Developing a Monitoring System

APPROACH
Identify, analyze, and critically evaluate relevant information & data from

a TBL perspective (specifically) and sustainability (generally)

Conduct rigorous secondary research to provide depth and breadth in

the analysis and evaluation of your information

Use recognized resources such as GRI indicators plus concepts from

reputable sources such as The Business Guide to Sustainability and Step by Step Guide to Sustainability etc are writing a company, an industry, a government etc

Use specific information to identify the real situation about which you

Develop an integrated monitoring system based on logical argument

and well reasoned justification

APPROACH: 5 STEPS
Find a company Figure out what phase it is currently at (A) Deduce what phase it could be elevated to (B) Work out what needs to change to go from A to B Create a monitoring system to keep it at B

POSSIBLE STRUCTURE
Title page Contents Monitoring system components:

Boundaries Dimensions Pressure, State, Response PSR) Indicators generic Economic (profit) Environmental (planet) Socio-cultural (people) Indicators specific Company & industry performance metrics Use & re-use of all resources People upstream, downstream, internal, connected

Conclusion and Recommendations References

IDENTIFYING ISSUES & PROBLEMS

What are the identified goals of the company? What phase have you identified them as being? Do you think they could realistically improve on a cost/benefit basis?

Could they operate more sustainably? Will they survive long-term if they dont change? If they have to change, what are your recommendations?

WHAT TO MONITOR

What are the main points or issues that will

need to be monitored?

What would be the frequency? Who would need to do the monitoring? Would they need outside professional help?

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS

An effective conclusion should: Link generic indicators to specific indicators - with reasons for any

changes or variations
Identify what the company is doing right Identify what the company is doing wrong Identify amendments, recommendations, corrections with reason,

logic, and ideally with quantitative analysis

What I Am Looking For

Layout, Language, Overall ....(10) Enterprise Selection & Description....(10) Point A and Point B.....(10) Development Plan . (20) Monitoring System..(20) Indicators Selected & Used... (10) Conclusion & Recommendations ..(20)
TOTAL /100

Note: I must mark the assignment exactly as per the marking guide in the subject guide, but this is how I think whilst Im marking assignments

DETAILS

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Hard copy in class

Electronic copy SafeAssign References & Referencing APA or Harvard

CASE STUDY 1
Case study: Farming in Australia You are a consultant to the CEO of an Australian farming company and he wants to set up a farm to grow potatoes, rice or beef cattle. The market is currently paying $100 a tonne for potatoes, $200 a tonne for rice, and $2,000 a tonne for beef. Australia is known as the driest continent on earth. He could grow any one of the three products as the market is strong for all of them. Basic Facts It takes:100 litres of water to grow 1 kilogram of Potatos 4,000 litres of water to grow 1 kilogram of Rice 13,000 litres of water to grow 1 kilogram of beef

Question: Which product do you recommend to grow on this farm and what would be your justification. What points would need to be considered?
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CASE STUDY 2

You have just been employed as the Sustainability Officer of a company and your boss has asked you to figure out how to assess the companys sustainability. You conduct an initial analysis and figure out that the company is in the third phase (compliance risk reduction). Your boss then presents your report to the Supreme Uber Boss who demands that the company must be transformed to reach the fifth phase of Strategic Sustainability. You go back to your desk and start to create a monitoring system that will bridge the gap between phase 3 and phase 5.

What are the key points you will need to consider, and what would be your
process?

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