{"id":26276,"date":"2024-05-20T15:42:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/assignment-2-critical-review-of-company-approach-to-sustainability-and-its-supply-chain\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T15:42:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:42:47","slug":"assignment-2-critical-review-of-company-approach-to-sustainability-and-its-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/assignment-2-critical-review-of-company-approach-to-sustainability-and-its-supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Assignment 2: Critical review of Company Approach to Sustainability and its Supply Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Assignment Details<\/span><\/h2>\n

Select
\nONE Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company from the list below<\/span><\/p>\n

-Company: Inditex<\/span><\/p>\n


<\/span><\/p>\n

Using
\ndata found on the company\u2019s sustainability webpages (e.g. Sustainability
\nStrategy, Sustainability Policies and Standards, its annual Sustainability
\nReport), write a critical review covering the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

a)    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Summary
\nof the approach the company uses to manage and report on sustainability,
\nidentifying key indicators or frameworks used to measure its progress with
\nrespect to sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

b)    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Identification
\nof the tools that company uses to manage sustainability in its supply chain
\n(either for products in general or for a particular product category)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

c)    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Evaluation
\nof the company\u2019s approach to management of sustainability issues especially
\nwith respect to the product categories considered in part (b). In your evaluation
\nconsider which approaches to sustainable business might be motivating the
\ncompany (approx. 1000 words for this element)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

The
\nassignment should be produced in a report format with the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

1.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>A
\ntitle for your assignment, including the company name <\/span><\/p>\n

2.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Brief
\nintroduction to the company you have selected<\/span><\/p>\n

3.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Summary
\nof the company\u2019s approach, and clarification of your focus (whole company or
\nparticular products\/supply chains)<\/span><\/p>\n

4.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Identification
\nof key tools used to manage the company\u2019s supply chain<\/span><\/p>\n

5.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>An
\nevaluation of the company\u2019s approach, using your understanding of approaches to
\nor concepts within sustainable business and the evidence you have summarized
\nfor elements (a) and (b).<\/span><\/p>\n

6.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>A
\nbrief conclusion5<\/span><\/p>\n

7.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>List
\nof references (see guidance below)<\/span><\/p>\n

8.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>The
\nreview should be 2,500 words in total, not including list of references<\/span><\/p>\n


<\/span><\/p>\n

In
\nselecting a focal company for your assignment, ensure that the company you have
\nselected has a recent sustainability report and space on its website where it
\nsets out its approach to sustainability and supply chain management or
\nengagement with suppliers.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Guidance:<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>You
\nmay find it helpful to summarise your findings in tables, with clear links to
\nsources of your data<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>In
\nyour list of references, separate out the company sources from your academic or
\nother references so that it is clear where you got the company data from.  <\/span>More guidance will be given on this in the
\nclass<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>You
\nmust use the <\/span>Leeds Harvard method for referencing<\/span><\/a><\/span>, taking particular note of
\nthe method for referencing reports and websites (further guidance will be given
\nin class)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Use
\nsub-headings to make the sections of your critical review clear<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>E<\/span>nsure that you draw on relevant
\nacademic literature<\/b> to support your findings from the sustainability
\nreports and other company documents.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7       <\/span><\/span><\/span>Follow the requirements set out above under \u2018assignment details\u2019, making
\nsure that you respond to all parts of the assignment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7       <\/span><\/span><\/span>Markers will follow the level 1 coursework marking criteria (excerpt
\nfrom the Code of Practice on assessment available in the assessment folder on
\nMinerva for this module) and also in the light of the assignment rubric, as set
\nout above.<\/span><\/p>\n

Submission requirements:<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00b7       <\/span><\/span><\/span>Word count is 2,500 words (plus references) <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7       <\/span><\/span><\/span>There is no 10% \u2018leeway\u2019 on word count \u2013 assignments in
\nexcess of 2,500 words will incur penalties.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7       <\/span><\/span><\/span>A list of references and the title are not part of the
\nword count<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7       <\/span><\/span><\/span>Words in Tables contribute to the word count- you should
\nnot include tables as screen shots or images<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7       <\/span><\/span><\/span>Note that usual school penalties apply for late submission or exceeding
\nword count (see the Code of Practice on Assessment).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7       <\/span><\/span><\/span>Use the Leeds Harvard form of referencing and in-text
\ncitation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7       <\/span><\/span><\/span>To be submitted online via the Turnitin Box set up on
\nMinerva<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7       <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ensure that the assignment has your student ID included
\non the first page<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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