6BUS1210: Evaluate a range of theoretical perspectives supporting the concept of sustainability; corporate and government perspectives: Contemporary Issues in Ethics, Business and Sustainability Assignment, UOH, UK

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding tested in this assignment:

1. Evaluate a range of theoretical perspectives supporting the concept of sustainability; corporate and government perspectives.
2. Analyze the sustainability challenges that organizations create and/or face.
3. Critically examine sustainable practices, measures, and evaluation techniques.
4. Explore and debate current ethical and ecological challenges confronting public and private organizations.
5. Compare and contrast a range of alternative national and global approaches to sustainability.
6. Identify and explain major developments in national and global sustainability practice in the twenty-first century.
7.  Formulate and contextualize local and global strategies for sustainable futures for organizations & society

Assignment Title: The Image and Reality of Corporate Responsibility

Description of the assignment: Students are required to write a critical evaluation of the corporate responsibility and socially irresponsible/pathological activities of a company of their choosing, as those activities relate to sustainability (in its holistic definition). Companies that you may not write your essay about include Coca-Cola and Starbucks because they will be used as models when demonstrating how to effectively approach this assignment.