Greenhouse Business Challenge and Carbon Footprint

Organisations worldwide have been measuring their carbon footprint to prepare themselves for carbon marketplaces. Companies measure their footprint several ways but one method sees carbon classified as Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions.
Scope1 carbon footprint is called the direct footprint and relates to the carbon footprint from manufacturing a product or delivering a service. An example of scope 1 for Coca Cola would be the carbon footprint from directly manufacturing their soft drink product. This however does not include electricity usage.
Scope 2 carbon footprint is called indirect carbon emission from key indirect sources ie: purchased electricity sources. This footprint relates to the amount of electricity used in an organisation. An example of scope 2 for Coca Cola would be the carbon footprint from the amount of electricity used both in manufacturing and head office and other areas. This should be easy to measure.
Scope 3 carbon footprint is called the supply chain footprint. This relates to the carbon footprint generated by the distribution of a product along a supply chain or delivering a service along a supply chain. An example of scope 3 for Coca Cola would be the carbon footprint generated from delivering Coca Cola into vending machines.
These, taken together, constitute an organisation?s emissions inventory. The emissions inventory contains the main sources of emissions and therefore identifies the opportunities for abatement, and covers all areas of a business including energy use, operation of stationary equipment, transport, supply chain engagement and waste generation. Once organisations have audited their carbon footprint they then typically respond in three broad ways;
Carbon Footprint Responses
Response A: ?What management structure, internal processes, policies and procedures will we use to manage our Greenhouse Challenge? (Corporate Governance Response ), Response B:?How will we lower our Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 footprints? What are the physical steps we need to take to lower our footprint (Operations Response),
Response C:?How will we act responsibly? How do we respond in order to enhance our reputation and protect our brand (Protect our Brand-CSR Response).
Your team will investigate a global business (see below) to examine how the Greenhouse Challenge and Carbon Footprint are impacting on that business. Further you will explore the problems and solutions an organisation may use to respond to the Greenhouse Challenge. Your team will be assigned a business to investigate. The global company is facing responses in three areas;
The main problems the Greenhouse Challenge presents for Organisations
Response A: Corporate Governance – Main Problem
o How is our organisation going to manage/fund our response to the Carbon Challenge? Response B: Operations – Main Problem
o How is our organisation going to lower our scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions? Response C: CSR and Brand ? Main Problem
o How is my organisation going to ?do the right thing?? o How is my organisation going to protect our brand?
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You are to use the principles of problem-solving covered in class to produce a 2500 to 3000 word written report and a presentation (10-12 minutes) that succinctly presents your research findings. The report must be submitted to Turnitin.
TOTAL TIME ALLOWED: 240 minutes
Week 10: 120 minutes Week 11: 120 minutes Week 12: 120 minutes
Assessment Requirements:
As a team you will complete and be assessed on:
Problem Solving ? Brainstorm, mindmap, KT situation analysis and Duncker diagram.
Presentation ? Pitch, introduction, energy, transition, conclusion.
As an individual you will complete and be assessed on:
Your individual research component Tasks assigned to your team role ? leader or researcher.
Deliverables required to successfully complete the requirements:
Presentation
Presentation delivered in week 12 involving all team members being present and contributing to the preparation of the presentation. The presentation is to be 10-12 minutes. It is expected that all team members will present. Good business presentations use:
Elevator pitch starts Snappy Introductions & conclusions Smooth transitions between speakers Innovative use of props High consistent energy levels Effective use of time
Powerpoint Powerpoint presentation (12 to 15 slides) including problem solving steps:
Report
Background of Greenhouse Business Challenge and Carbon Footprint Definition and description of 3 Responses For each of 3 responses:
? Brainstorm of Problems/issues of each response ? Mindmap of Problems/issues of each response ? List of major problems for each of the carbon footprint responses ? K-T situation analysis of major problems in each of the carbon footprint Responses ? Possible solutions for top problem using Duncker Diagram for each of the carbon footprint
responses
Background research of carbon footprint and Kuwait Current Global Practices ? how countries are responding to the Greenhouse Business Challenge and the Carbon Footprint (Teams with 6 members) For each of the 3 carbon footprint responses the report must address:
? Organisational responses to carbon footprinting ? Comparison with similar organisations and their response to carbon footprinting ? List and ranking of organisational problem/concerns associated with carbon footprinting ? Solutions and Recommendations for each carbon footprint response
Ten page written report (2500 to 3000) using the following headings
Front page Executive Summary TOC
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1. Introduction 2. Background of Carbon Footprint in Kuwait 3. Current Global Practices ? how countries are responding to the Greenhouse Business
Challenge including Carbon Footprint. (Teams with 6 members) 4. Organisation Background 5. 3 Carbon Footprint responses
a. b. c. d. Recommendation
Organisation response Comparisons with other organisations Identified problems
6. Overall Recommendations 7. Conclusion 8. References 9. Appendices
Your written report (2500 to 3000) must use the headings listed above, use Harvard Referencing in the text and reference list and provide evidence of substantial research using at least 15-25 references, 50% journal/book).You must submit a full originality report from Turnitin with your final report.
Peer evaluation
You will also be required to assess each individual team member?s efforts for the team tasks. This will guide the allocation of team marks in the assessment.
Team Organisation
In this exercise we want you to assign team members to the following roles;
Team Leader/co-ordinator A
o Leads team through activities, calls meetings, sets agendas, o Writes the executive summary and introduction for final report. o Writes background on climate change (brief) o Collects individual writing pieces and collates into final report using template provided. o There is no re-writing of other team members? work. o The leader also submits and retrieves the originality report from turnitin. o 5-7 References
Team Leader/co-ordinator B
o Leads team through activities, takes minutes of all meetings, o Writes the recommendations and conclusion for final report. o Writes the background to the organisation. o Collects individual reference lists and organises them into one alphabetical list to be included
in final report. o 5-7 References. o There is no re-writing of other team members? work.
Researcher 1 ? Response A: Corporate Governance Response (Manage organisation)
o Background on one of the three carbon footprint responses ? Corporate Governance o Define and describe the carbon footprint response for the organisation. o Research best practice in this area and give example from other organisations. o Highlights problems/issues in relation to the 3 responses for the organisation.
o Makes recommendation for the major problem or concern. o Write 500 words in this area. o 5-7 References.
Researcher 2 ? Response B: Operations Response (lower emissions)
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Background on one of the three carbon footprint responses ? Operations Define and describe the carbon footprint response for the organisation. Research best practice in this area and give example from other organisations. Highlights problems/issues in relation to the 3 responses for the organisation.
o Makes recommendation for the major problem or concern. o Write 500 words in this area. o 5-7 References.
Researcher 3 ? Response C: Brand Response (Protect our brand image)
o Background on one of the three carbon footprint responses ? Brand Protection o Define and describe the carbon footprint response for the organisation. o Research best practice in this area and give example from other organisations. o Highlights problems/issues in relation to the 3 responses for the organisation. o Makes recommendation for the major problem or concern.
o Write 500 words in this area. o 5-7 References.
Researcher 4 ? Current Global Practices (only to be assigned for teams with 6 members)
o Researches the current global practices on how countries are responding to Carbon emissions through carbon marketplaces. The research will need to include responses from the US, EU, China, India and 3rd World Countries.
o Writes 500 words in this area. o 5-7 References
All team members
o Uses problem solving to find a solution to lower the carbon footprint in each of the four main areas.
o Develop the powerpoint presentation slides based on the team discussion and organises the presentation format in week 12.