4.3 Sustainable Production

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4.3 Sustainable Production: Cambridge IGCSE Business 0264 lesson

4.3 Sustainable Production is one of the 6 lessons in Unit 4 Operations Management of Cambridge IGCSE Business 0264, for first examination in 2027. It is an editable PowerPoint of 15 slides written against syllabus section 4.3.1, with 1 embedded video case study, 1 learning check and an exit ticket. Also suitable for Cambridge IGCSE (9-1) Business 0774 and Cambridge O Level Business 7081, which share the same content.

New in 0264. Each method of sustainable production has its own slide: renewable energy, fewer resources and less waste, reusing and recycling, environmentally friendly products and packaging. The case study is Toast Ale, a brewery that replaces a third of its malted barley with surplus bread, and students work out which method it uses and whether a national brewery should copy it. A discussion slide on becoming more sustainable closes the lesson.

Slide from lesson 4.3 of Cambridge IGCSE Business 0264: Sustainable Production

Learning objectives

Taken from the objectives slide of the lesson, which follows the syllabus wording.

4.3.1 Methods of sustainable production of goods and services

  • how businesses can be more sustainable: using renewable energy, using fewer resources / less waste, reusing, recycling, developing environmentally friendly products, using environmentally friendly packaging
  • advantages and disadvantages of businesses becoming more sustainable

What is in the lesson

The running order below is the deck as sold. Every lesson in the course follows the same shape: learning objectives, content slides with the real business examples, a learning check after each section, a case study with questions, key takeaways and an exit ticket. A teacher answer key (PDF), with model answers to every learning check, case question and exit ticket, is included when you buy the unit or the complete course.

Slide by slide (15 slides)
  1. Title slide
  2. Learning Objectives
  3. What is Sustainable Production?
  4. Why Sustainability Matters to Business
  5. Using Renewable Energy
  6. Using Fewer Resources and Creating Less Waste
  7. Case Study: Toast Ale (video)
  8. Reusing and Recycling
  9. Learning Check
  10. Developing Environmentally Friendly Products
  11. Using Environmentally Friendly Packaging
  12. Advantages of Becoming More Sustainable
  13. Disadvantages of Becoming More Sustainable
  14. Discussion: Becoming More Sustainable
  15. Exit Ticket

Where it fits

Week 23 of the 0264 scheme of work and pacing guide, which gives the course 46 weeks with a mock in week 41. Previous lesson: 4.2 Technology and Production. Next lesson: 4.4 Costs and Break-even. All 28 lessons: Cambridge IGCSE Business 0264.

How to buy

The lesson on its own: 4.3 Sustainable Production on TES. The unit: Unit 4 Operations Management. The whole course in one download: 0264 Complete Bundle. Lesson 1.1 is free with its answer key if you want to see the format first.