Note: The Assignment must be submitted online using the Final Assignment Dropbox.

The assignment will be returned to you via this dropbox.

Final Assignment – 25%

Description

You are the sustainability consultant of a firm or organization of your choice. Analyze

their report and compare it with a report of a competitor. Comment on their differences

and provide proposals for further developing your firm's or organizations sustainability

reporting based on the background and tools that have been discussed in class.

Write a report for both sustainability reports using the following structure:

1. Cover page with name of student and student id, and sources of the reports including the names of the firms/organizations

2. Connection to general sustainability issues and reporting of impacts for both reports

3. Description of the accounting methods and tools applied by both reports

4. Assessment of the reliability, validity of the presented data and activities of both reports

5. Assessment of the materiality of the reported data and activities for both the company and stakeholders

6. Assessment of the general quality of the two reports

7. Description of the main differences between the two reports

8. Proposals for further improvements for the reporting of 'your' firm or organization.

DUE DATE:

April 5, 2022, 11:59 pm.

LENGTH:

8 – 12 pages, double spaced, 12 pt. size, cover page excluded

EXPECTATIONS:

o Meet the stated requirements of the assignment.

o The assignment is well written and well structured.

o The arguments are convincing and supported by reliable references including those on the readings list.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

Your assignment must be submitted online to the Final Assignment Dropbox. The

assignment will be returned to you via this dropbox. Dropboxes can be accessed by

clicking Assessments and then Dropbox on the course navigation bar above.

Your assignment must be submitted in one of the following file types:

o Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)

o Rich Text Format (.rtf)

o Do not submit in pdf format

Please refer to the Submitting to a LEARN Dropbox page for general guidelines and

how to submit to a dropbox.

MARKING RUBRIC:

Excellent Very good Good

Cover page with name of student and student id, and sources of the reports including the names of the firms/organizations

1

Connection to general sustainability issues and

reporting of impacts for both reports

3 2 1

Description of the accounting methods and tools

applied by both reports

3 2 1

Assessment of the reliability, validity of the

presented data and activities of both reports

3 2 1

Assessment of the materiality of the reported data and activities for both the company and stakeholders

6 3 1

Assessment of the general quality of the two reports

6 3 1

Description of the main differences between the two reports

3 2 1

Proposals for further improvements for the reporting of your firm or organization

3 2 1

Assignment well written and structured 2 1

30 points = 100%