International investment

Module 6BDIN001W Sustainable Business

IN-CLASS TEST MONDAY STUDENTS

Week Commencing 9th November 2020 Released 10.00 hours on Monday 9th November

Submission due by 10.00 hours on:

Monday students: Tuesday 10th November 2020

Submit a MS Word or PDF file only on Blackboard. Read the information on Submission

Word limit: 1000 words with 10% tolerance. A guide of word count is given for each question, as a guide, you should spend one hour writing.

Your paper will be submitted through plagiarism detection software so write in your own words. If using quotes, ensure that sources are referenced in your work. References at the end will not be included in the word count. Any papers with a high plagiarism content (from copying from the internet or from copying other students) will be referred to Academic Quality and you risk a mark of zero in the module overall.

NOTE: Your Case Study is released a week in advance of the test along with guidance videos on how to prepare for the in-class test and how to research your given Case Study. Ensure you use the correct case study – HP.

How to write your paper – put the answers in this downloaded document, save it with an appropriate file name (e.g. SusBusICT) then upload. The word count in this document before you start writing is 565 so when you check word count, subtract this number. If you write well over the 1000 words, we will not be able to mark the excess words, they will be ignored.

This assessment is worth 25% of overall marks for the module

INSTRUCTIONS

Please complete the test and submit either a MS Word document or PDF file

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

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INSTRUCTIONS The Class Test provides sample organisational data reporting on Materiality Assessment and Environmental Sustainability performance. Using this data as an example, answer the TWO Questions set.

Your submitted report should be NO MORE than 1000 words (10% tolerance). Marks will be awarded for accuracy and clarity of expression showing understanding of the subject matter and relevant theories from the academic literature and use of business examples.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS. Each question is worth 50 marks in total, but each question is further divided into subsections and marks for these are shown.

QUESTIONS

Corporate Sustainability reporting and Materiality.

Q1 a) What do reporting standards in Sustainability reporting aim to achieve?

Refer to the Global Reporting Initiative and other standards bodies in your answer.

(20 marks) WORD COUNT GUIDE 200

b) Critically evaluate the contents of the extract given on Stakeholders, Stakeholder engagement and Materiality, ensuring your answer addresses:

i) Commentary on the stakeholders consulted, referring to academic theories on Stakeholder management.

ii) An analysis of the materiality issues identified covering what you would expect for a company in this sector and evaluating how the company can then use the materiality list to inform a Sustainability Strategy.

(30 marks)

WORD COUNT GUIDE 300

TOTAL 50 marks

Environmental Performance Data

Q2

a) Explain why companies use different scopes of reporting. (10 marks)

WORD COUNT GUIDE 75

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b) Write an evaluation of the performance shown in the Emissions Data Extract.

(30 marks) WORD COUNT GUIDE 300 – 325)

c) Give ONE recommendation on which business processes the company should target for improvements.

(10 marks) WORD COUNT GUIDE 100

TOTAL 50 marks

NOTE: Detailed calculations from the data are NOT required.

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