PLEASE PLEASE DO NO PLAGIARIZE, WRITE IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Requirements

The Reflective Exercises will require students to do research, and use both academic and relevant non-academic resources, to reflect on the given topic. The written response should include a brief introduction as well as a conclusion; the word limit for each reflection should be approximately 375 to 425 words. Students should refer to at least 2-3 relevant resources which should be cited. Use APA format.

Reflective Exercise:

Corporations are often accused of causing social, environmental, and economic problems. However, some ideas and organizations have defied this belief and have pioneered the cause of creating shared value. Discuss the theory of shared value and reflect on your chosen company.

You Can Choose any one company from the three companies listed below:

Adidas Group: Adidas has partnered with Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunuss micro-finance organization, Grameen Bank to manufacture a low-cost shoe for the poor in Bangladesh. The shoes will be cheap and affordable for the poor, besides it will protect people from diseases, said Yunus. This program is a perfect example of the shared value principle both for Adidas and for the Grameen Bank.

BMW: The BMW Guggenheim Lab is a mobile laboratory that will travel to nine major cities worldwide over six years. Led by international, interdisciplinary teams of emerging talents in the areas of urbanism, architecture, art, design, science, technology, education, and sustainability, the Lab will address issues of contemporary urban life through programs and public discourse. Its goal is to explore new ideas, experiment, and ultimately create forward-thinking solutions for urban life. This program establishes a social purpose for BMW that could help address the exclusiveness/elitism of the Ultimate Driving Machine.

H.J. Heinz: Heinz has launched a micronutrient campaign to combat the threat of iron-deficiency anemia and vitamin and mineral malnutrition among infants and children in the developing world. More than five million children in 15 developing countries have received sachets of vitamin and mineral powders that have been approved by UNICEF and the World Health Organization as a cost-effective treatment for iron deficiency. Remarkably, at a cost of a little more than two cents per sachet, a childs micronutrient needs for a year can be met for an annual total of $1.50. This Heinz program combines shared value with extraordinary social ROI.