Instructions
This week, we will continue to work on the company analysis to determine its potential for incorporating sustainability and its attractiveness for investment. Specifically, we will evaluate the company’s business model and competitive position, its value drivers, sustainability initiatives, and its stated business strategies.
This week, we will evaluate the company’s business model and competitive position, its value drivers, sustainability initiatives, and its stated business strategies.
In a 10–12 slide presentation, complete the following:
Describe the company’s sustainable finance business model.
Describe at least two other potential finance business models the company could implement.
Evaluate the company’s sustainable finance business model as compared to the alternative models you described.
How would you describe the corporate financial strategy of the company?
To what extent does that strategy consider the company’s most material ESG issues?
Is the strategy consistent with the company’s purpose?
Does the strategy address sustainability?
What changes would you suggest so that the company can better integrate sustainability into its corporate financial strategy?
Who are the company’s main stakeholders?
What are the primary stakeholder objectives?
What are the three most important ESG materiality issues relevant to the company?
What are the financial perspectives of each issue?
What are the societal perspectives of each issue?
Who are the company’s primary competitors?
How would you rate the company’s competitive position relative to its competitors?
What key intangibles are assets to the company, as compared to its competitors?
Given what you have learned through the analysis of the company, as well as this week’s readings, explain why and how companies should connect sustainability to their competitive position, business model, intangible assets, and strategy, based on stakeholder objectives.
Formatting
Style: Your presentation can take a variety of forms (e.g., bullet points, short prose, charts, graphs, images). See the Tips for Effective PresentationsLinks to an external site. for guidance on formatting and designing a strong presentation.
Length: Your presentation should be 10-12 slides in length, excluding the intro, outro, and references slides. Points will be deducted for presentations that exceed the specified length (see rubric below for more details).
APA Formatting: Adhere to the Style Guide for headers, spacing (double-spaced), and citations.
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