Sustainable Business in the Contemporary Environment

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Corporate Sustainability is a key concept in contemporary business. There is an increasingly prevalent perspective that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices are necessary components of a sustainably profitable business strategy.

TASK
Write a Business Report that critically examines ONE of the below companies:

BOOHOO GROUP PLC

SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL (FRASERS GROUP PLC)

LUSH COSMETICS LIMITED

Apply EITHER Carroll's Pyramid of CSR OR stakeholder theory to your chosen company to assess the sustainability of its current business functions. Present three recommendations for how the company can enhance its sustainability in future.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Understand key aspects of sustainable business

Demonstrate understanding of the primary elements that your chosen company should invest in to be considered sustainable

Understand key aspects of business functions

Demonstrate understanding of the range of business functions within your chosen firm that impact the extent of its sustainability

Appraise and apply models and frameworks to evaluate aspects of the contemporary business environment

Critically apply either Carroll's Pyramid of CSR or Stakeholder Theory to your chosen company.