CAS Group Project: The Opportunity

To apply CAS course learning in the real world

Career Preparation: To understand the Risks & Opportunities for Businesses
CAS Group Project Framework
1. Overview of the Organisation
2. Analysis of the Sustainability Risks & Opportunities for the Business
3. Review of the Corporate Sustainability Vision & Mission
4. Evaluation of the integration of sustainability across key functions- Finance,
Operations & Supply Chain, Marketing, HRD/OB and Intrapreneurship
5. Assessment of the sustainability reporting across the key parameters for
Economic, Social & Environmental performance
6. Identification of the opportunities for building business value through the
triple bottom-line/sustainability approach
1. Overview of the Organisation

 Industry/Domains
 Sales/Profits
 Locations/Countries
 Employees
 Supply Chain
2. Analysis of the Sustainability Risks &
Opportunities for the Business

 Context of the Industry Domain

 Competition
 Impact of Sustainability Megaforces
 Growth Risks & Opportunities
 Key Stakeholders
3. Review of the Corporate Sustainability
Vision & Mission

 Origins of Sustainability practices

 Is the Corporate Sustainability Vision & Mission inspiring ?
 Top Management Commitment
 How does it compare with competitors
 Goals/Targets, Progress
4. Evaluation of the integration of
sustainability across key functions

 Sustainability Integration Plan/Commitment

 Sustainability initiatives across
Finance, Operations & Supply Chain, Marketing, HRD/OB and Intrapreneurship
 Examples & Results
5. Assessment of Sustainability Reporting

 Assessment of Reporting Parameters as per the GRI norms

 Assessment of Reporting Parameters as per the Indian guidelines BRR, CSR…
 Economic Performance & Progress
 Social Performance & Progress
 Environmental Performance & Progress
6. Identification of the opportunities for
building business value through sustainability

 Identify at least three opportunity domains

 Provide rationale for selection
 Highlight the opportunity details
 How can the organisation leverage these opportunities
 What could be the BHAGs ( Big Hairy Audacious Goals) in these domains
CAS Group Project: Report & Presentation
CAS Group Project: Report

 To practically apply the learnings of the course

 Benchmark the company vis-à-vis competition, industry norms etc

 Opportunity to discuss the findings and analysis amongst team members

 Report to comprehensively cover all the areas required

 Maximum of 12 pages + One page summary

CAS Group Project: Presentation

 Opportunity to highlight the key learnings – Focus & Brevity

 Learnings across industries, companies…

 Presentation skills

 Review by senior faculty members

 Time limit: 7 minutes for presentation + 2 minutes for Q & A session

Group Project: Schedule

15th Dec – 31st Dec: Discussion amongst team members

1st Jan – 14th Jan: Preparation of Project Report

15th Jan(Tues).: Submission of CAS Group Project Report

20th Jan(Sun.): Feedback/Comments on CAS Group Project Report

25th Jan(Fri.): : CAS Group Project Presentations