Homework
Overview
Changing, or even stating, a company's values can be a long and arduous process, but it often pales in comparison to the effort it takes to make sure they are honored, implemented and projected. In this homework, you evaluate how well your chosen company from the first homework has done in "walking the talk" and responding to a social issue.
Preparation
Review your chosen company's mission and values statements as well as other sources that provide insight into the company's values with regard to social responsibility. Pick two of their primary values and research how the company manifests those values. Simple examples might be the commitment to workplace diversity or ecological sustainability.
Instructions
Create a 3 to 5 minute (approximately 6 to 8 slides) PowerPoint presentation that evaluates how well the company embodies its issue-related values. Your presentation should contain detailed speaker's notes that flesh out and support main points, ideas, or conclusions and have supporting citations.
I. Summarize your chosen company's Supplier Responsibility information.
II. In your own words, explain how each aspect of your Supplier Code of Conduct is committed to ethical business practices and social responsibility.
III. Discuss your company's stance on each of the following areas:
1. Empowering Workers.
2. Labor and Human Rights.
3. Health and Safety.
4. The Environment.
5. Accountability.
IV. Identify the key ways that your company's Code of Conduct has changed since last year.
V. Examine the manner in which your company's Supplier Code of Conduct helps the organization operate as a socially responsible organization.
VI. In this discussion, you consider assembling a team to write a supplier code of conduct. Recommend the stakeholders roles (4-5) needed on the team and how each supports the project.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
1. Create a presentation about the key areas, changes, and progress in a company's supplier responsibilities and code of conduct.