The Scenario

1. You are working for a Canadian company froma sector of your choice(agriculture, manufacturing, services, telecommunications etc.) based in Ontario. Jackie, who is the owner and CEO of the company was recently invited at a conference and heard a very inspiring talk on sustainability and how it was becoming the "new normal" for businesses in the 21^stcentury. She would like her company to do more about it, but she is not entirely convinced that there is a business case and she is also afraid that this could be something very difficult.
2. Jackie remembered that you had some training on CSR and assigned you to research the matter further. She asked you to make ashort research reporton what sustainability is and how it relates to your company, so that she can decide whether to further pursue the matter.
3. The Content
4. After some thought you decide that your research report should answer the following questions so that Jackie can make an informed decision:
5. What is sustainability and CSR?
6. What are themain sustainability issuesthat Canada and Ontario in particular are facing today?Use the UN SDGs to structure these issues.
7. Which of those sustainability challenges are mostrelevantto businessesin your sectorin Canada and Ontario? Why are they relevant?
8. What areCanadian businesses in your sectordoing to manage those challenges? What are somebest practice examplesthat are being implemented?
9. Based on the above, would you recommend that the company in your sector do something about sustainability given the COVID-19 pandemic? Why?