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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Business
Lesson Topic: the impact of the growing importance of sustainability on business and business decisions
Learning Objective/s:

  • Describe the triple‑bottom‑line concept and its relevance to business decisions.
  • Explain the main drivers that increase the importance of sustainability for firms.
  • Apply decision‑making tools such as LCA, carbon‑footprint calculators and TBL scorecards to evaluate a business option.
  • Evaluate different strategic responses to sustainability pressures and their impact on profitability and reputation.
Materials Needed:

  • Projector and screen
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Printed case‑study handouts (Unilever, Tesla, Patagonia, HSBC)
  • Worksheet with decision‑making tool templates
  • Laptops or tablets with internet access
  • Calculator or spreadsheet software
 Introduction:

Begin with a quick poll: How many of you have bought a product because it was marketed as “green”?
Recall the previous lesson on external influences and the triple‑bottom‑line.
By the end of the lesson you will be able to identify sustainability drivers, use a basic LCA framework, and recommend a strategic response.
Lesson Structure:

  1. Do‑now (5’) – sustainability poll and brief sharing.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10’) – triple‑bottom‑line overview and key drivers.
  3. Tool demonstration (10’) – introduction to LCA and carbon‑footprint calculator.
  4. Group activity (15’) – analyse assigned case‑study using decision‑making tools; complete worksheet.
  5. Whole‑class debrief (10’) – groups present findings and discuss strategic responses.
  6. Exit ticket (5’) – each student writes one actionable sustainability decision for a chosen business.
Conclusion:

Summarise how sustainability influences product design, supply‑chain and marketing decisions.
Collect the exit tickets as a quick retrieval check.
Homework: research a local company's sustainability initiative and prepare a short analysis for the next lesson.