Assessment 3
Report:
Develop and implement a sustainability policy
CSE1SPX –Sustainability Practices
Before you begin
Learning Outcomes
• Learning outcome 1: Scope and develop organisational policies and procedures to ensure
they comply with legislative requirements and support the organisations sustainability goals.
• Learning outcome 2: Explain policy development processes, practices, and current
sustainability theoretical frameworks.
• Learning outcome 3: Consult and communicate with internal and external stakeholders to
generate engagement with development of the sustainability policy and provide feedback to
key personnel.
• Learning outcome 4: Explain the corporate social responsibility (CSR) required by business
and the degree of responsibility they must take for their actions.
• Learning outcome 5: Use research skills and digital technologies to plan, develop and
implement a sustainability policy that reflects the organisation's commitment to sustainability
and global corporate citizenship.
This is an individual assignment. Students are not permitted to work in a group when writing
this assignment.
Weighting
This assessment is a major assessment and is worth 50%
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Background - Rationale
To be a good corporate citizen and to cultivate an ethical culture, businesses commit to practices and
standards designed to promote environmentally and socially responsible operations. To show this
commitment companies develop their own sustainability policy. This assessment task will give you the
opportunity to create a business sustainability policy that summarise a company organisational behaviour and
strategies to solve some common social and environmental problems.
Task
Create a sustainability policy for a real or hypothetical company. The company can be from any industry, and
a company background is required. The policy needs to reflect the organisation’s commitment to sustainability
and global corporate citizenship. Present the main stakeholders and sustainability frameworks according to
the course theories.
You can find more about some of the environmental and social problems in Australia by clicking on the below
links:
• Social problems: https://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/family-andcommunity/social-issues
• Environmental problems: https://info.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/environment
Instructions
1. Discuss how the company CSR policies can support its community by adopting some socially responsible
and/or environmentally friendly practices that could solve some of the community social and environmental
problems. Present an overview of the current situation.
2. Design some objectives an action plan as well as a communication and review plan that aligns with
audience needs and that demonstrates consultation with key stakeholders. The plan should include roles and
responsibilities, training and awareness, communication with stakeholders and recommendations.
3. Conduct research to plan and prepare the sustainability policy so it is appropriate to Sustainability
frameworks, codes, and legislation. Including monitoring and compliance, that is review and evaluation and
continuous improvement.
4. Demonstrate the inclusion of technological innovations to meet the Sustainability goals/objectives, in line
with industry developments/initiatives and organisational context.
To guide you with this task, there is an accompanying Sustainability Policy Report Template that details
the report requirements, as outlined in the table of contents below. This template can be found on the Learning
Portal (LP) for students to use for this assessment.
Requirements
• The word count limitation 2,500 words (+/- 10%) is acceptable, and it includes the in-text
references. The word count does not include the cover page, table of contents, reference list
and appendices.
• This is in individual assessment and must be written in third person.
• Appendices are only for non-relevant information (E.g.: action plan or responsibilities matrix are
not appendices).
• A minimum of 10 references are required, with at least 6 academic references (e.g., journal
articles or book chapters). More references can be added to enhance the quality of your report.
o Sources like Wikipedia and Investopedia are not considered academic references and
should not be used in academic writing.
o The Reference List should go on a separate page and organised in alphabetical order.
• Save your Microsoft Word document. Name the file xxx_cse1spx_Assessment 3 (where xxx
is your student number).
• After completing all the required tasks, submit the assessment via the CSE1SPX
Assessment 3 Upload link on the LP.
• Visit the Student Hub Student Hub (latrobe-didasko.com) for assistance with Academic writing,
Essay writing and Referencing Essentials.