1. What economic arguments can be made for and against environmental sustainability initiatives? What economic arguments can be made for and against social sustainability initiatives? What personal choices have you made as a consumer with respect to environmental or social sustainability?
2. Imagine you are a mid-level manager for a manufacturing company driven by the profit motive, and only concerned about the financial bottom line. You believe that the operations you oversee could realize great efficiencies by consuming less energy and thereby polluting less, but this would require some additional investment in technology. How do you go about selling your idea to top leadership?