Module Readings and Assignment:

Complete the following readings early in the module:

Read the online lectures for the Module

From the textbook, Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World, read the following chapters:

Prologue: Reinventing capitalism for the post-crisis world

Epilogue: Looking forward

From the Argosy University online library resources, read:

Gilfoil, D. M., PhD., & Brill, R. T., PhD. (2010). Developing and implementing a measure of sustainability for workforce and economic development projects in Northeast Pennsylvania. Journal of Business & Economics Research, 8(12), 85-101.

From the Internet, read:

Bartels, W., Iansen-Rogers, J., & Kuszewski, J. (2008). Count me in: The reader's take on sustainability reporting. Global Reporting Initiative. ISBN 9781903168301.

Module Overview: (Included As Attachment)

Assignment: Required Assignment 2-Tracking Progress on Sustainability Goals

Instructions: Good intentions must be followed by actions leading to measurable outcomes. Sustainability initiatives and their outcomes are tracked through accountability systems and transparent reporting.

Download and review the Top Shelf scenario so far. (Included As Attachment)

Use your module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet to research accountability systems and transparent reporting.

Use your research to first analyze how the factors apply to Walmart's sustainability index and then to create a transparent sustainability report for Top Shelf.

Write a report that includes the following:

Write a report that includes the following:

How was Walmart's sustainability index developed?

What makes it particularly innovative?

Which social, ecological, and economic sustainability considerations are covered? Which ones are left out?

Can Walmart's approach be used by Top Shelf to track their efforts? Justify your answer.

Briefly describe two other approaches (different from that of Walmart) that could be used by Top Shelf to track their efforts.

Recommend one approach for Top Shelf and explain in detail how the company can measure, track, and report progress on their sustainability goals. Justify your choice.

Explain why your recommendation would be superior to the status quo.

Write a 10-12-page report in Word format.