[BUY] IDS 150 Scenario Profiles

IDS 150 Scenario Profiles

Introduction

In this course, you will choose a scenario for your project. Below is information related to each scenario, including the organization profile and related case study.

Scenario 1: Business

Scenario from Project Guidelines and Rubric

You were recently hired as Director of Sustainability at McBurrow Mining, a local mining company. In this role, you will be working to guide the Board of Directors to understand how policies, vision, and manufacturing processes relate to sustainability and environmental issues. Once they gain that understanding, they will want to see how this has worked in other companies facing similar issues. By reading the McBurrow Mining profile, you will learn about an example that highlights sustainability in action. In the Project Template, you will describe some actionable steps the board could take for each pillar of sustainability.

Organization Profile

McBurrow Mining was founded in 1960 by the McBurrow family, a family that has mined the area for decades in central West Virginia. They were able to make a name for themselves by employing workers at a higher rate than most big competitors and working on specialty mining projects. Nearly 60 years later, McBurrow Mining has 250 full-time employees, and they are solely focused on mining rare earth minerals (REMs) all over the world. During the last decade, they have been seeing an average revenue of

$5 million per year but know that to grow, they need to improve their organization. The new CEO, the great-great-granddaughter of the founder, wants McBurrow Mining to be the primary sustainable mining company in the region while increasing revenue; you have been hired as a Director of Sustainability to help achieve this goal. Please read the case study below of a sustainable Canadian mining organization.

Case Study Summary

Sustainable mining is about balance. Mining natural resources is a natural fact of life as humans extract resources to live and thrive in their environment. Sustainability in mining is complex, as these resources are limited and don’t just grow back, so mining companies, engineers, and government officials work together to focus on mining responsibly. This means they aim to meet the three tenets of sustainable mining—minimize waste and maximize the number of natural resources mined, reduce negative disturbances to the environment, and reduce the environmental footprint by helping the land recover after mining. Canada is a global leader in sustainable mining and has introduced mandatory policies and regulations aimed at ensuring minerals and resources are mined sustainably. Highlighted in this profile is an example of how a mining company mined coal while adhering to the three tenets of sustainable mining, which resulted in a nicely reclaimed landscape with abundant vegetation planted and a new water tower for the local community.

Additional Resources

• Shapiro Library Reading: How home country industry associations influence MNE international CSR practices: Evidence from the Canadian mining industry
• Reading: Sustainable Mining – a Case Study in Canadian Practice

Scenario 2: Social Justice

Scenario from Project Guidelines and Rubric

You live in a neighborhood with an active community organization. You and your neighbors are very concerned about inequity, as the city is spending money on improving road conditions in some areas, but not others. One of your neighbors asked you to join them in attending a community action meeting to address these observations in the form of an informational campaign. By reading the Flint, Michigan city profile, you will learn about an example that highlights sustainability in action. In the Project Template, you will describe some actionable steps the organization could take for each pillar of sustainability.

Organization Profile

Elm Glen is a primarily residential neighborhood in a mid-sized city. It is a densely urban area with a diverse population. About a quarter of the people in the community speak a language other than English as their primary language. The median family income is average compared to the rest of the city. The neighborhood is served by public transportation and is home to a commercial strip along Academy Boulevard. The neighborhood has a community organization called the Elm Glen Community Association, which is made up of a small group of residents of the neighborhood who work to make sure the area is safe and well maintained by the city.

The neighborhood has a mix of streets,