Assessment 3Report:Develop and implement a sustainability policyCSE1SPX –Sustainability Practices2 © Didasko 2021. All rights reserved.Before you begin Objectives• Plan, develop and implement a sustainability policy that reflects the organisation’scommitment to sustainability and global citizenship.• Document outcomes and provide feedback to key personnel and stakeholders.• Develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement in resource efficiency andtrack them.• Conduct research to plan and prepare the sustainability policy so it is appropriate to context,organisational requirements and audience.This is an individual assignment. Students are not permitted to work in a group when writingthis assignment.WeightingThis assessment is a major assessment and is worth 50%Copying and PlagiarismThis is an individual assignment. Students are not permitted to work in a group when writing thisassignment. Plagiarism is the submission of another person’s work in a manner that gives theimpression that the work is their own. La Trobe University treats plagiarism seriously. When detected,penalties are strictly imposed.Further information can be found on http://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/academicintegrity/explanation/plagiarismSubmission GuidelinesYour assignment submission should be typed, not written/drawn by hand.Submit the electronic copy of your assignment through the subject LP.Submission after the deadline will incur a penalty of 5% of the available assignment mark per daycapped at 5 days. No assignment will be accepted after 5 days. If you have encountered difficultiesthat lead to late submission or no submission, you should apply for special consideration. © Didasko 2021. All rights reserved. 3BackgroundRegardless of where we live, there are always several social and environmental problemssurrounding us which affect our life. One of the key responsibilities of any business is to respond tothese problems as much as it can.To be a good corporate citizen, businesses are required to identify the common problems in thesociety and then provide an action plan to mitigate them. To develop an ethical culture within thebusiness, companies develop their own sustainability policy report.In their sustainability policy report, they summarise their organisational behaviour and strategies tosolve the common social and environmental problems.You can find more about some of the environmental and social problems in Australia by clicking onthe below links;Social problems: https://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/family-andcommunity/social-issuesEnvironmental problems: https://www.apsc.gov.au/15-environmental-issuesRequirementsThis assessment requires you to use the sustainability template provided to develop andimplement a sustainability policy report, along with supporting procedures, for a hypotheticalcompany.There is no limitation for the hypothetical company as it can be from any industry that you prefer.However, it is required to discuss how your example company can support its community byadopting some socially responsible and/or environmentally friendly practices to solve some of socialand environmental problems.• Use the sustainability policy template provided (Ensure all sections of the template arecompleted).• The word count limitation (2,500 words).• Save your Microsoft Word document. Name the file xxx_cse1spx_Assessment 3 (where xxxis your student number).• After completing all the required tasks, submit the assessment via the CSE1SPXAssessment 3 Upload link on the learning portal.4 © Didasko 2021. All rights reserved.TasksYou are required to do the following.Introduce your example company and its industry. You will be expected to conduct aquick research about the industry and its common environmental and/or social problems.Remember that all sources should be cited within the text and included in the reference list.Task 1: Policy ScopeComplete all the items within heading 1. Policy Scope, as noted below;• 1. Policy scope• 1.1 Key stakeholders (ideally, chose only key stakeholders and prioritise them)• 1.2 Responsibility or duty to act• 1.3 Legislation mandating compliance (research, discuss and cite relevant legislations)• 1.4 Vision• 1.5 ValuesTask 2: Overview of current situation, set goals for improvement and actionsComplete all items within headings 2, 3 and 4.• 2.1 Discuss about the important social and environment issues the example business facesand how such issues affect local businesses.• 3.1 List the goals for improvement. (Ensure they are in the S.M.A.R.T. format)• 3.2 Search for potential social partnerships with other local/national businesses to solve thesocial and environmental issues.• 4.1 Discuss all the possible sustainability practices and Actions that the examplebusiness and its partners could implement to solve some of the social and/or environmental issuesin the community. (Ensure you create an Action Plan Table).Task 3: Communication and reviewComplete all the items within heading5. Communication and review, as noted below.• 5.1 Roles and responsibilities – Explain key roles and responsibility for staff. Ensure you usea “Responsibility Matrix’. You can make up names for the position.• 5.2 Competence training and awareness – Discuss the required training and how it isdocumented and updated.• 5.3 Communication with stakeholders – Explain how is the sustainability policycommunicated to stakeholders? And identify potential barriers to the successful communication andimplementation of the example business’s sustainability policy and how it will overcome them.• 5.4 Make recommendations to the example business on how it can improve its engagementwith sustainability.Task 4: Monitoring and complianceComplete all the items within heading 6• 6.1 Note how the sustainability policy is reviewed and evaluated for compliance.