Dr. Hartter focuses on sustainable business, corporate sustainability, and sustainability/ESG strategy, planning, and implementation. He works globally with the private, public, and non-profit sectors in the following areas: -Private sector engagement in sustainability, ESG, Climate Action, and Sustainable Development Goals -Net Zero and low carbon strategy -Bioeconomy strategy and implementation -Nature and land-based solutions that achieve benefits for climate, water, biodiversity, and humans - Sustainable supply chains
ENVM 5054 - Engagement for Resilience
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Spring 2022 / Summer 2023
The course will apply stakeholder engagement skills through a series of contemporaneous case studies and group projects. Students will engage with communities around the State of Colorado to determine how municipalities are planning for resiliency. Resiliency planning may include health (COVID-19), environmental (drought and climate change), and economic (economic development; cost-of-living; unemployment) considerations. Previously offered as special topics course. Recommended restriction: MENV graduate students or MBA students.
ENVM 6100 - Special Topics for Master of the Environment Program
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Summer 2021 / Spring 2023
A variety of topics not currently offered in curriculum; offered depending on instructor availability and student demand. May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours.
ENVS 3100 - Topics in Applied Environmental Studies
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Summer 2018
Covers a variety of topics not currently offered in the curriculum; offered depending upon instructor availability and student demand. Fulfills application requirement for Environmental Studies major. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours, provided topics vary. Recommended prerequisite: ENVS 1000.
ENVS 3525 - Intermediate Environmental Problem Analysis: Topical Cornerstones
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Spring 2024
Engages students in in-depth study of a topic such as climate change, energy, natural resources or sustainability. Through lectures, discussions, readings and activities, students will become conversant with how science, policy and values are integrated in environmental problem solving, and develop their own sense of how to critically engage with proposed solutions. Fulfills cornerstone requirement for Environmental Studies Major. Recommended prerequisite: ENVS 1000. Recommended corequisite: ENVS 3020. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours, provided the topics vary.
ENVS 4100 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies
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Summer 2021 / Summer 2023 / Summer 2024
Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum: offered depending on student demand and specialties of faculty. Applied to specialization requirement for Environmental Studies major. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours, provided the topics vary.
ENVS 4800 - Capstone: Critical Thinking in Environmental Studies
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Spring 2024
Examines a specific environmental topic in depth, synthesizing information from complex and controversial issues. Different course sections present different topics. Fulfills capstone requirement for Environmental Studies major. Recommended prerequisites: ENVS 1000 and ENVS 3020.
ENVS 6302 - Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Livelihoods
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019
Examines rural transformation and the adoption of recreation economies in communities across the U.S. West in response to burgeoning recreation industry and interest in public lands. Students will evaluate different approaches for developing and managing recreation economies in small towns that consider diverse social, cultural, economic, and environmental constraints as well as opportunities in a time of rapid change. Project-based course. Students learn techniques to gather and synthesize data that support solution development. Same as ENVM 6302.
OREC 5013 - Circular Economy and Integration of Sustainable Business Practices
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Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2024
Explore the fundamentals of a circular economy, the business value in a circular economy, how business models are presently shifting, and most importantly, why businesses should become part of this transformational shift. Examine the tools and practices needed to set, implement, track, and communicate progress towards sustainability goals. Develop an understanding of sustainability measurement and the skills needed to critique and improve sustainability outcomes for businesses and their stakeholders. Knowledge and skills from this course can be used to build sustainability strategies with clear and measurable outcomes, and to develop actionable sustainability plans.
