Contemporary Global Issues 3: Corporate Social Responsibility
Portfolio Task 3
Nestlé has plans to begin operations in Monrovia, a developing country. You have been asked by the government of Monrovia to research the organisation and write a report highlighting the arguments for and against Nestlé having a presence there.
Instructions
• Use a report style format to write this task with a clear introduction, main body with clear headings for each paragraph and a conclusion which outlines recommendations to the government.
• Use the reading list below for your research. You do not need to use all the sources, but The Guardian article (4) is essential. You may use additional source material if it is relevant and reliable.
• Make it clear in your report when you are citing the sources and include an accurate reference list at the end. The reading list below only contains the links to the sources – you need to write the full references yourselves.
• Submission date: Thursday 9th February (A groups) and Friday 10th February (B groups). Submit 2 paper copies to your tutor at the start of class and an electronic copy to the VLE through Turnitin.
Words: 300
Reading list
1.Brabeck-Letmathe, P. Valuing Food Security cited on Huff Post Food
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-brabeckletmathe/valuing-food-security_b_590287.html
2.f.t.com video Paul Bulcke of Nestle Full Interview: ‘View from the Top’
http://video.ft.com/v/873046492001/Paul-Bulcke-of-Nestl-Full-interview
3.http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/06/22/businesspro-us-nestle-idUSTRE65L4A420100622
This is an article (transcript) of the interview above
4.The Guardian ‘Alarm as corporate giants target developing countries’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/nov/23/corporate-giants-target-developing-countries
5.The Guardian (May 26th 2011) ‘Nestle launches coffee-style machine for baby milk’.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/may/26/nestle-launches-machine-baby-milk
6.Greenpeace (2010) ‘Nestle try to censor our advert’. Greenpeace blog.
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/forests/nestle-censor-our-advert-and-get-it-pulled-youtube-20100317
7.Nestle (2012) ‘Nestle celebrates 100 years in India’
http://www.nestle.com/Media/NewsAndFeatures/Pages/India_100_years.aspx