
- 12. "We do believe businesses should be responsible in every way they can – to protect both people and planet – all along their supply chains. Sophie Tranchel, Divine Chocolate Divine Chocolate
- 16. Localisation
- 19. Wrap up
- 20. The Body Shop challenge
- 21. Ethisphere
- 22. Acknowledgements Images from public domain https://commons.wikimedia.org or http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/ Our Common Future book cover from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Common_Future Conscientious consumer http://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/simple-ways-to-be-a-conscientious- consumer UN sustainability http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/ The Body Shop http://futurefitbusiness.org/2016/02/20/the-body-shop-marks-40th-year-with-pledge-to-be- worlds-most-ethical-sustainable-global-company/ Divine Chocolate http://www.divinechocolate.com
- 23. Thank you Connect via LinkedIn
- 24. Week Five Topic, 11 – 18 Feb. 2018 Social Entrepreneurs Moderator: Julie Kacmaz
Editor's Notes
- What is sustainablity? What are global issues? “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report, from the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) was published in 1987. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Common_Future
- For example To grow one almond it takes one gallon of water? Sustainable alternatives? Pistachios or peanuts use much less water. In California this is contributing to the drought and low water levels in the area. The processing of walnuts also uses a huge amount of water. Give more examples Ask participants for their examples
- Personal choices 40 years of choices
- Ask participants about their choices. List ways of becoming more concientious / ecological etc Follow up link http://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/simple-ways-to-be-a-conscientious-consumer
- Where do you work? What corporate training are you involved?
- What materials do you use or create? What do you feel about the companies showcased in most published materials? How do these align with your view of the world? Do they represent your conscientious living style? How do you personalise your materials?
- Describe UN SDGs and the project Follow up link http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/
- Think of a company What could they do to achieve that goal?
- This week we are going to focus on two industries The chocolate and beauty industries
- Do you agree?
- The global chocolate industry is worth an estimated $100 billion, and the leading actors are global brands such as Nestlé and Mars – some of the largest firms in the world. This whole industry is dependent on one specific input, namely cocoa beans. How can that http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/1530-cocoa-supply-chain-sustainability Spotlight on Divine chocolate Which is OWNED BY COCOA FARMERS. MADE FOR CHOCOLATE LOVERS. Divine Chocolate is co-owned by the 85,000 farmer members of Kuapa Kokoo, the cooperative in Ghana that supplies the cocoa for each bar of Divine. As owners, they get a share in the profits, a say in the company, and a voice in the global marketplace.
- Show VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7FX4OKapkQ Sophi Tranchell, Managing Director of Divine Chocolate, speaks with Devex west coast correspondent Catherine Cheney about the importance of personalizing supply chains. Follow up link https://www.devex.com/news/q-a-the-managing-director-of-divine-chocolate-on-personalizing-supply-chains-90064
- How can you transfer this to your classes / courses? Localise Ask learners about their own company / leadership Brainstorm future fit ideas Increase awareness of Future fit benchmarks (fresh water crisis, education crisis, financial inequality etc) Ranking importance of Future fit concepts Choose sustainable companies for your material Discuss sustainable company missions Use YT videos from these companies to talk about BE / introduce new language
- Student generated content – (UGC) and company documents ensure you have copyright / permission to use documents from company / get learners to upload set up blog or wiki - set it to private, share with learner(s) , get material from learner company and create tasks based on the people they communicate with on daily basis
- Classroom idea: Get students to describe or reflect on their company under these key words Follow up reading http://smallbusiness.chron.com/six-characteristics-ethical-business-22401.html
- The Body Shop Marks 40th Year with Pledge to Be World’s Most Ethical, Sustainable Global Company Follow up link http://futurefitbusiness.org/2016/02/20/the-body-shop-marks-40th-year-with-pledge-to-be-worlds-most-ethical-sustainable-global-company/
- Get this free app of iOS only though or check website https://ethisphere.com/magazine/ All of Ethisphere’s insights from the convenience of your device. Download this free app for access to articles, white papers, research, and podcast on the topics of: Anti-Corruption & Bribery Corporate Culture Ethics & Compliance Programs Governance & Audit Reputation Risk Mitigation And More!
- Connect and stay in touch https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentinadodge/
- Week 5 will be starting in 7 days and will follow on from the sustainable / global issues week Julie will be focusing more on the people behind the changes we are a looking at Join us for week 5 on Social Entrepreneurs