Corporate Reporting Group Assignment Due date: (5.00pm), 20 May 2016 1. The assignment is a compulsory group assignment and is worth 20% of the marks of the subject. 2. The group must be comprised of three (3) students. 3. You must keep a copy of your assignment (in hard copy form) until you receive the marked original back. If you assignment is lost and you fail to provide us with a copy of the assignment when requested, we will assume the assignment has not been written and the penalties for late assignment will be applied. The duplicate copy of the assignment must be signed by the lecturer or any tutor before submission. 4. The assignment must be presented in a professional manner (word processed). 5. Submissions must be properly referenced (refer to the University Style Guide). 6. Plagiarism is a serious matter; all students involved will be referred to the University's appropriate authority. 7. Late submission will incur a penalty of one mark per day including the weekend. Late submission must be lodged with Course Coordinator only. 8. Application for extensions must be lodged with the Course Coordinator before due date in writing for granting an extension (medical problems etc.). Question 1 "Corporate environmental disclosure has garnered attention globally in recent years across multiple stakeholders groups including businesses, investors, watch groups and legislative branches of governments etc. for its far-reaching social and economic implications. It has become a major challenge for business organizations to address and deal with environmental issues." (Farooque & Ahulu, 2015). Required: Critically discuss the above statement by outlining some advantages for Corporate Environmental Disclosure (CED) and challenges for reporting entities with regards to CED. Do Australian companies provide higher levels of environmental performance disclosure within their annual reports? Note 1: Word limit for Question 1 is 1,500. Note 2: Professional marks will be awarded for format, clarity and expression. Note 3: The presentation of Question 1 should include Introduction, Discussion, Conclusion and List of references. Note 4: You will be able to collect electronic copies of articles by visiting La Trobe University Library website.