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Page 1 of 8 BUGEN 5930 – Business, Society and the Planet Final Assessment Task - Individual Written Assignment 1. Assessment Overview Your final assessment task for BUGEN 5930 – Business, Society and the Planet will be: • An individual written assignment; • Marked out of 100 and is worth 40% of your final result for this course; • To be submitted online, in the University Exam Period; • Completed at your home (or another safe place of your choosing). This task is comprised of 3 parts: Part A - Resource Summary – (35 marks) Part B – Short answer questions – (30 marks) Part C – Application of theory to a case study – (35 marks) 2. Submission details: Due Date: 2:00pm (AEST) on Wednesday 24th June. Submission: You are required to upload your completed assignment (Parts A, B & C) as a Word doc or PDF via the Final Assessment Task Turnitin link in the Assessment section on the course Moodle page. Task Assessor: Lecturer Suggested time to devote to this task: Approximately 15 hours Note: In your submissions you will need to reference, cite and acknowledge ANY content you use from other sources, according to Federation University rules on academic integrity. CRICOS Provider No. 00103D | RTO Code 4909 Page 2 of 8 3. Task Description Part A – Resource Summary – 35 marks This course has provided many resources to support your learning. This task requires you to summarise ONE of these resources from the list below: Week Author Date Resource Title 2 Leonard, Annie 2007 The Story of Stuff 3 Dunphy D., Griffiths A. & Benn S. 2003 Which way are you heading on the Dunphy Scale? 4 Edmans, Alex 2015 The social responsibility of business 5 The Reporting Exchange 2018 Sustainability reporting in Australia: jumping into the mainstream 5 Beschorner, T. 2012 . What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? 6 Muff, Katrin 2017 GAPFRAME.org - Translating the SDGs into a tool for Business 6 Flynn, Daniel 2013 Daniel Flynn at TEDxBrisbane 6 Lovins, A., Lovins, L.H. and Hawken, P. 1999 A Road Map for Natural Capitalism 7 Whelan, Tensie and Fink, Carly 2016 . The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability 7 Anderson, Ray 2009 The business logic of sustainability Your summary needs to: • Focus on ONE of the resources from the list above; • Introduce the author/speaker, their topics/themes and the context of the paper/presentation • Identify the key argument or perspective being presented; • State the key findings/points of the paper/presentation (may use dot points for emphasis); • Briefly discuss the relevance or contribution of this paper/presentation to business management; • accurately reflect what is in the report/article/website/presentation Word Limit: 300 words (+/- 10% i.e. 30 words) CRICOS Provider No. 00103D | RTO Code 4909 Page 3 of 8 Criteria used to grade this task: Criteria Marks Clear introduction of author/speaker, their topic and the context 8 marks Accurately and concisely identifies and explains the key points from the article/presentation 10 marks Insightful discussion outlining the relevance of the author/speaker’s topic and global business 10 marks Paper uses clear and concise English language expression and formatting, and follow APA referencing conventions to accurately cite and reference relevant course resources and readings, within the given word limit requirements. 7 marks Total /35 marks Page 4 of 8 Part B – Short Answer Questions – 30 marks You are required to provide written responses to 3 (three) of the 4 (four) questions below. Each question is worth 10 marks. Your response to each question should be ¾ - 1 page in length (375 – 500 words). In preparing your responses to these questions, you may need to access additional materials (articles, videos, reports, quizzes) that are available from the course Moodle page and/or the links in the questions. Question 1 – 10 marks According to International Integrated Reporting Council (2013, p. 3): All organizations depend on various forms of capital for their success. These capitals are stores of value that, in one form or another, become inputs to the organization’s business model. They are also increased, decreased or transformed through the activities of the organization in that they are enhanced, consumed, modified or otherwise affected by those activities. a. One of these capitals used by our organisations is natural capital. What is natural capital and how can it be measured? b. Identify the specific ways in which a large supermarket chain could increase and decrease its impacts on natural capital? Question 2 – 10 marks In recent years, many countries including Australia, Malaysia, United Kingdom, India and Hong Kong, have seen the emergence of the ‘social entrepreneurship’ approach to responsible business. a. What is ‘social entrepreneurship’ and how does this approach improve social, environmental and economic sustainability? b. Describe in detail one example of a social enterprise and how it is addressing one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals? Question 