Principles of Sustainable Management Practice Essay

Task

You have learned that corporate citizenship is the notion that businesses have a responsibility to contribute to sustainable outcomes, no matter what they do. And, you have learned that responsible business decisions are made according to specific contributing components, supported by strategic guidance instruments.

Prepare an essay that addresses the following two issues:

1. Is corporate responsibility something that can be ignored ? by big businesses such as Lonmin in the pursuit of making profits for shareholders, if it makes a substantial contribution to government revenue?
2. Based on the Lonmin case and your additional reading, what are the factors that big businesses should build into their decision-making when they formulate their strategic plans?

It will be necessary to prepare an introduction and a conclusion, but the emphasis is on these two parts. If you want to, you can label them with headings (like, for example, A The theoretical perspective and B The practical perspective), or anything you think will emphasize your evident comprehension and grasp of the concepts.