Select an organisation that you will research over the semester. This must be an organisation that operates in Sydney ( Australia ) and could be your own workplace. Pick an organisation for which it is easy for you to gain access to information about. For example this may be through publicly available secondary sources (such as websites, media articles, reports) and, if possible, primary sources (you may work in the company or be able to talk with someone who works at the company). Once selected answer the following three research questions. Write your answers in report format and use Harvard referencing style for referred materials. Write no more than 1500 words in total.
1.Research Question One: What is the vision/mission/core purpose of the company? Is there evidence of sustainability in this positioning? Provide an example and explain how this relates to sustainability.
What (if any) sustainability compliance frameworks/standards does the company use? Identify the frameworks/standards and make comment on how closely related these are to the core purpose/mission/vision.
If no frameworks/standards are apparent identify and justify which ones may be relevant.
2. Research Question Two: What (if any) form of sustainability reporting does the organisation undertake? Is this best practice? What else could they do?
Is the organisation engaging in any sustainability efficiency practices? If so, describe the initiatives and explain how they enable efficiency. If not, identify initiatives they may undertake and justify their importance.
3.Research Question Three: Using the ‘Indicators of strategic sustainability’ template provided in- class, identify which (if any) of the indicators apply to your organisation. Provide evidence to justify how the organisation is enabling that process, policy or practice in their organisation. If no indicators apply, select at least five indicators (or create your own) and describe how the organisation could enable a policy, process or practice to perform against that indicator.
Assessment will be according to the following criteria:
Application of key theoretical concepts to analyse sustainability practice (45%) Critically evaluate sustainability principles and apply to the business context (35%) Quality of analysis derived from evidence (20%)