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Assessment 3 Report: Develop and implement a sustainability policy CSE1SPX –Sustainability Practices 2 © Didasko 2022. All rights reserved. Before you begin Learning Outcomes • Learning outcome 1: Scope and develop organisational policies and procedures to ensure they comply with legislative requirements and support the organisations sustainability goals. • Learning outcome 2: Explain policy development processes, practices, and current sustainability theoretical frameworks. • Learning outcome 3: Consult and communicate with internal and external stakeholders to generate engagement with development of the sustainability policy and provide feedback to key personnel. • Learning outcome 4: Explain the corporate social responsibility (CSR) required by business and the degree of responsibility they must take for their actions. • Learning outcome 5: Use research skills and digital technologies to plan, develop and implement a sustainability policy that reflects the organisation's commitment to sustainability and global corporate citizenship. This is an individual assignment. Students are not permitted to work in a group when writing this assignment. Weighting This assessment is a major assessment and is worth 50% Copying and Plagiarism Plagiarism is the submission of another person’s work in a manner that gives the impression that the work is their own. La Trobe University treats plagiarism seriously. When detected, penalties are strictly imposed. Further information can be found on https://www.latrobe.edu.au/mylatrobe/why-you-should-care-about- academic-integrity/ Submission Guidelines Your assignment submission should be typed, not written/drawn by hand. Submit the electronic copy of your assignment through the subject Learning Portal. Submission after the deadline will incur a penalty of 5% of the available assignment mark per day capped at 5 days. No assignment will be accepted after 5 days. If you have encountered difficulties that lead to late submission or no submission, you should apply for an extension 3 days before the assessment is due https://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/admin/forms/request-an-extension or special consideration 3 days after the assessment was due, see link for eligibility https://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/admin/forms/special-consideration https://www.latrobe.edu.au/mylatrobe/why-you-should-care-about-academic-integrity/ https://www.latrobe.edu.au/mylatrobe/why-you-should-care-about-academic-integrity/ https://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/admin/forms/request-an-extension https://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/admin/forms/special-consideration © Didasko 2022. All rights reserved. 3 Background - Rationale To be a good corporate citizen and to cultivate an ethical culture, businesses commit to practices and standards designed to promote environmentally and socially responsible operations. To show this commitment companies develop their own sustainability policy. This assessment task will give you the opportunity to create a business sustainability policy that summarise a company organisational behaviour and strategies to solve some common social and environmental problems. Task Create a sustainability policy for a real or hypothetical company. The company can be from any industry, and a company background is required. The policy needs to reflect the organisation’s commitment to sustainability and global corporate citizenship. Present the main stakeholders and sustainability frameworks according to the course theories. You can find more about some of the environmental and social problems in Australia by clicking on the below links: • Social problems: https://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/family-and- community/social-issues • Environmental problems: https://info.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/environment Instructions 1. Discuss how the company CSR policies can support its community by adopting some socially responsible and/or environmentally friendly practices that could solve some of the community social and environmental problems. Present an overview of the current situation. 2. Design some objectives an action plan as well as a communication and review plan that aligns with audience needs and that demonstrates consultation with key stakeholders. The plan should include roles and responsibilities, training and awareness, communication with stakeholders and recommendations. 3. Conduct research to plan and prepare the sustainability policy so it is appropriate to Sustainability frameworks, codes, and legislation. Including monitoring and compliance, that is review and evaluation and continuous improvement. 4. Demonstrate the inclusion of technological innovations to meet the Sustainability goals/objectives, in line with industry developments/initiatives and organisational context. To guide you with this task, there is an accompanying Sustainability Policy Report Template that details the report requirements, as outlined in the table of contents below. This template can be found on the Learning Portal (LP) for students to use for this assessment. https://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/family-and-community/social-issues https://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/family-and-community/social-issues https://info.