Sustainability and Diversity & Inclusion Review Project. FedEx

The Assigned company name is FEDEX Memphis, Tenn. The essay should be following the instruction uploaded.

BA 342 FA19
Sustainability and Diversity & Inclusion Review ProjectDue Date: Wednesday. November 06,2019 Submit either a .doc №e or a .docx fUc In the Canvas assignment by 11:55 PM.
Note: Make sure to submit your assignment on time. Late assignments arc not accepted and *411 earn zero points. You do not have to wait for the deacflne - you can submit whenever you befleve your assignment tt ready, and you can upload an updated file at any point untd the deadline. Technical difficulties" and 'apparently Canvas did not wort:* arc not acceptable reasons for not submitting your assignment on time.Overview: This project entails renewing a Fortune 500 company's best practccs In sustalnabfcty and diversity & inclusion and then writing, in your own words, about those practices. Each student will be ass<gned a Fortune 500 company to anaByre and report on and each student will submit an individual project in Canvas. MOTE: You will sec that each student wil be assigned to a team. This is for logistcal purposes only. This is NOT a team pro)ect On October 161*. Course Manager Elizabeth Price (erc2«qpvj.edu| wll notify the dass via Canvas announcements about team assignments and indlvidualy ASSIGNED companies. You must work with your assigned company
Deferable: 2-3 pages (no fewer than 2 full pages; no more than 3 pages) report. Use complete sentences, not buflet points.
Paper Criteria: Th*s project Is designed to enhance your kno*fcdge of what & meant by susta*\ab*ty and diversity & indUs>on as current^ practiced by targe corporations. Your mission Is to look for your assigned company's sustainability or corporate social responsibility (C5R) and/or dwerslty & rckjsion report that shares the organization's best practices and resuts concerning SustainaWlty and Diversity & mdusion.
Research Source. Vitec searchng for Information or reports on company websites, you will realUe that companies use different terms while taking about sustainablfcty. Here arc some terms you might come across (this a not an cutiaustoe 1st} sustainability, corporate sodal responsibility, social responsibility, corporate dtiienshlp. community we* being. (Mote: If your assigned company does not incorporate Overs ft y & Incus» on m Its sustarfubftty/CSR report, It may report on Diversity & mdusion on «s website retcad. Most companies have a separate Ovcrsity & Inclusion section.)
If your assigned company does not have a downloadable sustainaWlty/CSR report, look for the ma/or sections ksted below on the company website. The goal for this report is to desenbe, In your own words, what your assigned company has in place concenwig these two topics. 0 your onioned company does not provide information about one of the required elements, address this in your paper, rather than leaving the reader to wonder whether you merely overiooked this port of the assignment (eg„ explore and report on what a competitor docs and note how your assigned company could improve Its implementation/reporting).Or. 6. 

Paper Content aftdIntroduction (2 points): In the mrcc jet on. provide a brief overvuev*. In your own words, of wtiat your asserted company does {products, sales volume, number of employees. gcographc reach, etc.) and list *s current (2019) Fortune 500 rank.
Sustainability (14 points): Take the triple bottom Uic as your base. Research and understand »tut your company docs to contribute to the three pJlars of sustalnabMy. m your paper, report on their best pracbces. Questions to answer a« glv-en be<ow. Please rca' je that the Is not an cnhaustwc 1st. If there arc other sustanabdty related questions you f md Important to answer, do Include them In your report.
• Docs your assigned company produce a comprehcnsli« susta rab Ity report ?
• What steps does your assigned company tatc to Improve its Impact on the environment ?
• What steps does your assigned company take to Improve Its Impact on the people?
• What are the economic Impacts of your ass'grcd company's sustainability tniuitf<cs?
• How are these «tlatwes related to the UN susta*ub«y development goals?
• To what cKtcnt docs your assigned company operate under the cratar economy model ?
• What are key metrics that your assigned company focuses on as part of Its sustainability initiatives?
• Has your assigned company been recogrued by anyone lawards. citations, certifications) for its sustainability efforts? Ocscnbe.
• Docs your ass'grcd company take any Mlatwcs to be an industry leader?
Divcrsity/mdusion (9 points): Irecrutlng, hiring, and developing talent)
• What does Diversity & Inclusion mean to your assigned company?
• What does your assigned company have to say about its best practices In Diversity & inclusion ?
• How docs Diversity & Inclusion impact recruitment, hrmg. dCkVtopment & rctenbon for your as&gncd company?
• Has your assigned company been recognized by anyone lawards. citations. certAcatons) for <s dtrcrslty/incluslon efforts? Describe.
Conclusion/Summary |5 points): finally, dscuss what you learned about your assigned company's best pracbces in the two key areas above. What do you thrfik your company docs wcl? What coUd « ■mprove on? What arc your recommendations for Improvement?
GtaUons (2 points): FoSowmg the conctuslon/summary, include otabons to property credit your source material. Gtatons also help the reader to seek adc tional Information about your assigned company's efforts, if desired.
Following the guidelines (3 points)
Do not forget to include the Academic Integrity Hedge
Note: Citations and Academic Integrity Pledge ore NOT included in Mr роде count, tf you only get ro 2 pages by induing these, yoar paper is too short; if your content alone fils 3 pages and ttx ONLY reason you hove о f page is for the citations and Academic integrity Pledge, thot is

