Know the development of global, European and national policies relating to sustainability; understand the commercial case for considering social and environmental matters in business management; understand that it may be necessary to reconcile the sometimes conflicting expectations of stakeholders with respect to social and environmental issues and understand how businesses can manage their environmental and social performance.
Scenario
You work for an organisation and have been asked to produce four background papers that can be used as resource material for the organisation’s Management Training Programme. Details of each paper are as follows:
Paper 1
Outline how humans impact on the environment, the growth of the environmental movement and Global, European and National policies relating to sustainability since 1992 (include in your answer the Brundtland definition of ‘sustainable development’ and a description of ‘the triple bottom line’ approach to sustainable development) (750-1 250 words).
Paper 2
Outline in general terms the commercial case for considering social and environmental matters in terms of marketing, cost savings, legal compliance and gaining a competitive advantage. For your chosen organisation identify specific policies/actions that show its recognition of the need to consider such matters (750-1 250 words).
Paper 3
Discuss the conflicting expectations of stakeholders regarding social and environmental issues with reference to customers, shareholders and pressure groups. For your chosen organisation identify any conflicts that have or may arise in this area (750-1 250 words).
Paper 4
Outline in general terms how organisations can manage their environmental and social performance through peer guidance, management commitment, environmental management and Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Labelling. For your chosen organisation identify how it manages its environmental and social performance (750-1250 words).
The chosen organisation will be MARKS AND SPENCER.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THERE ARE REFERENCES THAT ARE PUBLISHED FROM THE UK ALSO.
ROUGH GUIDELINE FOR WORD COUNT CAN BE SEEN ABOVE.
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