Executive Summary

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Overview

In the previous few weeks, you and your company have taken significant strides towards adopting triple bottom line (TBL) as a business model.

It's now time to step back for a moment and reflect on the importance of TBL in today’s world!

Prompt

Your task is to draft an executive summary on why TBL is being adopted by companies as an ethical framework—a way of assuring sustainable and ethical commitments to CSR initiatives.

Address the following criteria in the executive summary:

• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of adopting the TBL model.
  • Summarize what a company may gain from adopting the TBL model.
• Analyze how a balanced scorecard can assist a company in measuring its TBL performance.

Guidelines for Submission

In a Word document, use double-spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. This executive summary should be 2 to 3 pages in length and include references cited in APA format. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.

Module Seven Executive Summary Rubric

Criteria	Exemplary (100%)	Proficient (90%)	Needs Improvement (70%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Advantages and Disadvantages	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Identifies the advantages and disadvantages of adopting the TBL model	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying one advantage and one disadvantage of adopting the TBL model	Does not attempt criterion	20
TBL and Balanced Scorecard	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Accurately analyzes how a balanced scorecard can assist a company in measuring its TBL performance	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include explaining how a balanced scorecard is used as a success measurement tool	Does not attempt criterion	60
Articulation of Response	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling	Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling	20
Total:	100%