Environmental Entrepreneurs: Strategies for Green Business

Posted 2 years ago by Adam Smith Center

Duration : 4 weeks
Study Method : Online
Subject : Nature & Environment
Overview
Discover the tools, strategies, business models, and practices used by environmental entrepreneurs for successful green business.
Course Description

Explore the role of entrepreneurs in the environment and the economy

Entrepreneurs play a crucial role in mitigating environmental issues. The nature of entrepreneurship centres on innovation, solution-focused thinking, and sustainable practices, which positions entrepreneurs at the forefront of green business.

This four-week course from the Adam Smith Center will provide an overview of environmental entrepreneurship in Singapore to help you understand how the theoretical principles of entrepreneurship can be applied to solve environmental problems.

Entrepreneurship fosters a culture of permissionless innovation that can address environmental devastation.

On this course, you’ll explore the trends, elements, and forces of entrepreneurial innovation and learn how entrepreneurs optimise their processes to successfully balance profit and planetary health.

Examine case studies of successful sustainable businesses in Singapore

As a world leader in climate resilience and adaptation, Singapore has seen an increasing crop of local environmental entrepreneurs.

You’ll delve into case studies of three Singapore-based environmental entrepreneurs from different industries and discover theoretical explanations of market processes and innovation. This will help you gain valuable insight from leading entrepreneurs.

Learn about tools, strategies, and business models for sustainability

The Adam Smith Center is a research and educational organisation that has proven experience in delivering transformative courses on sustainability, business, and economics.

With the guidance of your expert educator, Dr. Cheang, you’ll explore environmentally and economically sustainable entrepreneurial tools, methods, and business models to expand your knowledge of the possibilities of environmental entrepreneurship.

This course is designed for learners interested in economics, business, and environmental humanities or science.

It might also be of interest to young adult learners or students with an interest in environmentalism or professionals in the environmental and sustainability sectors.

Requirements

This course is designed for learners interested in economics, business, and environmental humanities or science.

It might also be of interest to young adult learners or students with an interest in environmentalism or professionals in the environmental and sustainability sectors.

Career Path
  • Explore trends, elements and forces of entrepreneurial innovation
  • Explain how the theoretical principles of entrepreneurship can be applied to solve environmental problems
  • Identify characteristics of effective environmental entrepreneurship
  • Discuss entrepreneurial tools, methods, approaches, and business models which are environmentally and economically sustainable
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