Sustainability in economics

The assignment:

As an analyst employed at your new job, you are required to research and report the business practices of company of your choice. This information may be shared with non-government or government agencies or shareholders concerned that the company may or may not be following certain practices that enable long term stability and sustainability.

Use the headings highlighted below to Label the four sections of your paper.

Section 1 Company Profile

Identify fully describe the company. Some items to cover are below.

a. Company Name –what do they do?

b. Company Purpose – mission, vision or other statement. Is sustainability in the company statements?

c. Where are they located?

d. Products

e. History

f. Why was this company selected? (This paragraph is the only place to use the first person “I”)

Section 2 Company sustainability evaluation

2a Research

What does the company document as their sustainability practices? Do they have an environmental management system (EMS), third party certification (ISO) or other documentation of sustainability practice?

Do they have a brand or label that identifies the company as sustainable?

Is there a third party review? (Betterworldshopper.com; ewg.org or others?)

Has the company been involved in lawsuits or general bad press?

2b Business Ethics Category

Using Payne and Raiborn’s (2001) hierarchy, what category of ethical behavior do you think the research suggests this company can be categorized as?

Support this choice by both describing the category and aspects of the company that align with the category. Refer to the research you conducted in step 2 to support the category. If you think the company falls in a “gray area” explain why.

Explain pros and cons of operating at this level of sustainability, think about why the company makes the choices it does.

Section 3 Recommendations for sustainability

Based on the information gathered, what does the analysis suggest the company do to improve or maintain sustainability? There may be other competitors that have similar products that operate differently or, if the company is part of a non-renewable business sector (gas, oil), then recommendations may be different.

Final Step- Product edit and review - 10 pages maximum double spaced - not including references (Times Roman 12-pt font)

· Full sentences, correct punctuation, and spelling.

· EXCEPT FOR THE SECTION IN STEP 1 - Do not use first person (“I” or “my”).

· Do not use colloquialisms (slang or informal language used in conversation with friends)

· Evidence means CITATION, make sure citations are unbiased and balanced.

· Citations should be in MLA format, including in-text citation.

· Good writing and grammar are expected. PLEASE read your paper, or have someone read it. See if it makes sense and has clear, well supported facts and information.