MBA402 - Sustainability Assessment Report for Timberwell Construction

This report presents a comprehensive sustainability assessment of Timberwell Construction, evaluating its performance across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. The assessment utilizes the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards and analyzes specific disclosures related to financial implications, corruption, anti-competitive behavior, energy consumption, environmental impacts, and non-compliance with environmental regulations. The report examines incidents such as employee compensation issues, discrimination, bribery allegations, and environmental damage, offering insights into the company's sustainability challenges. The analysis covers the company's operational practices, including energy usage, environmental impact, and social responsibility, with recommendations for improvement. The report highlights the importance of adhering to environmental standards, promoting employee motivation, and ensuring ethical conduct to enhance Timberwell Construction's long-term sustainability and stakeholder relations. The report also addresses the implications of non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations, and proposes strategies for community engagement and sustainable practices.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Economic Sustainability..................................................................................................................2
Environmental sustainability...........................................................................................................4
Social sustainability.........................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
In the modern business environment, companies need to be aware of the policies and
frameworks associated with the business environment that is considered to be dynamic in nature.
Companies have to carry out proceedings in such a manner that they are able to abide by the
regulations that have been established by the local regulatory bodies in terms of compliance with
the environment, the labour laws and the standards of procurement (Locke, Rissing and Pal
2013). From the case study, it has been found out that the Timberwell Construction Company
has been experiencing difficulties in all the aforementioned activities. Hence, it can be opined
that the company should overcome the same in order to gain sustainability in operations (Piercy
and Rich 2015). The aim of this paper is to critically evaluate the scope of the incidents that the
Timberwell Construction Company is subject to in terms of economic, environmental and social
sustainability issues that influence the nature of activities of the company while they are
operating in a business environment that is competitive and challenging.
Economic Sustainability
There has been various incidents that the Timberwell Construction Company has been faced with
while operating in the industry. The company has been also faced with controversies while they
have been operating in a dynamic business environment.
Disclosure 201-2: As a result of the unfavourable nature of relationship that the company has had
with the employees, it has been found out that there are various negative implications that the
company has been subject to. The Timber $4,400 as compensation to a former employee who
filed numerous complaints against the company to the fair work commission. Further complaints
were also lodged against the company to the Australian Competition and consumer commission.

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Disclosure 205-3: There are various incidents that has been conducted from the part of the
company that could possibly pose threats to the sustainability of the organisation. It has been
found from the case study that the company has been alleged on several grounds. There has been
incidence of discrimination within the company. The discrimination that has taken place in the
company has been due to discrimination due to age. An employee named Dennis McCabe had
been subject to discrimination on the ground of age from other employees in the organisation
who are much younger to the latter. This has been regarded as a violation of the fair work policy
of the employment standards (Tweedie 2013). Furthermore, light has been thrown on incidents in
which several employees within the company have been subject to offering bribes to project
officers of the council. The aim of the company was such. Apart from the latter, there have been
incidents that have challenged the ethical and moral sustainability of the employees. An
astounding amount was charged against the company due to carrying out procurement in areas
that have been classified as an area that is critically endangered. The amount that the company
was charged was $200,000. Thus, a detailed audit had to be carried out for the rehabilitation
intents that the company had to incorporate. The expenses that the company had to pay amounted
to nearly $440,000 that implies that the company would subject to high degree of financial
implications.
Disclosure 206-1: As a result of the issues that affect the regular nature of operations of the
company, it can be said that the company have been subject to unfavourable implications. The
regular nature of activities of the company has been able to considerably violate various
standards. The company has been subject to actual financial losses in terms of expenses suffered
by the company. The company has been able to violate standards such as labour rights,
environmental procurement compliances along with violations of ethical standard through

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incidents such as false representation of information and due to activities such as bribing. Hence,
it can be said that the sum total of the legal and financial implications that the company is subject
to is due to the violation of all the activities that violate the ethical frameworks, environmental
and legal standards of operating as company in a dynamic business scenario (Nazar 2015).
Environmental sustainability
It can be opined that the general nature of activities that are carried out by an organisation in the
modern business environment require high levels of compliance with the environmental
standards (Stoica, Mircea and Micu 2013). Thus, companies need to extensively identify the
regulations and policies that they have to comply with in order to gain sustainability while
operating in the industry that is deemed to be effective in nature. The latter encompasses
activities that cater to the needs of environment. There has been speculation and controversies
surrounding the effectiveness of operations and the implications of the latter will be discussed in
the following sections.
Disclosure 302-1: It has been found that the company has been subject to be working in an area
that has been inhibited by a rare species of frogs. It was found out that 60% of the site that the
company was operating in was inhibited by an endangered species of frogs. It has been found out
the energy consumption of the company amounted to approximately 3.5 Gigajoules. 1.0 Giga
joules was contributed towards the fuel consumption from non-renewable sources of energy.
Fuel consumption form renewable sources of energy amounted to 0.5 Gigajoules. The maximum
fuel consumption was incorporated in the electricity consumption and amounted to 2.0
Gigajoules. The amount of energy that has been contributing towards the fuel consumption. It
can be said that the company should follow activities that enforce the effective use of the
renewable sources of energy (Ellabban, Rub and Blaabjerg 2014).

