Choose a public company -a company listed in stock market and publishes annual reports in English- and read the company’s last two years’ reporting of its ESG (environment, social and governance), its contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. You should also research other publicly available sources on the company’s such activities
critically analyse the company’s evidence for its achievements of its goals in
the reports you have read- does the company provide independently verified
evidence; is the evidence relevant for the company given its products and
services; etc.;
b. discuss whether the company’s reporting aims primarily to create a halo
effect, a narrative about the company’s environmental and social
responsibility based on your findings in answering the a) part of this question.
You are expected to use the concepts, analytical frameworks, and insights from the
following course readings in answering Question 2:
1. Arjaliès, D.L. and Bansal, P. (2018), “Beyond numbers: How investment
managers accommodate societal issues in financial decisions”, Organization
Studies, 39(5-6), pp.691-719.
2. Jones, B. and Nisbet, P. (2011) “Shareholder value versus stakeholder values:
CSR and financialization in global food firms”, Socio-Economic Review, 9(2),
pp.287-314.
3. Hiss, S. (2013) “The politics of the financialization of sustainability”, Competition
& Change, 17(3), pp.234-247.
4. Rhodes, C. (2016) “Democratic Business Ethics: Volkswagen’s emissions
scandal and the disruption of corporate sovereignty”, Organization Studies
5. Rosenzweig, P. (2014) Chapter 4 “Halos All Around Us” The Halo Effect, Simon
& Schuster
6. Rosenzweig, P. (2014) Chapter 8 “Stories, Science and the Schizophrenic Tour
de Force”, The Halo Effect, Simon & Schuster
7. United Way Social Purpose Institute (2022) The Social Purpose Transition
Pathway, available at: https://www.corporateknights.com/wp-
content/uploads/2022/04/The-Social-Purpose-Transition-Pathway-March-2022-
Full-Report.pdf
The following will be taken into consideration in marking your assignment:
Critical analysis of the chosen company using your own ideas and based on original
research and the insights from the readings in answering Question 2.
• The relevance of the data and information on the chosen company’s ESG and social
responsibility performance and activities in answering Question 2.
Hi, I would like to have this assignment for leading and managing in a global environment for a MBA
I would like to have it in simple language as I’m not expert in business
Thank you
