(Green Business Class) Wal Mart sustainability and green business research paper

 1 Final Individual Research Paper 

 Final Individual Project/Research Paper (30%) (10 pages) + the sources pages APA style 

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate knowledge of sustainability principles, policies and practices. Students will conduct research and apply skills on integrating these “green business” concepts and techniques while working on developing recommendations for businesses. 

Assignment 

1. Choose a company (the company your work for or any company of your interest) 

2. Conduct research: collect information on the company’s current policies and practices that fall into sustainability framework. 

 Does the company issue a sustainability report? What major sustainability-related issues does the report cover? Pay special attention to the supplier partnerships and supply chain management policies. 

 (!) Firms’ websites do not contain sufficient information. Use Pearson Library’s research databases, such as ‘GreenFile’ and ‘GREENR’, for searching primary source documents, publications, business reports, etc. 

3. Perform your analysis. The scope should include the following areas: 

 Employee-related activities 

 Business operations 

 Facilities and Sites 

 Products and Services 

Tip: refer to the examples of primary and support activities provided in the lectures (the framework adapted from the article by Porter and Kramer “Strategy and Society” HBR, 2006) 

4. Provide your suggestions on what issue(s) the company has to address (e.g., inconsistency in policies, or reporting, or value chain management, etc.) and why. If appropriate, support your suggestions by referring to exemplary policies/approaches implemented by other companies (supported by references). 2 

2 Final Individual Research Paper 

Suggested Format: 

Introduction 

Provide general information on the whole company and business unit you choose to analyze (max 3 pages) 

Analysis of current policies and activities 

See page 1, sections 2- 3 for more details 

Proposed activities/measures for building sustainable business model 

Choose format that best delivers your messages and suggestions 

Conclusion 

Your judgment on the importance of the issues discussed and solutions proposed (max 2 pages) 

 Citation style: APA 

No palagiarism I will check it to make sure. 

 The main body of your paper (Introduction, Analysis, Proposed Activities, Conclusion) should not exceed 15 pages, given the format Times New Roman 12 at 1.15-1.5 spacing 

I will attach the sources that you need for the paper if it miss some information that needed then use two more from webs.