Company Website (follow examples below to cite individual pages, as needed):
Dell. (2019). Diversity and inclusion. Retrieved September 14, 2019, from http://www(dot)dell(dot)eom/learn/us/en/uscorpl/diversitv7s:corpff
Dell. (2019). Communities. Retrieved September 14, 2019, from http://www(dot)dell(dot)eom/learn/us/en/uscorpl/dell-difference7s:corp
Dell. (2019). Environment. Retrieved September 14, 2019, from http://www(dot)dell(dot)eom/learn/us/en/uscorpl/dell-environment7s:corpI!!!: Our Schreyer Business Library Research Consultant* (RCs) will be happy to answer any project research or citation questions.
RCs arc onsite at the Smcal College of Business in the Atrium of the Business Building (near the interior entrance to Saxby's) Monday through Thursday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
You may also drop in to meet with RCs in their Schreyer Business Library offices (3rd Floor I’atemo Library) Monday through Friday. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. <RCavailability is noi guaranteed throughout this time, but more often than not, an RC will be available to answer your questxm within a reasonable wait time).Deliverable Guidelines:
• A typed, electronic document (single-spaced, 0 pt. between lines); must be .doc/.docx only (all other file types are NOT acceptable)
• Write your paper in your own words. Beyond company's best practices, I am interested in how you perceive them and think about these practices, how you think they contribute to the triple bottom line, what you learnt from this company, etc.
• 2-3 pages (no fewer than 2 full pages; no more than 3 pages)
• Margins on all 4 sides: 1"
• Type: 12-point font; Times New Roman or Calibri
• Indude an appropriate title
• Your name
• Your assigned company’s name and current (2019) Fortune 500 rank
• Your assigned company’s website URL
• Bold headings delineating all five sections noted above (including introduction, conclusion/summary and citations)
• Cite source(s), as relevant
• Grammar, spelling and attention to detail are always important - check your document carefully
• Do not forget to add the academic integrity pledge
• DO NOT copy/paste from company sites. Plagiarism of any kind will earn your project a zero.

B.V -M2 .‘imtaiaabiliti and Dhaal; & laduaian Rtvitw I'rajttt (lUiskLia^ t Al?Note: You must upload your file via Canvas as noted above; do NOT copy/paste your document's text into the assignment's comments box. and do NOT email your project to anyone on the Teaching Team. Any file type other than .doc/.docx will not be accepted (you will receive an error message from Canvas if you try to upload any other file type in the assignment). If you do not use Microsoft Word and do not know how to save your document as a .doc or .docx file, you may wish to visit one of Penn State's IT Service Desk locations well in advance of the due date in order to learn how to submit an acceptable file.
BA 342 FA19
Sustainability and Diversity & Inclusion Review Grading Rubric
This project is worth 35 points of your overall course grade. The partial credit for different parts of the report are as follows:
Introduction - 2 points Sustainability - 14 points Diversity & Inclusion - 9 points Conclusion - 5 points Citations - 2 points Following the guidelines - 3 points
We will use the following grading guidelines:Full Credit: 35 Points
- Full credit will be given if ALL requirements for paper content criteria and ALL guidelines for submission are followed.
- This includes addressing all questions asked above; if your assigned company does not provide information about some element, address this in your paper, rather than leaving the
_reader to wonder whether you merely overlooked this part of the assignment._
Partial Credit:
- Missing any of the paper content and/or format elements listed in these guidelines
- Poorly written (spelling, grammar, word choice, lack of attention to detail, etc.)
- Low or high page count
- Missing the academic integrity pledge_
Zero Credit: 0 Points
- File not successfully submitted via the Canvas assignment by the deadline
- File emailed to Teaching Team instead of submitted via the Canvas assignment
- Unacceptable file type or unreadable file submitted
- Incorrect company (i.e., not your assigned company)
- Submission is irrelevant and unrelated to assignment
- Any amount of plagiarism from any source; DO NOT copy/paste from company sites_