Green management. An English course for university students

      Аннотация: Global concern for ecological safety and low efficiency of ecological control and ecological management of industrial production call for training a new type of C-level sustainability leader who will be aware of the potential threats unbridled industrialization can pose to the planet and will be able to take ecologically friendly decisions worldwide. Green management is a practical course which takes learners of English through the most relevant issues of the environmental dimension of business such as green lending, green audit, green marketing, waste management and conservation planning. Green management offers students of English practice tasks for interpreting ecological texts, expressing agreement, disagreement, surprise, frustration, concern or criticism on the one hand, and positive evaluation of ecological decisions on the other hand. The book provides culturally sensitive positive models of managing a conversation by choosing the right ways of initiating a conversation and taking turns in an ecological debate. Green management is intended for upper-intermediate level students following an ecological career path and all those concerned about ecological safety.

Ключевые слова: ecological consciousness, Ecological Footprint, Green management, sustainability, ecological safety, ecological awareness, ecologically responsible behaviour, ecological audit