As you have explored in this course, ongoing challenges in the global business environment are mostly attributed to unethical business practices, failure to embrace technology advancements, and stiff competition among businesses.

Imagine that you have been appointed as the Chief Compliance Officer of a Fortune 500 company of your choice and must prepare a presentation for your suppliers regarding your Supplier Code of Conduct to deliver via a web meeting.

This assignment has two parts.

Part 1: Paper

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

List specific changes that your company has made to its Code of Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each change.

Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that they will understand the standards that your company requires in order to maintain their relationship with the company.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation

Create a six to eight (6-8) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

Summarize your chosen company's Supplier Responsibility information.

Discuss your company's stance on each of the following areas:

Empowering Workers

Labor and Human Rights

Health and Safety

The Environment

Accountability

Identify the key ways that your company's Progress Report has changed since last year.

Examine the manner in which your company's Supplier Code of Conduct helps the organization operate as a socially responsible organization.

Provide detailed speaker notes of what you would say if you were delivering the presentation.

Submit a reference page with at least three (3) quality references from the past 2 years that you have used for this presentation / paper.

Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Here is an introductory video on the library and how to use it: Online Library Resources at Strayer University.mp4

Your PowerPoint presentation must follow these formatting requirements:

Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The title and reference slides are not included in the required slide length.