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Disclosure 304-2: The activities that are carried out by organisations have impacts on a diverse
groups of stakeholders (Negev et al. 2013). The company operates in an area which is prone to
bushfires. Furthermore, the aim of the company is to carry out procurement related activities in
such a manner that help the latter in abiding by standards that have been declared by the local
judicial and governing bodies. Thus, due to the nature of activities carried out by the
organisation, it can be said that the nature of operations of the company, the have to establish the
facility abiding by the regulations that has been established by the local governing bodies. The
company also has to abide by the changes to the environment due to the extensive changes of the
environment. As a result of the incidents that transpired, the reputation of the company has been
highly affected. This has resulted in extensive effort from the part of the company to form
favourable public relations. As a result of the same, the company has been taking part in
community activities and have decided to carry out operation by incorporating activities such as
impact assessment of the activities along with various social development programs that bolster
the effectiveness of the company in carrying out their regular operations and gaining favourable
acceptance from the part of the diverse stakeholders associated to the business (Khan, Rajasekar
and Asfour 2015).
Disclosure 307-1: The Company has been operating in a business environment that is deemed to
be challenging. The aim of the company in terms of gaining favourable nature of outcomes is
characterised by operating in an environment that is effective in terms of collaborating with the
environmental regulations that are present. The company has been operating in an area that has
been segmented as an ecologically sensitive area. Furthermore, the area that the company is
operating in is inhibited by an endangered species of frogs. Apart from the latter the company
has been a part of controversies that pose threats to the regular nature of operations of the

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company. Even if the company has been able to pay due attention of development of effective
public relations after the unfavourable nature of outcomes due to the incidents that transpired, the
company needs to abide by the regulations that have been established by the local regulators
(Dourado et al. 2016). Moreover, the company needs to comply with the environmental
regulations and standards.
Social sustainability
Companies should ensure that the employees within their organisation are motivated (Gopal and
Chowdhury 2014). Companies must comply with the same as the employees are one of the most
important stakeholders associated to the organisation. Hence, on the advent of the unfavourable
incidences suffered by the company.
Disclosure 401-1: Effectively promoting the competencies of an organisation helps in gaining
favourable nature of outcomes in the employment market (Heitor, Horta and Mendonça 2014).
Thus, the company should effectively communicate the motives associated with the value
proposition of the organisation in terms of development of the competency of the organisation.
Furthermore, it can be said that the company should be effectively communicated to the
employment market. Furthermore, the company should be able to include policies that are
effective in and help showing the affiliations of the company for the employees associated to the
company. It has been found that development of favourable human resource policies helps in
reducing the attrition rates in organisations. Hence, incorporation of the same in the activities of
Timberwell Construction Company will help in reducing the unfavourable implications that the
company might be subject to.

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Disclosure 406-1: The company has been affected both by unfavourable nature of impressions in
the market and also have been subject to expenses as a result of the lack of affiliation with
employment standards that exist in the dynamic business environment. There has been
incidences relating to lack of affiliation of the company with policies such as equal right, fair and
ethical conduct along with the development of issues causing negative inferences in the
employees. It can be said that the latter contribute to the demotivation of the employees. Hence,
efforts should be made in terms of justification of the same (Jarour 2014). It should be on top of
the priority of organisations to mitigate implications that is caused by negative word of mouth.
As a result of the controversy that has been discussed in the aforementioned section, the
company was subject to lawsuits due to which they had to pay compensation to the employee on
ground of discrimination. Thus, it is suggested that the company should incorporate policies such
as inclusion and diversity, equal opportunities and policies of similar nature that could help in
avoiding incidence and cases that are similar in nature (Sharma et al. 2013). The corrective
action from the part of the company will imply that the negative inferences that are caused by
activities that are of similar nature.
Disclosure 413: Not only has the company been subject to negative inferences in terms of
employment in the organisation, they have also been in trouble due to non-compliance with
environmental and legal standards (Zhelyazkova, Kaya and Schrama 2017). Thus, it has been
rightfully planned and targeted by the company to collaborate in terms of the sustainable
motives. The company intends to comply with the standards of the environment by carrying out
impact assessment, contribute to the community by carrying out activities that help in engaging
the company to the communities assimilated around the company along with development
programs that are based on the needs of the communities that are underprivileged in nature. The

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activities that are carried out by the latter are sustainable in nature. They are CSR activities that
help in coping with the environmental, legal and social needs (Srisuphaolarn 2013). Thus, the
activities that have been propounded by the management of the organisation are likely to help the
company in terms of favourable nature of outcomes.
Conclusion
On a concluding note, it can be said that Timberwell Construction Company is a company that
has been found to be subject to unfavourable inferences while they have been operating.
Furthermore, they have been subject to negative implications as a result of lack of affiliation with
legal and ethical, and environmental compliances. However, by developing employee-centric
policies and sustainable CSR activities, the company can mitigate the unfavourable nature of
outcomes and gain sustainability while operating in the dynamic business environment.

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