Why do customs or laws make it difficult to achieve this one principle? Does Saudi Vision 2030 address this issue adequately? Why or why not? Post your comment with the rationale or an example why the principle you listed is the most difficult to follow.

· Embed course material concepts, principles and theories, which require supporting citations along with at least one scholarly peer reviewed reference in supporting your answer unless the assignment calls for more. Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Electronic Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references.

· You need to reply to at least two peers’ discussion question post answers to this weekly discussion question. These post replies need to be substantial and constructive in nature. They should add to the content of the post and evaluate/analyze that post answer. Normal course dialogue doesn’t fulfill these two peers’ replies but is expected throughout the course. Answering all course questions is also required.

· Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.

Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing all sources referenced. Post your initial response early, and check back often to continue the discussion. Be sure to respond to your peers’ posts as well.

Module Introduction

Readings

Note: The following readings may require you to be logged in to the Saudi Digital Library. You may do that here.

Required

• Introduction and Chapter 1 in Making Sustainability Work
• Alshuwaikhat, H. M., & Mohammed, I. (2017). Sustainability matters in national development visions—evidence from Saudi Arabia’s Vision for 2030. Sustainability, 9(3). Retrieved from https://doaj.org/article/c5e350f941844197a452abc02bd88951
• Bhattacharya, C., & Polman, P. (2017). Sustainability lessons from the front lines. MIT Sloan Management Review, 58(2), 70–78. Retrieved from http://ilp.mit.edu/media/news_articles/smr/2017/58218.pdf
• Schwarzmüller, T., Brosi, P., Stelkens, V., Spörrle, M., & Welpe, I. M. (2017). Investors’ reactions to companies’ stakeholder management: The crucial role of assumed costs and perceived sustainability. Business Research, 10(1), 79–96.

Recommended

• Al Surf, M. S., & Mostafa, L. A. (2017). Will the Saudi’s 2030 Vision raise the public awareness of sustainable practices? Procedia Environmental Sciences, 37, 514–527.

For Your Success

This module introduces the nine principles of sustainability performance, laying the foundation for the remainder of the course. Take some time to learn these principles and consider the importance of sustainability to the future of all organizations.

The required readings in this course, including textbook chapters and journal articles, are critical to your understanding of the issues we will be exploring. Make sure to read them carefully. The Check Your Understanding activities will help to gauge your comprehension of the readings and module lecture content.

Review the following required activities for this week:

• Your first assignment this week is to get to know the team of learners you will be working with in this course. Introduce yourself in the Introductions area of Module 1, sharing your major, your location, your career aspirations, and any personal experience or knowledge that may relate to the course.
• The Discussion Forums are an excellent way to share your observations and learn from and interact with your peers and instructor. When posting in the Discussion Forum, always be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced. Post your initial response early and check back often to continue the discussion. Be sure to respond to peers’ posts as well. This week’s discussion question asks you to consider the nine principles for sustainability and relate one of these to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Your instructor will be hosting Live Sessions throughout the course. The first required session will be held this week.

Learning Outcomes

1. Examine the importance of improving social and financial performance in corporations.
2. Explore the purpose and function of the corporate sustainability model.
3. Discuss the need for corporate accountability when dealing with sustainability issues.
4. Analyze the need to identify corporate stakeholders when looking at corporate sustainability.