Business Impact on the SDGs - Individual Assignment

Individual Assignment

To complete this task, you must do the following:

1. Within your group, discuss the potential issues that exist at ‘Peta-Marron’ that need to be addressed to achieve more sustainable outcomes. Some issues present clear, ethical dilemmas or challenges for ‘Peta-Marron’. Be mindful of the cultural sensitivities that exist not just within the company but also for the country of Marronia. Identify and discuss within your team how these current issues of ‘Peta-Marron’ relate to the SDGs (UNDESA, 2019).
2. Select one SDG that will be the basis for your brief. [SDG 5: GENDER EQUALITY]
3. Prepare a brief of 1200 words that covers the following:
   1. A business case for why the SDGs are relevant for business
      1. What is the business case for your chosen SDG?
   2. Discuss the issue/s of ‘Peta-Marron’ that you intend to address and identify the SDG it relates to. Be mindful of the cultural sensitivities that exist for the company and also for Marronia in your discussion.
   3. Explain what action/s ‘Peta-Marron’ might adopt to address the issue/s and therefore improve performance of this SDG. Reference to real case examples amongst multinational enterprises is recommended to support your proposed action.   
   4. Discuss how action towards this SDG might impact or interrelate with other SDGs relevant to 'Peta-Marron'. Is it negative or positive?
   5. Identify at least two stakeholders (Freeman, 1984) that are effected by your proposed action or chosen SDG and discuss how the proposed action of this SDG at ‘Peta-Marron’ will or might impact on each stakeholder group? (Give consideration to the cultural sensitivities of ‘Peta-Marron’ and Marronia).

Please ensure that your response makes use of academic literature, white papers, or case studies to support your arguments.