Assessment:Research project

Overview
For this assignment, you are required to conduct independent research to develop a case study of a business company that can successfully make a business case for sustainability; in other words, a company that can claim benefits from the integration of sustainability principles and practices into its culture and strategy.
Details
While you may focus on a company of your choice, the following companies have a good reputation with regard to sustainability practices:

Westpac   Nestle
ANZ   Adidas
Mitsubishi   Siemens
Nissan   Samsung

Your research will produce a 1,500 word report structured around the following headings:

1. Introduction
Introduce the topic, explaining aims and objectives of the research project, and a brief overview of your case study. Provide details of the methodology you used in the research (e.g., literature review of academic works on the topic, corporate website, annual reports, brochures; face-to-face interviews).
2. The company
Provide a sound description of the company under examination, including its sector, size, structure. Examine the company’s mission and strategy, and if relevant explain how it came to adopt sustainability principles and practices.
3. Findings
Here you need to describe how the company enacts sustainability through its leadership, strategy and organisational culture (use these as sub-headings)Explain the sustainability practices adopted by the company, and how itmakes a business case for sustainability. Explain how the company evaluates and monitors its sustainability initiatives. Has the company faced any challenges in the implementation of sustainability strategies?
4. Discussion   In this section, you discuss each of the findings outlined in the “Findings” section. For example, has transformational leadership played a role in the shift towards sustainability? How does the company make a business case for sustainability? If yes, what are the grounds for the business case? Do you see any evidence of ‘systems thinking’ in the way the company enact sustainability?
5. Conclusion
Briefly revisit the main findings and state what you can conclude from this case study. Do the findings of your case study reflect major trends in society? What questions have emerged from your research? What future studies could be conducted to shine further light on this topic?
6. References   Please use a minimum of five (5) academic references.
7. Appendices   If relevant, attach copies of documents containing additional information on the company (e.g., graphs, charts, etc.). Identify them as App 1, 2, 3, etc. Appendices will not be considered in the word limit.

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