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Petsmart is the largest specialty pet retailer. They provide service and products for the lifetime needs or pets. They became a private company in 2015 (Associated Press, 2015). They sell live animals such as fish, gerbils, and birds. They also partner with adoption agencies for cats, dogs and rabbit. These partners will come once a week to hold an adoption event. Petsmart also offers services such as cat and dog grooming, boarding, training and an on-site veterinarian. Their vision statement according to Petsmart Corporate is “We love pets and we believe pets make us better people. Petsmart will be the trusted partner to pet parents and pets in every moment of their lives.” (2010). The following paper will analyze ways in which Petsmart can increase their ROI by focusing on innovation, sustainability and Six Sigma processes.

PetSmart is one of the largest specialty pet retailers of service and solutions for the lifetime of pets. More than 1008 stores are open in the United States and Canada that provide pet foods and supplies that are priced reasonably. PetSmart provides all types of services for pets including pet training, pet grooming, pet boarding and adoption services. In addition to providing impressive value PetSmart has the broadest, deepest product range in the industry, including thousands of products exclusive only to PetSmart. Every year PetSmart takes care of the grooming for hundreds of thousands of pets in what PetSmart calls its PetSmart Salons. These animals are groomed and pampered by stylist who have

This report examines the new world of sustainability reporting, and the complex web of stakeholders. It focuses particularly on the demands for new kinds of transparency which serve the interests of the environment and society.

Sustainability from a strategic business perspective is the potential for the long-term well-being of the natural environment, including all biological entities, as mutually beneficial interactions among nature and individuals, organizations, and business strategies. (O.C Ferrell, Fraedrich, Ferrell, 2015). Business sustainably is often defined as managing the triple bottom line – a process by which companies manage their financial, social and environmental risks, obligations and opportunities. These three impacts are sometimes referred to as profits, people and planet. (Business sustainability definition from financial times lexicon, no date). This essay will discuss the idea of sustainability being an important element within a businesses and its core strategies and the importance of it within different businesses. Secondly, this study will look at how different stakeholders are affected and influenced by sustainability as this could be seen as a catalyst to improving the environment as a whole and. Then this study will look at how businesses not focusing

Since most pet store animals are bred to make the cutest purebred, rather than making the animal healthy and stable to better the breed, a lot of genetic disorders occur with animal breeders, such as heart issues and epilepsy. There are usually too many multiple animals that the employees are taking care of, so they usually don’t catch a lot of illnesses that puppies can contract such as, canine distemper, parvovirus, and severe gastrointestinal disorders that they are prone to while at the pet store. The owner would then have to make the terrible decision of taking it back to the pet store or spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on a treatment that might save their

Petco has a very strong personnel policy and code of ethics which put animals first. They focus on hiring animal lovers first regardless of their retail experience. Hiring animal lovers first gives the employee a better opportunity to establish a relationship with the customer. Then they have a great employee training program focusing on animal care then on customer relations. Their strategy is one that focuses on both customer and employee engagement. Employee engagement is very important in this process because an employee who has a voice and is treated well is more likely to treat the customer better.

PetSmart has been in operation since 1987 with a mission to serve pet owners, termed "pet parents" by the company across multiple product and service platforms (PetSmart.com.PetSmart Corporate: Company Overview. 2012). PetSmart's goal is to capture an ever increasing share of the dynamic pet market, which has 62% of households in the United States owning a pet, equating to more than 71 million homes" (PetSmart.com. Investor Relations. Annual Report. 2010); by providing pet owners differentiated choices and value across key categories: "food and treats, supplies and

I’m writing to Lisa Darger, Coordinator of Sustainability from the office of Sustainability. A coordinator is who organize events, activities and arrange people in order to make sure they work together effectively. Since Darger is Coordinator, she can make all the changes and add new facilities to the recycling and littering activities. I’m wanting to discuss her about providing more trashcans here and there and also proving more recycling activities on campus. I think she will be interested in my letter because it is responsibility if there is issues about litter or recycling is occurred, and I’m sure she will be happy to help me about my issues about littering on campus.

When I was five years old I began school. In Kindergarden we learned basic things like letters, numbers, and how not to be fully engulfed in flames. For some reason, 2004 was the height of anti-fire education in Missouri and before I knew how to tie my shoes I knew that if I ever was ablaze, to cover my face, fall to my knees, and roll back and fourth. This is what my institution placed serious value upon and because I was a student of that institution I also placed serious value upon it. The same idea must be applied to a university's teaching of environmental sustainability. This is discussed in David Orr's "What is Education For?" Through choosing a curriculum a university chooses what it places value onto, by making the environment a priority it showcases to the future generations that environmental wellness is an important responsibility for them to take ownership.

Moving ahead,in order to get the idea about company’s internal environment and its capacity to survive and prosper in the market(Strategic capability), I analysed the resources and competencies(Appendix 3) ,the value chain (Appendix 3),the Cultural Web(Appendix 5). To find out the influence of stakeholders on the company I applied Power/Interest to the company and finally analysis of strengths,weaknesses ,opportunities and threats to the company(SWOT Analysis-Appendix 7) provide with clear idea about the strategic position of M&S.

“Sustainable” business practices are being touted, or even required, more and more by western society. What is ANZ’s sustainability policy and how is this congruent (or not) with cutting edge sustainability thinking and theory. Does this thinking and practice change across borders? And if so, how does the ANZ’s Australian head office engage with it? Does what they espouse align with the reality of their practice?

Due to increasing environmental imbalances, it is necessary for firms to achieve competitive advantages in the area of environmental convergence as well. Wal-Mart is putting continuous efforts from a long time for environment sustainability and energy conservation. It also received Aspen Institute Energy and Environment award for Corporate Energy Efficiency in 2009. Here are a few steps that Wal-Mart has taken to encourage environmental sustainability:

Sustainability is a topic that has become very important in recent years. Sustainability is defined as, “the ability to continue a defined behavior indefinitely.” ("Finding and Resolving the Root Causes of the Sustainability Problem", 2014)

In today’s global economy sustainability is very important; from the biological aspect to the industries they all play a role on the marine environment. As world population increases the demand of fish rises causing overfishing. Certain laws have been placed to limit the amount of wild fishing to reduce the risk of endangerment. To meet the demand of the population, fish farms are introduced. Pollution and health related issues are part of the challenges of fish farming. Sustainability also affects social areas such as beaches.

Corporate image and sustainability rest greatly on the manner in which they respond and manage allegations of legal, social and ethical misbehavior. The reputation of an organization is a primary feature of its ability to operate and function successfully in a global context. When accused of ethical impropriety, it is not uncommon for an organization to errect a stance of denial, excuses, and justifications. The typical reactions of corporate entities seek to “…defend their actions and image” (Eweje & Wu, 2010, p. 379).