• 6.2 Explain the importance of continuous improvement and how it is achieved. Can discussrelevant CSR framework elements.Task 5: Reference listComplete all the items within heading 7• 7.1 Include a list of sources accessed in the research of your policy. These can includewebsites, reports, textbooks, journal articles etc.© Didasko 2021. All rights reserved. 5Assessment 3: Marking Rubric AssessmentCriteriaUnsatisfactory penalties applySatisfactoryCompliance:Word count over 20%+/-Originality score above 20%Originality match/s above 6% to one sourceIncorrect formatNo in text citation and /or reference listWord count under 20%+/-Originality score equal to or below 20%Originality match/s equal to or below 6% to one sourceCorrect report formatCorrect citation and referencing formatFeedback Fail0-49%Unsatisfactory50-59%Average60-69%Above Average70-79%Excellent80-100%Response to policyreport• Aspects andcriteria of policyreportaddressed.• Synthesis ofpresentedideas./10• Few if anyaspects ofcriteriaaddressed• Little or no linkbetween ideasor conceptspresented• One or twoaspects of thecriteriaaddresses• Attemptedmade to showlink betweenideas andconceptspresented• Most of theaspects ofcriteriaaddressed• Some linkbetween ideasor conceptspresented• All aspects ofcriteriaaddressed• Clear linkbetween ideasor conceptspresented• All aspects ofcriteriaaddressed atexceptionallevel of quality• Clear andovertly madelinks betweenideas orconceptspresented 6 © Didasko 2021. All rights reserved. 6 Response to tasks 1& 2• Key stakeholders• Responsibility orduty to act• Legislationmandatingcompliance• Vision & values• Overview of currentsituation• Goals and targetsfor improvement• Actions/15• Unable todistinguishmain ideas• A number offactual errors• Little or nodetail given• Onlyrudimentaryunderstandingdisplayed• No applicationprovided• No vision andvaluespresented• No discussionof actions oraction plan.• No SMARTgoals andtargets forimprovementpresented.• Little or nodiscussion ofkeystakeholderspresented• Limitedunderstandingofresponsibilityor duty to act• Limiteddiscussion ofcurrentsituationprovided• Little or nodiscussion oflegislationmandatingcompliance,• General visionand valuespresented• Little or nodiscussion ofactions oraction plan.• No clearSMART goalsand targets forimprovementpresented.• Appropriatediscussion ofkeystakeholderspresented• Understandingofresponsibilityor duty to act.• Apropriatecurrentsituationprovided• Appropriatediscussion oflegislationmandatingcompliance,• Appropriatevision andvaluespresented• Appropriatediscussion ofactions noAction Plan• Appropriategoals but notin SMARTformat and noclear targetsforimprovementpresented• Gooddiscussion ofkeystakeholderspresented• Clearunderstandingof responsibilityor duty to act• Gooddiscussion ofcurrent situationprovided• Gooddiscussion oflegislationmandatingcompliance,• Gooddiscussion ofvision andvaluespresented• Gooddiscussion ofactions• SMART goalsand targets forimprovementpresented• Logicaldiscussion ofkeystakeholderspresented• Excellentunderstandingof responsibilityor duty to act.• Excellentdiscussion ofcurrent situationprovided• Logicaldiscussion oflegislationmandatingcompliance,• Excellent visionand valuespresented• Excellentdiscussion ofactions andaction plan.• SMART goalsand targets forimprovementpresented. © Didasko 2021. All rights reserved. 7 Response to tasks 3& 4• Roles andresponsibilities• Competencetraining andawareness• Communicationwithstakeholders• Review andevaluation• Monitoring andcompliance/ 15• No discussionof roles andresponsibilitypresented• No discussionof competencetraining andawarenesspresented• No Clearunderstandingofcommunicationwithstakeholders,review andevaluationprovided• No discussionof monitoringandcompliancepresented• Little or nodiscussion ofroles andresponsibilitypresented• Little or nodiscussion ofcompetencetraining andawarenesspresented• Limitedunderstandingofcommunicationwithstakeholders,review andevaluationprovided• Little or nodiscussion ofmonitoring andcompliancepresented• Appropriatediscussion ofroles andresponsibilitypresented• Appropriatediscussion ofcompetencetraining andawarenesspresented• Understandingofcommunicationwithstakeholders,review andevaluationprovided• Appropriatediscussion ofmonitoring andcompliancepresented• Gooddiscussion ofroles andresponsibilitypresented• Gooddiscussion ofcompetencetraining andawarenesspresented• Clearunderstandingofcommunicationwithstakeholders,review andevaluationprovided• Gooddiscussion ofmonitoring andcompliancepresented• Logicaldiscussion ofroles andresponsibilitypresented• Logicaldiscussion ofcompetencetraining andawarenesspresented• Excellentunderstandingofcommunicationwithstakeholders,review andevaluationprovided• Logicaldiscussion ofmonitoring andcompliancepresentedWritten expressionand presentation• Quality ofwrittenexpression• Quality ofassessmentpresentation.• Difficult toread, poorlyexpressed• Poorlyformatted andpresentedassignment• Easy to read,adequatelyexpressed• Standardformatting,acceptablepresentation ofassignment• Enjoyable toread, goodwrittenexpression• Well formatted,attractivepresentation ofassignment• Enjoyable andengaging toread, excellentwrittenexpression• Goodformatting,attractive andprofessional• Logical, rationalstructure,reinforced bysubstantivearguments andevidence• No spelling,punctuation or 8 © Didasko 2021. All rights reserved. 8 /5presentation ofassignmentgrammaticalerrors• Excellentformatting andprofessionalpresentation ofassessment.Use of references• Breadth ofreferencesources• Rigor ofreferencesources• Use andmanagement ofreferencesources• Citation anduse ofreferences/5• No Referencelist• Overrelianceon onereference• No In-textcitation• Completereliance onwebreferences.• Less than 2sourcesincludingacademicsources.• Minimal use ofin-text citation• Minimal use ofmultiplereference• Less than 3sourcesincludingacademicsources listed.• Citationspresent but donot back upclaims or addto the analysis• Reasonablerange ofreference.• 3+ sources Notincludingacademicsources listed.• Reasonable useof in-text citation• Wide range ofreference. 5+sourcesincluding 5+academicsourcesappropriatelyused• Excellent in-textcitationTotal /50
