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Course Description:Ethics and Society

Case Study

"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." (Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics)

General Information:As detailed in the syllabus, you will be responsible for developing a case study by way of completing the coursework for this term. Detailed below are the instructions for this assignment, which is worth 20% of your final grade for this course.

Formal Written Brief:Minimum four (1.5) pages (400 words). Please note that your title page does not count as part of the total number of pages for this assignment.

All submissions will be double-spaced, using 11 or 12 point type formatted for 8.5 by-11 inch paper. Page layout is standard: one-inch margins (1") at the top, bottom, and on both sides of the text; page numbers are placed in the upper right-hand corner of the page one-half inch (0.5") from the top.

Attach a title page on which you include the descriptive title of your essay, your name and student number, the course name and number, instructor names, and the date of submission.

NOTE: Filename should be StudentLastNames_CaseStudy

DesJardins (2015) discusses several models of corporate social responsibility including the economic model, the moral minimum, the stakeholder model, and the strategic (sustainability) model. We also explored the sustainability and regenerative models in a deeper way.

Assignment: Using your chosen model ( stakeholder model.)as a lens, evaluate the state of corporate social responsibility of a Canadian company. What are the strengths of the company's model and what are areas for potential improvement?