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ESRM 321, Finance & Accounting From a Sustainability Perspective
5 credits | NW and I&S
Course Website: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1099326/assignments/syllabus
This is an online course (except for two mandatory in-person exam on 2.7 and 3.9, 4:30-6:50 pm, in 223 Anderson Hall)

Overview: In ESRM 321, we explore two of the four primary business dimensions: finance and accounting (* companion course ESRM 320 explores marketing and management). Finance refers to the flows and uses of money among individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations, and governments and associated processes, institutions, and markets. Accounting involves recording, classifying, summarizing, and interpreting business transactions to provide management and stakeholders with information about a company’s performance, liquidity, growth, value, etc. We also explore sustainability, which refers to integrating environmental, social, and financial elements in order to meet the needs of people today without compromising Earth’s capacity to provide for future generations. Integrating these three is called the triple bottom line. In business, the bottom line refers to net income or profits because it is the last (i.e., bottom) line in a company’s income statement; profits are essential because a business is unsustainable without them. Sustaining the planet over the long term depends not on one but all three bottom lines. We will explore the meaning and importance of sustainable business practices that respect and adhere to best environmental science methods and ethical social responsibility standards. The context for this exploration will be assessing data in corporate sustainability reports. Companies that trade on U.S. stock exchanges are required by law to report financial performance, but no laws exist for reporting social responsibility and environmental performance. However, in response to stakeholders many corporations voluntarily issue annual sustainability reports that provide information on the company’s environmental and social responsibility practices and performance.

Course Goals: ESRM 321 has two goals: to provide a context for 1) learning business concepts (through watching the recorded business lectures and reading the introduction to business textbook) AND 2) hands on experience assessing corporate sustainability performance (using sustainability report information). The business learning objectives below in bold are achieved through listening to the recorded business lectures and reading the Nickels textbook while the sustainability learning objectives underlined below are achieved through assessing GRI indicators using sustainability report information.

Learning Objectives:

Explain finance, accounting, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability concepts

Summarize what money is, counterfeiting deterrence, and financial institutions

Explain the functions of the U.S. Federal Reserve System and its monetary policy tools

Describe stock markets, investing strategies, and socially responsible investing

Analyze financial statements (e.g., balance sheets, income statements)

Define corporate financial management

Describe Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework for sustainability reporting

Assess GRI economic and environment indicators to measure sustainability performance

Analyze sustainability performance using data in corporate sustainability reports

Summarize and interpret sustainability performance data

* Companion course ESRM 320 (Marketing & Management From a Sustainability Perspective) is offered spring, summer, and fall quarters.

Are you curious about how our planet works? Do you prefer to explore the world outside of the classroom? Do you want to create a sustainable tomorrow today? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you might belong in the College of the Environment!

Join us for an information session to learn more about College of the Environment majors and the opportunities available to our students!

When: Thursday, November 3, 3-4 pm
Who: Current UW students or high school/prospective transfer students and their families
Where: Mary Gates Hall, Room 288 (map)
Questions? Email coenvadv@uw.edu
RSVP (for prospective students): https://seattle.recruit.uw.edu/Undergrad/pages/EventDetails.aspx?id=db018603-597c-e611-81e0-005056a47f24

Can’t visit campus but want to learn more? We are also offering a Webinar tomorrow, Wednesday, November 2 3:30-4:30 pm PST. RSVP to receive a link to the webinar: https://seattle.recruit.uw.edu/Undergrad/pages/EventDetails.aspx?id=33d37556-2780-e611-81e0-005056a47f24

To learn more about other upcoming opportunities for prospective College of the Environment students please visit our Future Undergrads page: https://environment.uw.edu/students/future-students/future-undergrads/

See you there!

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Autumn Quarter Lecture

Black Protest beyond Democratic Sacrifice: Black Lives Matter and the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement
Professor Juliet Hooker
Friday, November 18, 2016
3:00 – 4:30 p.m., SAV 260

Juliet Hooker is Associate Professor of Government and of African and African Diaspora Studies and the University of Texas, Austin. She is a political theorist specializing in comparative political theory and critical race theory. Her primary research interests include black political thought, Latin American political thought, political solidarity, and multiculturalism; she has also published on Afro-descendant and indigenous politics and multicultural rights in Latin America. She is the author of Race and the Politics of Solidarity (Oxford University Press, 2009), and Theorizing Race in the Americas (forthcoming from Oxford University Press in 2017), which juxtaposes the accounts of race formulated by prominent nineteenth and twentieth-century U.S. African-American and Latin American thinkers: Frederick Douglass, Domingo F. Sarmiento, W. E. B. Dubois and José Vasconcelos. Her articles have appeared in journals such as: American Political Science Review, Political Theory, Politics, Groups and Identities, Souls, Journal of Latin American Studies, and Latin American Research Review. Her most recent publication is “Black Lives Matter and Paradoxes of U.S Politics: From Democratic Sacrifice to Democratic Repair” (Political Theory 2016)

