Assignment Details
Select
ONE Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company from the list below
-Company: Inditex
Using
data found on the company’s sustainability webpages (e.g. Sustainability
Strategy, Sustainability Policies and Standards, its annual Sustainability
Report), write a critical review covering the following:
a)
Summary
of the approach the company uses to manage and report on sustainability,
identifying key indicators or frameworks used to measure its progress with
respect to sustainability.
b)
Identification
of the tools that company uses to manage sustainability in its supply chain
(either for products in general or for a particular product category)
c)
Evaluation
of the company’s approach to management of sustainability issues especially
with respect to the product categories considered in part (b). In your evaluation
consider which approaches to sustainable business might be motivating the
company (approx. 1000 words for this element)
The
assignment should be produced in a report format with the following:
1.
A
title for your assignment, including the company name
2.
Brief
introduction to the company you have selected
3.
Summary
of the company’s approach, and clarification of your focus (whole company or
particular products/supply chains)
4.
Identification
of key tools used to manage the company’s supply chain
5.
An
evaluation of the company’s approach, using your understanding of approaches to
or concepts within sustainable business and the evidence you have summarized
for elements (a) and (b).
6.
A
brief conclusion5
7.
List
of references (see guidance below)
8.
The
review should be 2,500 words in total, not including list of references
In
selecting a focal company for your assignment, ensure that the company you have
selected has a recent sustainability report and space on its website where it
sets out its approach to sustainability and supply chain management or
engagement with suppliers.
Guidance:
·
You
may find it helpful to summarise your findings in tables, with clear links to
sources of your data
·
In
your list of references, separate out the company sources from your academic or
other references so that it is clear where you got the company data from. More guidance will be given on this in the
class
·
You
must use the Leeds Harvard method for referencing, taking particular note of
the method for referencing reports and websites (further guidance will be given
in class)
·
Use
sub-headings to make the sections of your critical review clear
·
Ensure that you draw on relevant
academic literature to support your findings from the sustainability
reports and other company documents.
· Follow the requirements set out above under ‘assignment details’, making
sure that you respond to all parts of the assignment.
· Markers will follow the level 1 coursework marking criteria (excerpt
from the Code of Practice on assessment available in the assessment folder on
Minerva for this module) and also in the light of the assignment rubric, as set
out above.
Submission requirements:
· Word count is 2,500 words (plus references)
· There is no 10% ‘leeway’ on word count – assignments in
excess of 2,500 words will incur penalties.
· A list of references and the title are not part of the
word count
· Words in Tables contribute to the word count- you should
not include tables as screen shots or images
· Note that usual school penalties apply for late submission or exceeding
word count (see the Code of Practice on Assessment).
· Use the Leeds Harvard form of referencing and in-text
citation.
· To be submitted online via the Turnitin Box set up on
Minerva
· Ensure that the assignment has your student ID included
on the first page
