GSCI1035: Science of Sustainability - Management Assignment Help

Assignment Objective

The aim of this assignment is to develop a sustainability plan. This course focuses on principles of sustainability including social-cultural, economic-political, and environmental as essential factors affecting the overall long-term viability of a project. As such, this assignment incorporates the knowledge learned in this course, and in previous assignments, to address the sustainability goals of a project.

The Sustainability Goals

In this assignment, you are tasked with developing a sustainability plan, for a three year period, for a fish and seafood restaurant which intends to open. The business is located in rural Ontario, Canada. In this plan, you will want to utilize the previously completed Stakeholder Analysis. Your plan should align and be guided by the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations.

Instructions

Preparing

• Please read ‘Canada’s Business Guide to Sustainable Seafood’ by Sea Choice
• Please read ‘How to Create a Sustainability Plan’ by Green Business Bureau
• Please read ‘Goals for People and Planet’ by Global Seafood Alliance

 Developing

1. In this assignment, you will need to establish a sustainability vision which incorporate the best expectations collected from the various stakeholders in Assignment #1. This vision should be no more than a clear and concise 3-4 sentences.
2. In paragraph form and with researched data for each topic, you will need to describe the 6 sustainability goals listed here:

• Building Energy Use (e.g. Value Natural Resources, Reduce Pollution, Save Money)
• Water Consumption (e.g. Value Natural Resources, Save Money)
• Food Sources (e.g. Responsible Sources, Seasonal Foods, Local Sources, Low Transportation)
• Employee Welfare (e.g. Fair Pay, Benefits, Equal Treatment)
• Waste Management Generation and Prevention (e.g. Reduce Food Waste, Reduce, Reuse Recycle)
• Community Involvement (e.g. Feed People Well, Costs, Support Local Initiatives)

Writing

- Your plan should include the following sections:

1 - Cover Page (Student Name and ID, Destination Name, Course Name, Professor Name, Date)

2 - Table of Contents (Headings, Sub-Headings, Page Numbers)

3 - Introduction

• Location, Type of Restaurant, Types of Visitors
• Product Inventory (what will the restaurant have to offer?)

4 - Identification of the Sustainability Problems/Issues

• A - Why is a sustainability plan needed (what are the challenges that need to be overcome)? 1

5 - Establishing a Participatory Process

• What stakeholders will be involved in the process?
• What is the current role of each stakeholder?
• What would be the role of each stakeholder in implementation and success of your sustainability plan?

6 - Vision Statement

• What is hoped to be accomplished by implementing the sustainability plan?

7 - Sustainability Plan

• Present your research into a comprehensive sustainability plan that (1) shows how each of the 6 goals listed above (e.g. Building Energy Use, etc) will be addressed; (2) lists which stakeholders will be involved in each goal with elaboration (e.g. local residents will be fed at reasonable prices with healthy foods); and (3) lists the SDGs that will be fulfilled by addressing each goal with elaboration (e.g. SDG 14 Life Below Water will be fulfilled by sourcing fish in responsible ways that do not harm fish populations)

8 - Conclusion and Recommendations

• Summarize your plan (what is the ideal sustainable picture of the restaurant in the future?)

9 - Bibliography (including all first and secondary data used in the plan in APA format)