The company is Apple Inc.
Summary: You will choose a Canadian company and critically evaluate its code of conduct for its suppliers and vendors. Within the report you should provide a succinct summary; identify a specific issue/challenge of the company code of conduct. You should complete a critical analysis about this issue/challenge. Then you recommend the ways in which the company could improve this situation in working with supplies and vendors.
Points to Include
- 1.A mastery of course material and concepts to date, to be demonstrated within your paper.
2.Provide a URL references to the company’s codes of conduct
3.Summarize and highlight the most important points of the codes of conduct.
4.The location and markets where the company source its supplies?
5.How does this company define corporate social responsibility?
6.How their suppliers and subcontractors are selected (bid, no-bid)?
7.Does this code of conduct adhere to the UN’s Global Compact Ten Principles?
8.What do others (third party, activists) say about their codes of conduct?
9.What type of reporting and disclosure mechanisms are covered in these codes of conduct?
10.What types of internal measuring and compliance mechanisms exist in these companies to monitor enforcements of these codes?
11.Final recommendations on best practices in working with suppliers and vendors(what to do, what not to do)
Report Format:
- 1.Proper APA 6th Edition referencing is essential. Be absolutely certain to include a properly formatted list of references and accurate in-text citations. Minimum five sources.
- 2.Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, flow of thought, clarity of ideas and creativity
- 3.Your report should be between four to five pages, plus title page and reference page, 12 size font, 1.5 line spacing and normal margins.
- 4.Title page with Student Name and Student Number
- 5.Properly formatted body of report with paragraphs structured appropriately (Headers can include: Company Overview, Code of Conduct review, Critical Analysis, Recommendations for Improvement)
- 6.Reference page (please make this a separate page)
References: Anytime you refer to ideas that are not your own, you MUST refer to the source both in-text and in the reference page at the end of your essay. Use APA referencing style when you write up your paper. Ensure that your paper contains a page for references. Refer to http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspxor http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa for more information about proper citation.
