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Adelphi University/Devry
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Adelphi University
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In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:
You work as the chief supply-chain officer at the large international corporation, NationaliTeas. NationaliTeas manufactures and sells tea worldwide. Its motto is “Keeping people and their taste buds awake (when they want to be awake).” Its mission is “Make the world more awake through rejuvenating and refreshing beverages and sustainable practices that uplift workers, communities, and souls.” Its vision is “to be the most respected tea manufacturer across at least three continents for our tea and our actions, which will be driven by a commitment ethical sourcing, minimal waste, and empowerment of our employees.”
You would like to establish an operational goal of having your corporation apply for a B Corp Certification within the next two years. You believe this would add value to the organization and help it to prioritize a stronger focus on sustainable operational practices. You have conducted a preassesment based on the recommendations for applying for B Corp Certification, and you’ve evaluated the corporation’s current strengths and areas for improvement.
Now you need to develop a proposal for the board of directors that explains why prioritizing the triple bottom line (TBL) through working toward B Corp Certification has organizational value. You must also propose three high-impact initiatives to help strengthen the corporation’s commitment to people, planet, and profit based on your evaluations.
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Submit your project using one of the two formats listed below. Please note that your submission should include both Part One and Part Two of your project. For either format, sources should be cited according to APA style.
The following resource support your work on the project:
Reading: Project Preassessment Evaluation Summary PDF
This document presents the results of NationaliTeas’ preassessment for attaining B Corp Certification.
Criteria | Exemplary (100%) | Proficient (85%) | Needs Improvement (55%) | Not Evident (0%) | Value |
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Justification of Benefits: Key Components | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains the three key components of the TBL framework and how each component benefits businesses and society | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding further details and examples to fully explain one or more key components of the TBL | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
Justification of Benefits: Organizational Value | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Provides a justification regarding the value and benefits of using the TBL framework to inform corporate decision making and explains connections between the organizational mission and the organizational vision | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding more or more relevant reasons to incorporate the TBL in decision making or further explaining how the TBL helps an organization’s mission and vision | Does not attempt criterion | 5 |
Justification of Benefits: B Corporation Benefits | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Briefly describes organizational benefits of attaining B Corp Certification | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing further organizational benefits of attaining B Corp Certification | Does not attempt criterion | 5 |
Operational Recommendations: Organizational Impacts | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes the organizational benefits of each initiative, specifically noting the expected positive impact of completing each | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include clarifying how each initiative benefits the organization, for example, through alignment to the organization’s mission, vision, and culture statements; increased amounts of funds or resources saved; and improvements to the organization’s brand | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
Operational Recommendations: Societal Impacts | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes the societal benefits of each initiative, specifically noting the expected positive impact of completing each (e.g., increased community building or positive environmental impact) | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include clarifying how completing each initiative benefits society and the positive impact of completing each (e.g., increased community building or positive environmental impact) | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
Operational Recommendations: Customer Impacts | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes the consumer benefits of each selected initiative, specifically noting the expected positive impact of completing each (e.g., increased alignment to target markets, improved product access and availability, or improved customer satisfaction) | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include clarifying how each initiative benefits customers, noting the expected positive impact of completing each (e.g., increased alignment to target markets, improved product access and availability, or improved customer satisfaction) | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
Operational Recommendations: Business Risks | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains the business risks associated with prioritizing, planning, and resourcing each initiative and how these risks will be considered and monitored | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying more relevant business risks associated with each initiative or adding more detail to clarify the potential risks | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
Operational Recommendations: Operational Management Techniques | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Recommends an operational management strategy or technique (e.g., project management, lean manufacturing, or Six Sigma) that is appropriate to implement for each selected initiative, and explains why | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing a stronger rationale to support using the suggested operational management strategy based on the strategy, initiative, and company information | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
Operational Recommendations: Defining Requirements and Scope | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Defines the requirements for the successful implantation of each selected initiative as well as the scope of each, and describes how changes to the requirements and scope would impact timelines, budget, and risk | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying more critical requirements or more relevant metrics to evaluate the success of the initiatives or the impact of changes to scope on initiative planning and resourcing | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
Operational Recommendations: Roles and Responsibilities | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains the key internal and external stakeholders who would be involved in planning and implementing each selected initiative, as well as why each identified stakeholder is needed to successfully implement the initiatives | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying more relevant stakeholders or further explaining the relevance of the identified internal and external stakeholders to the initiatives | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
Articulation of Response | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability | Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas | 5 |
Citations and Attributions | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors | Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution | 5 |
Total: | 100% |
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