GEB5458CBE – Deliverable 5 – Sustaining Sustainability

Learning Goal: I’m working on a business multi-part question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

Assignment Content

Competency

Evaluate how sustainability strategies support an organization’s competitive advantage.

Student Success Criteria

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Scenario

You are a sustainability consultant hired by a U.S. based company to train the leadership team on how sustainable practices can lead to a competitive advantage. During your initial meeting, you assess the current state of the organization and are asked by the CEO to send him a report of your recommendations for the future state strategies that could not only lead to a competitive advantage but also positive social change.

Instructions

Write a Corporate Memo in Microsoft Word (minimum three pages) to the CEO that describes your recommendations on strategies that would lead to a sustainable competitive advantage.

Address the following to support your sustainable strategy for the organization:

How are these strategies difficult to duplicate by the organization’s competitors?

How can operating costs be reduced by implementing these sustainable practices?

How would these strategies have a positive impact on the organization’s community and the environment?

How can technology and innovation lead to a sustainable competitive advantage?

Provide attribution for credible sources used in the professional memo.

Rubric:

A – 4 – Mastery

Comprehensive exemplary description of your recommendations on strategies that would lead to a sustainable competitive advantage. Included 4 + recommendations.

A – 4 – Mastery

Comprehensive exemplary description of how these strategies difficult to duplicate by the organization’s competitors.

A – 4 – Mastery

Comprehensive exemplary explanation of how operating costs can be reduced by implementing these sustainable practices.

A – 4 – Mastery

Comprehensive exemplary explanation of how would these strategies have a positive impact on the organization’s community and the environment.

A – 4 – Mastery

Comprehensive exemplary explanation of how technology and innovation can lead to a sustainable competitive advantage.

A – 4 – Mastery

Demonstrates exemplary attribution for providing credible sources and a professional presentation including writing standards such as grammar, spelling, and punctuation.