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Business and Management Studies Subject Spotlight

Society & Environment: What are the ethical responsibilities of a business?
with Alessia Mevoli from Anglia Ruskin University

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In this Subject Spotlight, Alessia Mevoli explores the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in today’s society. She considers why and how businesses promote environmental, societal and economic sustainability, and why such policies are beneficial to businesses.

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All episodes
1. Corporate social responsibility: business commitments to sustainability
2. Societal sustainability
3. Environment: our ethical stance
4. Activity: Patagonia and its social impact

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Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin University

Anglia Ruskin University is an innovative global university with students from 185 countries at our campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough and Writtle. These students are at the heart of our University, and we're delighted that our final-year undergraduates are positive about their educational experience. Our community is also incredibly important to us, and we're proud of the role we play in our cities and the wider region – including the positive effect on jobs and the local economy. It is this impact that helped us become the THE University of the Year 2023, a prestigious award that recognises our success in delivering high impact projects focused on the difference we make in the region and communities where we’re based as well as the contributions our students and graduates make to society.

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Alessia Mevoli

Alessia Mevoli is a Lecturer in Management Studies within the Faculty of Business and Law at Anglia Ruskin University, and specialises in management, organisational behaviour and HR management at the Cambridge campus. Alessia also acts as Student Development Lead for the school of management, looking at developing strategies to close the attainment gap and provide strategic support to enhance students' academic engagement within the school. Alessia's background is human resource management and organisational design, having studied BSc Business and Human Resources Management and her Master of Business Administration at ARU. During her time as a full time Lecturer, she has been supporting the development of the faculty's co-curricular portfolio of optional modules for students to take alongside their degree - ARUCPD, with the design of a brand new module on mental agility, flexibility and adaptability - MAFA. On top of this, Alessia is involved in a few consultancy projects, where she researches innovative and transformational work solutions and HR, organisational design and learning products for international clients to help people flourish in their work. Alessia is passionate about helping students and working professionals to thrive in their professional journeys.

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