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MEM601 Engineering Sustainability - Torrens University Australia

Learning Outcome 1: Critically analyse the importance and challenges of ethics and sustainability in the economy and organisations, reflecting on the roles of key sustainability stakeholders; and

Learning Outcome 2: Investigate, analyse and evaluate the challenges associated with sustainably and ethically managing an engineering organisation's strategy and functions, as well as the management capabilities required.

Task Summary
Research and answer questions by describing in 1,200 words (+/-10%) the barriers and enablers to engineering sustainability in an engineering organisation. Identify and recommend appropriate practices that will allow management to strengthen the enablers and reduce the barriers.

Context

Many engineering and technical organisations realise the critical importance of sustainability but have difficulty developing and implementing effective plans and practices for a variety of reasons, such as a lack of capacity within the organisation or an organisational culture that limits adaptive decision making.

Engineering organisations need to identify barriers and enablers to engineering sustainability that either support or hinder the development and implementation of the strategy and manage appropriate supporting practices. By studying enablers and barriers to engineering sustainability, management can effectively identify, address and leverage the most appropriate practices for sustainability.

This assessment provides you with insights that you can apply to your organisation to facilitate the effective implementation of an engineering sustainability strategy. To complete this assessment successfully, you need to understand the important enablers and barriers to sustainability in engineering organisations and appropriate ethical management plans and actions that can be implemented to enhance, minimise or eliminate enablers and barriers.

Task Instructions

To complete this assessment, you need to research, describe and answer the following questions:
1. Which engineering or technical organisation have you chosen? Briefly describe the organisation and its engineering sustainability practices.
2. What barriers and enablers exist to engineering sustainability in your selected organisation? Briefly describe the barriers and enablers to the organisation's sustainability.
3. What practices does your organisation need to adopt to strengthen the enablers and reduce/eliminate the barriers? Recommend practices that the organisation can adopt to improve its engineering sustainability practices in an ethical manner.

You should prepare for and approach this task by reviewing the content and readings provided in ‘Module 2: Managing Sustainability in Engineering Organisations/Functions' and conducting original research of publicly available information.

In structuring the report, please use the following headings as a guide:
1. Introduction Background information
(Description of the organisation that you have chosen) (Description of the sustainability practices of that organisation)
2. Sustainability practices in the chosen organisation
Barriers to sustainability
Enablers to sustainability
3. 3.Recommendations
(Solutions with sub-headings as necessary)
4. Conclusions
5. References
6. Appendices

This assessment is relevant to the following subject learning outcomes (SLOs):

a) Critically analyse the importance and challenges of ethics and sustainability in the economy and organisations reflecting on the roles of key sustainability stakeholders; and

b) Investigate, analyse and evaluate the challenges associated with sustainably and ethically managing an engineering organisation's strategy and functions, as well as the management capabilities required.

Attachment:- Engineering Sustainability.rar