Imagine that you are employed by an Ontario-based retail business. Jackie, the company's owner and CEO, was recently invited to a conference where she attended and listened to a motivational speech on sustainability and how it was evolving into the "new normal" for corporations in the twenty-first century. Although she wants her organization to take action, she isn't sure there is an economic case for it and she worries that it would be exceedingly challenging. Jackie gave you the task of conducting additional research after recalling that you had some CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) training. In order to decide whether to continue the case, she wants to know what sustainability is and how it connects to your business.

 

1. What is sustainability and CSR?

2. What three sustainability challenges are most relevant to the retail sector like Dollarama in Canada.

3. Why are they relevant?

4. What are the Canadian businesses in your sector doing to manage those challenges?

5. Provide a description of three companies demonstrating best practices?

6. Based on the above, describe three sustainability actions you would recommend your company undertake considering the research?