In this assessment, you will identify a key player in the agricultural and food sector of any country/region. After selecting a company of your choice, you will determine the strategic position of the company and make strategic recommendations with a focus on how to implement a sustainable strategy to decarbonise its activities.
The agricultural and food sector contributes to 25% of carbon emissions in the world. Governments, NGOs and private organisations are investing significant sums of money to develop alternate ways to produce sustainable crops. But there is still a long way to go.
Scenario
Following the successful completion of your Bachelor’s degree course, you have secured a strategy consultant job in a top-tier consultancy firm. You are attending the first meeting with your team. Your line manager asks you to introduce yourself to colleagues and share your passion for strategy and sustainability. You explain with brio how future business winners need to implement today sustainable strategies for tomorrow.
Task
Enthused by what you enthusiastically conveyed about sustainable strategy, your line manager is keen to test your strategic planning skills. Your manager asks you to select an organisation of your choice in the agricultural and food sector.
Your task is:
To produce a strategic position analysis for the company of your choice.
To make recommendations to adapt the company’s strategy for a sustainable future.
You are expected to research relevant information about the sector and the company of your choice, and to use frameworks and models stemming from the lecture, textbook and academic sources covered in the module. You should use diagrams and tables as much as possible to illustrate your core ideas. Tables and diagrams are not included in the word count. Chapters 3 (Macro-Environment Analysis), 4 (Industry and Sector Analysis) and 5. (Resources and Capabilities Analysis) from Exploring Strategy.
