Assignment: Required Assignment 2—Tracking Progress on Sustainability Goals

Module Readings and Assignment:

Complete the following readings early in the module:

• Read the online lectures for the Module 
• From the textbook, Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World, read the following chapters:
  • Prologue: Reinventing capitalism for the post-crisis world
  • Epilogue: Looking forward
• From the Argosy University online library resources, read:
  • Gilfoil, D. M., PhD., & Brill, R. T., PhD. (2010). Developing and implementing a measure of sustainability for workforce and economic development projects in Northeast Pennsylvania. Journal of Business & Economics Research, 8(12), 85–101.
    http://www.thecampuscommon.com/library/ezproxy/ticketdemocs.=asp?sch=auo&turl=http://search.proquest.com/docview/ 846789796
• From the Internet, read:
  • Bartels, W., Iansen-Rogers, J., & Kuszewski, J. (2008). Count me in: The reader’s take on sustainability reporting. Global Reporting Initiative. ISBN 9781903168301.

 Module Overview: (Included As Attachment)

Assignment: Required Assignment 2—Tracking Progress on Sustainability Goals

Instructions:  Good intentions must be followed by actions leading to measurable outcomes. Sustainability initiatives and their outcomes are tracked through accountability systems and transparent reporting. 

Download and review the Top Shelf scenario so far. (Included As Attachment)

Use your module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet to research accountability systems and transparent reporting.

Use your research to first analyze how the factors apply to Walmart’s sustainability index and then to create a transparent sustainability report for Top Shelf. Write a report that includes the following:

Write a report that includes the following:

• How was Walmart’s sustainability index developed?
• What makes it particularly innovative?
• Which social, ecological, and economic sustainability considerations are covered? Which ones are left out?
• Can Walmart’s approach be used by Top Shelf to track their efforts? Justify your answer.
• Briefly describe two other approaches (different from that of Walmart) that could be used by Top Shelf to track their efforts.
• Recommend one approach for Top Shelf and explain in detail how the company can measure, track, and report progress on their sustainability goals. Justify your choice.
• Explain why your recommendation would be superior to the status quo. 

Write a 10–12-page report in Word format.  

Turned-in on time, Grading criteria followed All assignment qualifications addressed correctly, Grading Criteria followed, Include Question followed by the answer  Reference Page Included Cover page Included, Paragraphs  Indented,  Running-head included, main heading should be centered; all  new  paragraphs should be indented;  paper should be right ragged,   not right justified; references,  should always go on a standalone  page. abstracts are not usually indented; acronyms should be spelled out when using them  for  the first time, for example HR. references as listed are APA  standard.   When you  submit your papers through turnitin.com, your overall  similarity  index  score should not be exceedingly high, with   ten to  fifteen percent  being  the maximum,  Please make sure your APA  formatting of citations. I have provided the  APA resource cite for you. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01, Please work on using literature within the span of the last 5 years,  keep in mind there should not be any one, two, or three sentence  paragraphs 

Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Apply APA standards to citation of sources. 

By Monday October 8, 2018, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area. 

Assignment: Required Assignment 2—Tracking Progress on Sustainability Goals Grading Criteria & Maximum Points

Explained the innovation in Walmart’s sustainability index demonstrating research and analysis of sustainability considerations. 40 points

Explained whether Walmart’s approach can be used by Top Shelf to track their efforts demonstrating in-depth analysis. 40 Points

Evaluated two other approaches (different from that of Walmart) that could be used by Top Shelf to track their efforts. 56 Points

Recommended one approach for Top Shelf and explained in detail how the company can measure, track, and report progress on their sustainability goals.

56 Points

Explained why your recommendation would be superior to the status quo giving reasons based on peer-reviewed literature. 44 points

Assertions demonstrated in-depth research and analysis of information. 40 points

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 24 points

Total: 300 points