BMS0077 Managing Sustainable Challenges Assessment Brief | HUD

Assessment Task 

Overview of the Assessment

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Universally adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015, the SDGs effectively act as a shared blueprint for sustainable global development. The 17 SDGs, which form the centre of this blueprint, aims to bring together countries – both developing and developed – the corporate and the third sector, in a global partnership, to develop sustainable strategies which would improve health and education, reduce inequality, and contribute to sustainable economic growth, while addressing challenges related to climate change.

Assessment Task 

The assessment task is future oriented and is aimed at developing innovative collaborative solutions for the SDGs at a sectoral level. 

To achieve the aim mentioned above, you need to do the following:

• Select a specific global industry that is of interest to you and provide an overview of that industry, briefly highlighting the key sustainability issues it must resolve in the long term.
• Critically evaluate the present status of sustainability within the selected industry by analysing it in relation to the economic, social and environmental sustainability practices of its key companies. To ensure criticality in the evaluation, both ‘positive’ and ‘negative/passive’ corporate sustainability practices have been to examined and substantiated.  
• Select the most relevant SDG for the industry and evaluate potential opportunities for achieving the SDG by the actors operating within that industry (including corporate and non-corporate actors). Such opportunities could include opportunities to innovate, develop new products and solutions or create new markets.
• Based on the above analysis, propose three (03) Strategic Priorities to engender sustainable development in the selected industry. 

Assessment criteria

• The Assessment Criteria are shown at the end of this document.  Your tutor will discuss how your work will be assessed/marked and will explain how the assessment criteria apply to this piece of work.  These criteria have been designed for your level of study.
• These criteria will be used to mark your work and will be used to support the electronic feedback you receive on your marked assignment. Before submission, check that you have tried to meet the requirements of the higher-grade bands to the best of your ability. Please note that the marking process involves academic judgment and interpretation within the marking criteria.
• The Learning Innovation Development Centre can help you to understand and use the assessment criteria.  To book an appointment, either visit them on The Street in the Charles Sikes Building or email them at busstudenthub@hud.ac.uk

Learning Outcomes 

This section is for information only. 

The assessment task outlined above has been designed to address specific validated learning outcomes for this module. It is useful to keep in mind that these are the things you need to show in this piece of work. 

On completion of this module, students will need to demonstrate:

• Analyse academic and practitioner materials using theories and principles of corporate sustainability and responsibility
• Appraise key sustainability challenges encountered by businesses through the application of corporate sustainability and responsibility theories and principles
• Advocate the role of business in achieving the SDGs by generating innovative collaborative solutions for the SDGs
• Communicate an individual perspective on key discourses in the field of sustainability
• Collaborate with other learners to develop systematic and creative solutions for sustainable business challenges