Business, Society and the Planet Business & Marketing Coursework (Coursework Sample)

Business, Society and the Planet
ASSIGNMENT 2, PART A
Table of contents
TOC \h \z \t "Heading 7" \c Introduction PAGEREF _Toc21684571 \h 3
Explanation of the differences that are evident between the two companies in terms of the range of issues dealt with in the reports and the depth of coverage on specific issues PAGEREF _Toc21684572 \h 3
Explaining the extent to which these differences be explained by the country or industry differences PAGEREF _Toc21684573 \h 6
Assessing the apparent quality of the social accounting approach utilized by each company according PAGEREF _Toc21684574 \h 8
Discussing the extent to which the social reports reflect the values of your selected companies PAGEREF _Toc21684575 \h 8
Reflecting on groups’ discussions of these companies PAGEREF _Toc21684576 \h 9
Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc21684577 \h 9
References PAGEREF _Toc21684578 \h 10
Introduction
Social values and corporate responsibility are evident factors of the firm's operation which they have to focus on in order to benefit the society and environment from there operational activities. The current assessment is based on the description of these social, cultural and environmental values which companies like Coles and Ikea have while operating in a market.
Coles is a retail supermarket company based in Australia the firm is a supermarket giant acquiring 30% of the market share within the supermarket industry of Australia it is subsidiary of Wesfarmers. On the other hand IKEA is a retail firm headquartered in Netherlands it is operating in 424 locations which makes its globally operating company.
Explanation of the differences that are evident between the two companies in terms of the range of issues dealt with in the reports and the depth of coverage on specific issues
As both the companies operate in different industry and vary in organizational size there is a big difference between the two companies and in the range of issue which both the companies deal with. The following can be explained by the help of Sustainability phase model. The figure of sustainability phase model is given below