Discussion Forum #2 - Nike's Reuse A Shoe Recycling Program

Dear Students,

Review the embedded video on how Nike is utilizing sustainability as corporate citizenship

Watch ReuseAShoebyNike (Links to an external site.), to learn about Nike’s shoe recycling program where it breaks the shoe down into three parts and describes its use of recycled fabrics. 

Nike is well known as a good corporate citizen; in fact, it is an industry leader in sustainability and has won awards because of its success in this area.

Provide the answers to the following questions by Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 11:59 PM and comment on two posts submitted by other students by Sunday, Sept 19 at 11:59 PM.

Answer the following questions: 

1.  What is sustainability?

2.  What are the some of the positive impacts to help the planet of the Reuse A Shoe by Nike?

3.  How doe the Nike's Reuse A Shoe relate to Chapter 2?

4.  What ideas would you provide Nike if given the opportunity on maintaining their reputation of being a good corporate citizen?

5.  Comment on two student posts.

Your answers will need to demonstrate that:

1. You have reviewed/read the textbook.
2. You have processed the information and applied it to your own critical thinking process.

Critical thinking involves incorporating your personal experiences with new information to analyze a situation. In other words, you will not receive credit for simply repeating or rewording the textbook, nor will you receive credit for simply stating your opinion without any research or facts to support that opinion. At the same time, you answer must show me that you have read the text material.

Neatness, grammar, formatting and punctuation count. This is not an English class. However, as business professionals, you will be expected to produce professionally crafted written communication all the time. You may as well get used to doing so now.

• Return to the discussion forum over the next few days and read what your fellow students are posting and provide comments and feedback to at least two of them per discussion question.

Again, your response to my question is due on Wednesday. Your response to at least two other students, per discussion question, is due by Sunday. Your responses to other students must be substantive and go beyond a mere ‘good job’ or ‘I agree’. Most of the time, I will grade your responses to other students on Mondays or Tuesdays. Think of the discussion forum as a classroom discussion. This means all students can see your work and can also read my response to it, just like would happen in a ‘live’ discussion. I will participate in the discussions on a semi-regular basis. After the first few weeks, I will assign everyone to discussion groups. This will allow you to get to know other students better and have more interactive discussions in the forums.