Sustainability and the Global Business Environment: A Stakeholder Analysis

Assessment Type: Individual Oral Presentation (with visual support, e.g., PowerPoint)

Assignment Task: You are required to prepare a 10-minute individual presentation that critically analyses a business, industry, or case study in relation to sustainability. Your presentation must address the following:

A clear explanation of a key sustainability issue (e.g. climate change, resource depletion, social inequality, biodiversity loss, etc.) and its relevance to global business.
How ecological, economic, and social systems interact in the chosen context (e.g. fashion industry, agriculture, tourism, construction, etc.).
An analysis of at least three stakeholder perspectives (e.g. government, NGOs, local communities, shareholders, employees) and how these perspectives influence or are influenced by the sustainability challenge.
Recommendations for how businesses can balance stakeholder expectations and contribute to sustainable value creation.

Criteria	Weighting	Details
1. Understanding and Application of Sustainability Concepts	25%	How well you understand key sustainability ideas and apply them to a real business issue or case.
2. Analysis of Global Systems and Interconnectedness	20%	How clearly you explain how global systems (environment, society, economy) are linked and affect each other.
3. Stakeholder Evaluation and Critical Engagement	25%	How well you identify and evaluate different stakeholder views (e.g. government, community, investors), and their role in sustainability.
4. Structure, Clarity, and Visual Presentation	15%	How clear, organised, and visually appealing your presentation is (slides, charts, layout, etc.).
5. Communication Skills (Confidence, Clarity, Timing)	15%	How confidently and clearly you speak, and whether you stay within the time limit.