Fundamentals of Intelligent Sustainable Business (Udemy.com)
A 100-year guide for growing sustainable business
Created by: Matthew Tueth
Last updated December 2024
What you will learn
- Understand the many hidden negative results of conventional business in terms of both energy and materials processing
- Re-imagine a system of profitable businesses delivering the goods and services we need with none of the hidden negatives that we do not want
- Understand the essential requirements for profitable, durable, and healthy businesses that consistently support their entire community thru time
- Draw insight from the most successful design consultant available and use that insight during the redesign of business process
- Develop effective and accurate systems that measure sustainable business progress within organizations over time
- Identify deceptive marketing techniques of impostor organizations that pose as legitimate practitioners of sustainable business
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 46% of them
- Reviews5,303#153 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length3.9 hourslonger than 62% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2024earlier than 64% of them
Course Description
This course exposes the hidden and serious problems of current business, outlines a revolutionary redesign for continuously profitable, healthy, durable, and community-supporting commerce, and then prepares the student to reform existing organizations. 24 learning sessions engage a variety of topics that are fundamental to potent sustainable business. Examples of the topics include include the myth of today's recycling systems, the insidious and mostly unintentional poisoning of communities, and the misrepresentation of climate change by both sides of the debate. No business issue is beyond scrutiny and all suggested changes are solidly supported. You will learn about the components of the brilliant new comprehensive design for business as well as the professional opportunities that await knowledgeable, creative, out-of-the-box thinkers and leaders in a variety of business sectors. During our time together, you will begin to develop the ability to apply profitable and paradigm-changing business practices in a variety of business settings. In the end, you will have an intensely positive professional vision and actionable competency that will prove more and more valuable as you move through your business career. This revolutionary message has been categorized as inspired, timeless, provocative, distinguished, paradigm-busting and the "gold standard" in sustainable business design. You can expect your current understanding of the business world to change dramatically!
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
5,303 Reviews
Matthew Tueth
Worked for the U.S. Forest Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for over 20 years. Earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Oklahoma State University in 2000. Designed and implemented the first Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Business degree program in the world in 2003 at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. Chairperson for the Sustainable Business Department at Aquinas College for 12 years. Retired at the position of full professor and the Steelcase Professor of Sustainable Business. Traveled extensively throughout the state of Alaska, guiding six college field course through three national parks.
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Reviews
By Reza Ram on 9/6/2026
Actionable, positive but also refreshingly frank, very much enjoyed this course and took much from it - now off to buy the book!
By Jaciel Sanchez on 9/2/2026
Good content and the focus of natural world business is original, out of the box and very intersting
By Pilar López Segovia on 7/24/2026
A course that everybody should take. Very inspiring and insightful
By Yong Yang on 7/23/2026
My company asked to take this course, though it is reading material and boring, but no assignment is good.
By Frederica Annan on 7/6/2026
Yes, the course was amazing. The lessons and practical insights were really relatable and it's a clarion call to everyone to be intentional about sustainable business practice
By Vimalraj Srinivasan on 4/8/2026
this course has detailed information about sustainable business
By Harsha Rochi Ramani on 2/19/2026
Great explanation and clear understanding of the concepts
By Amarjit Roy on 1/29/2026
The nuclear segment was interesting Solving challenges through Biomimicry designed products, systems, and processes by learning from nature’s models, strategies, and ecosystems
By Rose Cook on 12/26/2025
Great. Better than expected considering impromptu decision to revisit topic of interest - already being pursued in other ways - including inception of my new business. Heard of Mathew, (sustainability guru). Loved Science & Bio at school, brushing up what I learned at Ag College, and have renewed appreciation for time in nature - always did
By Joel Rhodes on 11/6/2025
Instructor is very knowledgeable about the subject and displays a great deal of interest in what he teaches.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100






