Impact of Sustainability Practices: Woolworths Research Report

This report analyzes the sustainability practices of Woolworths, focusing on their impact on organizational performance. It begins by identifying the research questions: What sustainability-based activities are initiated by Woolworths, and what are the outcomes of these activities? The research utilizes secondary data from Woolworths' 2018 sustainability report, examining the company's strategies and initiatives. The report references peer-reviewed articles to establish a framework for understanding the triple bottom line approach and its application in business sustainability. The analysis aims to delineate the specific sustainability-related operations and their effects on Woolworths' overall business model. The study explores the company's approach to sustainability, providing insights into how Woolworths integrates sustainable practices into its operations and the implications of these practices on its competitive advantage. The research seeks to identify the key sustainability standards that are being followed by Woolworths and the different activities that are initiated to achieve the sustainable edge.

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Statement on the field of research
Statement of research: The impact of sustenance related practices on organizational
performance: A case of Woolworths
The research will aim at identifying the sustainability standards that are being followed
by Woolworths with the aim of understanding the different activities that might be initiated by
the organizations for retaining the competitive benefits. The identification of the different
standards and sustenance based strategies of the organization would enable in identifying the
sustenance management related operations that are initiated by businesses.
Source of secondary data
Secondary data for the research will be collected through the examination of the
sustainability report that is being published by Woolworths in the year 2018. The source from
which the data will be retrieved is
https://www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/icms_docs/195398_2018-sustainability-report.pdf. The
secondary data will support in delineating the culture and the activities that are initiated by
Woolworths with the objective of achieving the sustainable edge of the same.
Research questions
The research questions that will be examined throughout the study are:
 What sustenance based activities are initiated by Woolworths?
 What are the outcomes of the sustenance based mechanisms that are initiated by
Woolworths?

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Search terms that will be used in the research
 Business sustenance
 Triple bottom line approach
 Strategic development
 Business model sustenance
Peer reviewed sources
Name Title of study Journal name
Volume and
issue/ page
numbers
Svensson et al. A triple bottom
line dominant
logic for
business
sustainability:
framework and
empirical
findings
Journal of
Business-to-
Business
Marketing
23(2), 153-188
Baumgartner
and Rauter
(2017)
Strategic
perspectives of
corporate
sustainability
management to
develop a
Journal of
Cleaner
Production
140, 81-92

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sustainable
organization
Maas,
Schaltegger and
Crutzen (2016)
Advancing the
integration of
corporate
sustainability
measurement,
management and
reporting
Journal of
cleaner
production
133, 859-862
The peer reviewed articles aimed at examining the role of triple bottom line approach
sustenance in organizations and CSR related operations that are initiated by the businesses. The
assessment of the peer reviewed literature would ensure the delineation of sustenance related
operations that are initiated by the organizations.

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References
Baumgartner, R. J., & Rauter, R. (2017). Strategic perspectives of corporate sustainability
management to develop a sustainable organization. Journal of Cleaner Production, 140,
81-92.
Maas, K., Schaltegger, S., & Crutzen, N. (2016). Advancing the integration of corporate
sustainability measurement, management and reporting. Journal of cleaner
production, 133, 859-862.
Svensson, G., Høgevold, N., Ferro, C., Varela, J. C. S., Padin, C., & Wagner, B. (2016). A triple
bottom line dominant logic for business sustainability: framework and empirical
findings. Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing, 23(2), 153-188.
Woolworthsgroup.com.au (2018). Tomorrow. Together. 2018 Sustainability report. [online]
Woolworthsgroup.com.au. Available at:
https://www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/icms_docs/195398_2018-sustainability-report.pdf
[Accessed 10 Aug. 2019].