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ENV H 418 / 518 Understanding and Managing the Health Risks of Climate Change (3)
The health risks of climate change are multiple and range across the public health space. Addresses current and projected health risks of climate change and the policies and measures to manage these risks as the climate continues to change. Offered: jointly with G H 418 / 518

ENV H 448 Community Air Pollution (3)
What’s in the air you breathe? A comprehensive overview of community air pollution. Topics covered include: Air pollution sources, chemistry and meteorology, effects on human health and the environment, and climate change. No Prerequisites, open to students in all majors. Counts toward the Environmental Health Major and minor.

ENV H 441 Food Protection (3)
Study of identification and characteristics of chemicals and biological agents implicated in foodborne disease outbreaks and conditions or circumstances by which food contamination occurs. Examination of food protection activities conducted by local and state government at the retail level. Prerequisite: either CHEM 120, CHEM 142, MICROM 301, or MICROM 410.

ENV H 446 / 546 Hazardous Waste and Public Health (3)
Characterization of hazardous wastes and introduction to pertinent federal and state regulations. Discussion of exposure pathways and description of management options at pre-generation, pre-release, and post-release stages. Emphasis on public health significance. Prerequisite: CHEM 152 or CHEM 220; and MATH 124 or Q SCI 291

ENV H 452 / 542 Detection and Control of Environmentally Transmitted Microbiological Hazards (3)
Focuses on the detection and control of infectious microorganisms in air, food, water, and other environmental media. Provides a discussion on sample collection, processing, and detection for infectious microorganisms. Provides coverage of engineered controls and disinfection/decontamination processes for infectious microorganisms. No Prerequisites, open to students in all majors. Counts toward the Environmental Health Major and minor.

ENV H 462 / 562 Technical Aspects of Occupational Safety (3)
Reviews federal OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and state WISHA (Washington Industrial Safety and Heath Act) standards. Explores the impact of these regulations on industry, particularly construction. Upon completion of the course, students receive an OSHA 510 30-hour Construction Safety and Health certification. No Prerequisites, open to students in all majors. Counts toward the Environmental Health Major and minor.

The 2017 Bonderman Fellowship application now available!
Deadline: January 9, 2017, 12 noon (PST)

The 2017 Bonderman Travel Fellowship application is now available and we encourage you to consider applying! This fellowship offers University of Washington graduate/professional and undergraduate students (from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses) an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and travel abroad.

The first information session is Wednesday, 11/2, 12:30-1:30 pm in the Allen Auditorium, Allen Library!

David Bonderman – the donor – wishes to give students an opportunity to experience learning and growth in new and unexpected ways. Bonderman Fellows will undertake international travel on their own for eight months, to six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world. Through solo travel the Fellows will focus on exploration and discovery, learning about the world and themselves in it.

Up to seven graduate and seven undergraduate Bonderman Fellowships will be awarded in spring 2017. Each Fellowship carries a $20,000 award to be used only for extended solo international travel. Fellows may not conduct research, pursue an academic project, or participate in a formal program or organization.

Eligibility:
All applicants must be enrolled (for graduate students “on leave” status is not considered enrolled) and in good standing at the UW during the quarter the application is due and must hold US citizenship or permanent resident status. Good standing in this regard refers not only to academic but also disciplinary and conduct standing. Additionally:

GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS: All students in graduate or professional degree programs are eligible to apply.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: All undergraduate students with senior credit standing AND who also meet ONE of the following criteria are eligible to apply:

At least a 3.65 cumulative UW GPA by the start of Winter 2017; OR

Participation and good standing in the University Honors Program (Interdisciplinary, Departmental or College Honors) or in UW Tacoma’s Global Honors Program, by the start of Winter 2017. Undergraduates in one of these Honors programs DO NOT need to have 3.65 UW GPA or higher to apply, but simply must be in good standing in their respective programs, whatever that might mean.

To learn more about this extraordinary opportunity, please attend one of the information sessions listed on the website.

Applications must be submitted by 12:00 pm (noon) January 9, 2017.

More information about the fellowship, information sessions, and the application can be found at: bonderman.uw.edu