MBA's face up to the cold, hard "facts" about global warming - Times Online

Climate change students are shocked and depressed by what they learn, but business can also influence the outcome
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Nottingham University Business School adopts a similar approach and has set up the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility. Wendy Chapple, the centre’s deputy director, says: “We talk about climate change as just one aspect of sustainability. We see it as the interrelation of business and the environment.”

Chapple gives an example: “Say a supermarket chain decides to shorten the supply chain to source more fruit and vegetables locally. It will need to balance the reduction in carbon footprint with the social impact in a developing country. Businesses are creating value chains by sourcing ethical or fair trade products from developing countries. They can have a positive impact on climate change through encouraging sustainable farming.”