ACFI3423 Governance and Sustainability 2020/2021 Academic Essay Brief
The Academic Essay is the second element of assessment for this module, which is 100% coursework-based.
The essay is designed to enable you to demonstrate your understanding of the basic Governance and Sustainability materials, the extra work you have put into researching the essay topic(s) and how analytical you have been in selecting and commenting on the materials you have used in the essay.
The submission should demonstrate that you have immersed yourself in the course material, that you have carried out wider reading and that you have done some thinking on your own. The essay topics have not been treated at length in class to allow you to develop and demonstrate these skills.
You will be expected to use relevant academic literature and advance textbooks for the module as sources, and to carry out wider reading.

The word limit for the case study is 2,250 words

All of the usual University regulations (please refer to the module handbook) apply with regard to the late submission of work and plagiarism.
REQUIREMENT

“The concept of sustainability is not new, but its relevance has become more obvious … as humanity is confronted with extraordinary tests.” (Blaga, 2013).
You are required to write an academic essay that:
1. discusses what sustainability is and what it means to be a sustainable business;
2. discusses the importance of business sustainability; and
3. critically evaluates the role of stakeholders in business sustainability and the importance of stakeholder-partnerships in business sustainability.