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CSM80002 – Environmental Sustainability in Construction © 2018
Assignment 1: Triple Bottom Lines and
Sustainable Construction
(Due on 09/09/2018)
Assignment requirements
Write your assignment in a report format using academic language. Use your research (correctly in-text
referenced) to provide evidence and support for your beliefs and arguments. Your report must have the
following sections:
 Title
 Introduction
 Different sections for the 5 different reporting requirements. You may use subheadings if required.
 Reference List
Word limit = 4500+/-100 words. Penalty applies if this condition is not met.
Marking Structure

80%
20%

All requirements of the assignment discussed clearly and appropriately (Described below)
Writing style and accuracy, content originality

CSM80002 – Environmental Sustainability in Construction © 2018
Prepare your report by addressing the following requirements
(Follow attached rubric while addressing these points)
1. Review the general concepts of triple bottom lines (TBL) and sustainable development (SD) (6%)
2. Discuss the significance of TBL in sustainable development by considering the primary features of TBL such as accountability,
measurability, benchmarking etc. (6%)
3. Discuss the concept of sustainable construction (SC) and the key considerations in sustainable construction (12%)
4. Prepare a sustainability report for a multinational construction company using Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI) reporting framework
You may assume a hypothetical construction company that is operated across many countries and you are the head of sustainability in
the company. Your sustainability report must have the following reporting contexts:
 Introduction of your hypothetical company. Include a name, location, business etc.
 Strategies and analysis
 Organizational profile
 Reporting parameters
 Governance, commitments and engagement
 Management approach.
You must also explain what content, boundary, and indicators (if any) are established in your report and why you have chosen to use

them (a relevant GRI introduction can be found in the learning materials)
5. Discuss the challenges and issues in reporting sustainability

(50%)
(6%)

Note: You need to use a minimum of 10 references for your report. These references should be from credible sources for example books or articles published in
journals (excluding websites).
CSM80002 – Environmental Sustainability in Construction © 2018
Marking Rubric

Criteria	Scales
0-33%	34-66%	67-100%
Review concepts (6%)	Definition of TBL & SD	Definition of TBL & SD Importance of TBL over traditional economic bottom-line	Definition of TBL & SD Importance of TBL over traditional economic bottom-line Strong and weak sustainability
Significance of TBL in Sustainable Development (SD) (6%)	Discussion of two factors	Discussion of three factors	Discussion of five or more factors
Significance of TBL in Sustainable Construction (12%)	Definition of SC	Definition of SC Discussion of SC using each bottom lines	Definition of SC Discussion of SC using each bottom lines Consideration of lifecycle approach Good construction and SC
Sustainability report using Global Reporting Initiative (50%)	Overview of organization, strategy and analysis, organization profile, reporting parameters	Overview of organization, strategy and analysis, organization profile, reporting parameters. Governance, commitments and engagements	Overview of organization, strategy and analysis, organization profile, reporting parameters. Governance, commitments and engagements Management approach
Challenges and Issues (6%)	General challenges in using TBL for SD	General challenges in using TBL for SD. Challenges in SC	General challenges in using TBL for SD. Challenges in SC Challenges in reporting GRI
Report writing (20%)	Poor technical writing Poor originality Require significant improvement in language clarity	Poor technical writing Require significant improvement in language clarity	Technical writing can be improved