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/environment 4 © Didasko 2022. All rights reserved. Requirements • The word count limitation 2,500 words (+/- 10%) is acceptable, and it includes the in-text references. The word count does not include the cover page, table of contents, reference list and appendices. • This is in individual assessment and must be written in third person. • Appendices are only for non-relevant information (E.g.: action plan or responsibilities matrix are not appendices). • A minimum of 10 references are required, with at least 6 academic references (e.g., journal articles or book chapters). More references can be added to enhance the quality of your report. o Sources like Wikipedia and Investopedia are not considered academic references and should not be used in academic writing. o The Reference List should go on a separate page and organised in alphabetical order. • Save your Microsoft Word document. Name the file xxx_cse1spx_Assessment 3 (where xxx is your student number). • After completing all the required tasks, submit the assessment via the CSE1SPX Assessment 3 Upload link on the LP. • Visit the Student Hub Student Hub (latrobe-didasko.com) for assistance with Academic writing, Essay writing and Referencing Essentials. Feedback General feedback with comments will be provided on the LP closer to the end of the first week of submission, while the marking moderation is taking place. Final marks will be provided 2-3 weeks after submission date once the assessment results are released. https://student.latrobe-didasko.com/orientation/ © Didasko 2022. All rights reserved. 5 Assessment 3: Marking Rubric Criteria Fail (N 0-49%) Pass (D 50-59%) Good (C 60-69%) Very Good (B 70-79%) Excellent (A 80-100%) Policy link to sustainability Weighting 20% /10 The policy does not reflect the organisation’s commitment to sustainability and global corporate citizenship. A company background is not included with or without social and environmental practices presented in a current environment The policy poorly reflects the organisation’s commitment to sustainability and global corporate citizenship. A company background is not clearly included with poor or no social and environmental practices presented in a current environment The policy somehow reflects the organisation’s commitment to sustainability and global corporate citizenship. A company background is somehow included with some ideas of social and environmental practices presented in a current environment The policy reflects the organisation’s commitment to sustainability and global corporate citizenship. A company background is included with social and environmental practices presented in a current environment The policy highly reflects the organisation’s commitment to sustainability and global corporate citizenship. An excellent company background is included with clear social and environmental practices presented in a current environment Policy stakeholders and plans Weighting 20% /10 Shows little to no communication plan that aligns with audience needs and demonstrates consultation with key stakeholders. Little or no understanding of stakeholder’s theory. objectives and action plan, responsibilities’ matrix, training and awareness, communication and recommendations not provided Shows a basic communication plan that aligns with audience needs and demonstrates consultation with key stakeholders. Basic understanding of stakeholder’s theory. Objectives and action plan, responsibilities’ matrix, training and awareness, communication and recommendations missing or minimally discussed Shows a communication plan that aligns with audience needs and demonstrates consultation with key stakeholders. Stakeholder’s theory lacks depth. Objectives and action plan, responsibilities’ matrix, training and awareness, communication and recommendations may be present Shows an In depth communication plan that aligns with audience needs and demonstrates consultation with key stakeholders. Some insights into stakeholder’s theory. Well explained objectives and action plan, responsibilities’ matrix, training and awareness, communication and recommendations In depth and sophisticated communication plan that aligns with audience needs and demonstrates consultation with key stakeholders. Insightful stakeholder’s theory demonstrated. Comprehensive objectives and action plan, responsibilities’ matrix, training and awareness, communication and recommendations Sustainability Frameworks Weighting 20% /10 Very limited or non-existent research to plan and prepare the sustainability policy so it is appropriate to Sustainability frameworks, codes, and legislation. Monitoring and compliance plan, including review and evaluation and continuous improvement not provided Limited research to plan and prepare the sustainability policy so it is appropriate to Sustainability frameworks, codes, and legislation. Monitoring and compliance plan, including review and evaluation and continuous improvement may be missing or minimally discussed Moderate research to plan and prepare the sustainability policy so it is appropriate to Sustainability frameworks, codes, and legislation. Monitoring and compliance plan, including review and evaluation and continuous improvement may be present Good research to plan and prepare the sustainability policy so it is appropriate to Sustainability frameworks, codes, and legislation. Well explained monitoring and compliance plan, including review and evaluation and continuous improvement In depth research to plan and prepare the sustainability policy so it is appropriate to Sustainability frameworks, codes, and legislation. Comprehensive monitoring and compliance plan, including review and evaluation and continuous improvement Technological Innovation Weighting 20% /10 Little or no inclusion of technological innovations to meet the Sustainability goals/objectives, in line with industry developments/initiatives and organisational context Limited inclusion of technological innovations to meet the Sustainability goals/objectives, in line with industry developments/initiatives and organisational context