QUESTION

(a) Part 1: The Written submission

The Age' articles reports on BHP Billiton's Brazil mine disaster in 2015

Article - Brazil mine disaster exposes BHP's failures By Helen Szoke

Critically evaluate its CSR disclosures in sustainability reports released after the incident (2016 and 2017)from the perspectives of legitimacy theory and using peer reviewed academic literature,comment whether such incidents may have eroded the legitimacy of the company(Max. 2,000 words including introduction, conclusion and references).

Hint: You cannot simply repeat the information given in above resources. You must conclude to whether such disclosures are just way of regaining legitimacy or genuine attempts to serve the communitiesbased onsubstantial extended personal research and self-directed learning. Please explain your perspective fully. You are required to use quality peer-reviewed research to support your arguments and conclusion. You can also use some reputed financial media such as Australian Financial Review, The conversation, The Age etc. or websites of the professional accounting bodies (not just any random website).

(b) Part 2- The presentation (10 marks): You are required to submit a video presentation of 5-6 minutes duration based on part 1 of this assignment. It is highly recommended that you video your presentation. This is an opportunity to talk about the main points in your written assignment 2 and will assist you in enhancing your communication and presentation skills. Groups using voice over or narrated power point shall receive only minimum marks in presentation style and quality criterion. All the group members must participate in the presentation (It is not enough that one person is presenting and others are just standing in the background). We will not mark any content beyond 6 minutes. Any video exceeding 6 minutes shall not qualify for selection of "Perfect video" purposes.

The students who are willing to get their video considered for "perfect video" must provide a statement on the cover page. Sign the cover page, scan and upload it. No separate permissions to upload video will be requested if your video is selected for uploading.

Here are some different types of technologies that you can use:

1. Camtasia

2. Voice thread

3. Youtube -

4. You are free to use any other source of video creation provided the marker is able to view your presentation.

Hint for assignment presentation: In your video presentation, you need to discuss the main points from your written assignment. Sample videos are available on Moodle site.

Submission instructions:

1. The cover page is a separate document for both the assignments. You Must NOT submit assignment and cover page as a combined word file.

2. Submit your file in word format. Do not use pdf format to submit your document.

3. Only one student in the group needs to submit the cover page and the actual assignment. Individual members of the group do not need to submit anything at all.

4. Your cover page must include the link to Video assignment.