Prepare a report based on an in-depth evaluation of the impacts of sustainable policies, initiatives and solutions of one major retailer, focusing on the supply chain activities that support its UK operations. Your report should focus on one single retailer from the following list:
Retailers
Amazon
Boots UK
H&M
Marks and Spencer
Primark
Sainsbury’s
Tesco
Using an appropriate evaluation framework, your report should do the following:
Present the solutions and define the concepts, limits and fields of applications of sustainability policies, initiatives and/or solutions related to your company’s supply chain activities that support its UK operations.
Critically assess your company’s commitment to and progress towards greater sustainability of its supply chain, logistics or freight transport activities, and identify the key benefits and impacts.
Compare how well your business performs on supply chain sustainability in relation to others in its retailing or logistics market (sub-)sector. This should identify in broad terms how your company is positioned relative to its competitors on the key sustainability issues for that market.
You can decide on an appropriate focus on different stages and examples in the supply chain, based on the activities of the chosen company. Where your company has different divisions or trading operations, you can consider the entire company or one specific division/trading operation (e.g. for John Lewis Partnership you can write about the entire Partnership’s goods retailing operation, or focus on either John Lewis & Partners or Waitrose & Partners; the Partnership’s financial services operation, for example, should not be included).
