ASSESSMENT
1 x 2,500 word individual assignment.
Submissions should follow the standard assignment guidelines. Text should be double spaced, size
12, and you should use an easily readable font e.g. Calibri, Arial, Times New Roman.
Assignments must be properly referenced throughout using the (Birmingham) Harvard style. Please
consult the referencing guide for further information:
https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/libraryservices/library/referencing/icite/referencing/harvard/i
ndex.aspx
Assignments should be submitted before 12.00 on the day they are due. Late penalties of -5 marks
per working day are applied to assignments submitted after 12.00 on the due date. All assignments
should be submitted on Canvas, using Turnitin. As such, all assignments are automatically checked for
plagiarism.
Assignment deadline: Friday 27th March 2020
TASK
The individual assignment is designed to encourage you to explore the social/environmental ethical
issues that a particular business of your choice is facing.
You are required to outline the two main ethical issues/challenges facing a particular firm.
With reference to relevant theory and literature, you are asked to critically evaluate the firm’s
approach to these issues.
Based upon your analysis, you should present detailed recommendations regarding how the business
should develop its approach to managing these issues and its ethical profile in the future.