16 Mar QSO 321 Module Three Assignment Guidelines

Knowing the expectations involved with maintaining operational sustainability and who is responsible for meeting these expectations is an important part of being an effective practitioner. In this assignment, you will create a guide that can be used throughout this course and in the future to help you better understand the roles, influences, and responsibilities of internal and external stakeholders involved in maintaining ethical business practices related to the triple bottom line (TBL). This assignment will also support you in completing your course project, which is due in Module Seven.

Scenario
You are working on a collaborative project regarding sustainability initiatives. During recent meetings, the group realized there is much confusion surrounding who is responsible for regulations, governance, and responsibilities surrounding the new initiatives being planned. To help everyone understand the roles and responsibilities of both internal and external stakeholders, you have volunteered to create a brief guide.

Directions
Use course and external resources to complete the Module Three Assignment Template linked in the What to Support section below. Be certain to identify key stakeholders and their roles, responsibilities, and level of influence clearly and concisely in upholding sustainable business operations regarding each aspect of the TBL.

For the purposes of this assignment, you can select one of the following industries to help contextualize your response:

Food service
Office supply
Accounting and finance
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Identification: Identify key internal and external stakeholders, groups, and organizations involved in enforcing and maintaining operational sustainability regarding each aspect of the TBL.
Roles: Briefly describe the role of identified internal and external stakeholders, groups, and organizations involved in enforcing and maintaining operational sustainability.
Responsibilities: Briefly describe the responsibilities of identified internal and external stakeholders, groups, and organizations involved in enforcing and maintaining operational sustainability regarding each aspect of the TBL, specifically regarding their level of responsibility and accountability in the following areas:
Evaluating or enforcing sustainable operations
Determining which aspects of the TBL framework they support most strongly
Explaining how their responsibilities can help justify prioritizing the TBL
Influence: Briefly describe the level of influence of the identified internal and external stakeholders, groups, and organizations involved in enforcing and maintaining operational sustainability regarding each aspect of the TBL. Be certain to note their ability to make decisions, enforce requirements, and justify prioritizing the TBL for an organization.
What to Submit
Submit the completed Module Three Assignment Template for this assignment. Use bullet points as appropriate when completing the template. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.