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ASSESSMENT GUIDE

MGMT5050: Responsible Business Professionalism

Term 3, 2024

Assessment 2: Report

Deadline: 25th October 2024.

Weighting: 30%

Word count: 1700 words

 

Description of assessment task

The ability to complete a professional report at work will be expected of you as a graduating Master’s student. In this assessment, you will apply the tools and concepts you have been exposed to and demonstrate the skills you developed over the course’s first half. Instead of completing a full report, you will submit a series of report components. These components will help you learn the process of doing a report.

Topic

Fashion brand H&M’s 2023 Sustainability Disclosure asserts that “across our entire value chain we strive to make a positive impact on people” (p7). However, it has encountered significant criticism regarding ethical and sustainability concerns.

Consider the following three critical ethical and sustainability issues facing H&M:

  • Critical Issue 1 – Greenwashing

▫ Critics argue that H&M’s sustainability initiatives such as its Conscious Collection, in which each piece is made from sustainably sourced material, are more about marketing than making meaningful change.

  • Critical Issue 2 – Fast fashion

▫ H&M produces large volumes of clothing quickly to keep up with changing trends. This overproduction Contributes to significant waste and environmental degradation.

  • Critical Issue 3 – Labor issues

▫ H&M faces significant labor issues, including low wages, poor working conditions, and inadequate monitoring of its supply chain.

For this assignment, pick ONLY ONE critical issue from the three mentioned above.

Using your chosen critical issue, produce the following five report components.

Part A: 5W framework

  • Use the 5Ws framework to summarize the critical issue. Be sure to address each of the 5Ws directly.
  • Include in-text citations to support your points.
  • Write this part as a narrative (ie no dot points).
  • Write this as a narrative from a 3rd person point of view
  • Length: 150-200 words.

Part B: PESTEL

  • Conduct a PESTEL analysis in a 6-box grid. Include citations to support your ideas.

o Dot points are allowed in this section.

o Include the grid in the assessment text itself, not as an appendix.

o Although the words in the 6-point grid do not count toward the word limit for this assignment, you should keep the grid concise.

  • Provide a summary of the critical issue (ONLY ONE) based on the PESTEL analysis.

o Write this as a narrative from a 3rd person point of view

o Include in-text citations.

o Length: 200-250 words (this total does not include the PESTEL grid).

Part C: Analysis

  • From your PESTEL analysis, choose 2 or 3 main ethical or sustainability concerns you identified relating to the critical issue.
  • Analyse these concerns by applying the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and at least one ethical framework introduced in this course.
  • This part of the report should explain to H&M why they should be worried about the critical issue.
  • Draw on course concepts/content in your analysis.
  • Write this as a narrative from a 3rd person point of view
  • Include in-text citations.
  • Length: ±750 words.

Part D: Recommendations

  • Based on your analysis, recommend 2 or 3 actions H&M can take to address the critical issue.
  • Identify potential risks in implementing these recommendations and explain how these risks could be mitigated.
  • Write this as a narrative from a 3rd person point of view
  • Include in-text citations.
  • Length: ±250 words

Part E: Reflection

  • Reflect on what you learned by completing this assignment. How has your thinking changed? Some aspects you could consider are:

o Your writing and/or research process

o Your changing thoughts around the topic

o Your growth as a learner through this task

o New insights around fast fashion

o Any other points of learning

  • This section is a personal reflection and should be written in the first person (ie, Using “I”, “my”, “mine”, etc).
  • Do not use GenAI for the reflection. This section must be written in your own voice.
  • Length: ±300 words

Finally, include an end-text Reference List (using Harvard Referencing style)

  • If you have used GenAI, remember to acknowledge it on your Reference List.

If you have any appendices, include them after the Reference List.

 

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MGMT5050: Responsible Business Professionalism (October 2024 assignment)

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