BUS688 Week 3 Discussion (dq1+dq2)

BUS688 Week 3 Discussion  

Dq1

A Sustainable Shopping Mall? Imagine that you are a developer interested in building a shopping mall. However, you are interested in building a shopping mall that is “green” so that your mall has a competitive advantage over other shopping malls. Apply the “eco-advantage mindset” to identifyconsiderations that you should make in the design, products, services, and processes of the mall that would enable you to achieve your goal. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. 

Dq2

1. Life-Cycle Assessment. Review the Wharington and Volvo case studies. In your opinion, which of these two companies benefitted the most from a life-cycle assessment? Which company’s life- cycle assessment benefited the environment and/or the consumers the most? Why? 

2. Could a cigarette manufacturing company benefit from a life-cycle assessment? Could the environment and/or consumers of a cigarette manufacturing company benefit from a life-cycle assessment? Why or why not? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.