Green Companies

Business Matters

Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students read and write about three environmentally conscious companies: S.C. Johnson, Rio Tinto Aluminum, and Hewlett-Packard. Students also work in groups to survey others about being “green.”

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Focus

business
reading
writing
environment
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

multitude
environmentalist
green
generations
evaluates
tremendous
production
coalition
licenses
royalties

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