3 – 10 marks Both Annie Leonard (The Story of Stuff) and the Natural Step (Interface – the Journey of a Lifetime) identify ‘Closing the loop’ as being a key strategy for sustainable business. a. Describe what was meant by ‘Closing the Loop’ and how this strategy can assist manufacturing businesses to increase their efficiency and reduce costs. b. Discuss some of the actions taken by Interface to close the loop in their transition to becoming a more sustainable company. https://moodle.federation.edu.au/pluginfile.php/5209792/mod_resource/content/1/IIRC%20-%20The%20Six%20Capitals.pdf https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/ https://moodle.federation.edu.au/pluginfile.php/5209839/mod_resource/content/1/Case%20Study%20-%20Interface%20-%20Natural%20Step.pdf CRICOS Provider No. 00103D | RTO Code 4909 Page 5 of 8 Question d) – 10 marks Complete the Global Footprint Network’s Ecological Footprint Calculator Quiz. When responding to the quiz questions, make sure you click on the ‘Add details to improve accuracy’ link to ensure your ecological footprint results are as accurate as possible. Once you have read the results of this quiz, you need to: • Copy & Paste your quiz results (or take a screenshot) – 2 screenshots required – your results must include: - The page with your Earth Overshoot Day, and number of Earths we would need if everyone lived like you, AND, click on the See Details arrow/link; - The more detailed results, which shows your footprint By Land Type, By Consumption Category, global hectares and carbon emissions; • Reflect on these results: i. To what extent do you believe your ecological footprint calculator results are (or are not) an accurate indicator of the environmental impacts of your lifestyle? Give reasons for your answer. ii. To what extent do you believe sustainable consumption is (or is not) important for the health of local and global business activities. Give reasons for your answer. Criteria used to grade each question in this task: Criteria Marks Part a of the question: • Accurate application of relevant concepts and themes from the course • Accurately addresses the key points raised in the question 4 marks Part b of the question: • Accurate application of relevant concepts and themes from the course • Accurately addresses the key points raised in the question 4 marks Response uses clear and concise English language expression and formatting, and follows APA referencing conventions to accurately cite and reference relevant materials and readings, within word limit requirements 2 marks Total /10 marks http://www.footprintcalculator.org/ Page 6 of 8 Part C – Giving Voice to Values – 35 marks This task requires you to read the (attached) scenario ‘Doing Bad to do Good’, from Babson College, and apply the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) framework to respond to the ethical dilemma presented. To demonstrate this application, you need to respond to all of the following questions relating to the scenario. You should aim to write at least 3 pages (1500 words) in response to Part C. Question C1 – 6 marks – 250 words Who are the key stakeholders impacted by the ethically questionable behaviour/practice outlined in this scenario and what is at stake for these key parties? Question C2 - 6 marks – 250 words What are the reasons and rationalisations that may be used by those trying to justify the ethically questionable behaviour and/or business practice that is causing the main character’s ethical dilemma? Question C3 - 6 marks – 250 words What are the most powerful & persuasive responses (i.e. levers) the main character could use to respond to these reasons/ rationalizations? To whom should the argument be made? When? In what context? How can they be applied to enable the main character to act on his/her values, in a way that maximises the positive impact and minimises negative outcomes for all stakeholders? Question C4 (17 marks) – 750 words Develop a script that applies the GVV framework to this scenario. This script should begin at the point where the scenario ended. This must include dialogue of conversations with one or more key stakeholders in which the main character is able to give voice to her/his values, by using the most appropriate levers to respond to the most likely reasons and rationalisations, to achieve a more ethical outcome for all stakeholders. Page 7 of 8 Babson Scenario - “Doing Bad to Do Good” Caroline ran a small consultancy firm that specialized in offering business support services to local community organizations and social enterprises. Caroline grew up in the local community where she worked and members of her extended family still lived there. Her first job was as a community economic development worker, facilitating the development of social enterprises within the community. Over the past 20 years, Caroline had worked with (and for) many community and state organizations and had a reputation as a conscientious, trustworthy and ethical consultant. Even though the community organizations or social