Following the success of last year’s essay competition, ICAS would like to continue the debate around the role that sustainability plays in our daily lives, both professionally and personally. As a result, we are launching our second Sustainability Essay Competition, sponsored by Grant Thornton.

To enter, entrants should submit a 1,500 word essay in response to the following topic:

“Organisations are under greater scrutiny to ensure that they effectively manage risk and are required to engage with their suppliers and other external stakeholders in order to reduce the embedded environmental and social impacts across their value chains.
“With increasingly complex supply chains, how can businesses manage risk and report performance effectively, to help to contribute to a sustainable society and to ensure their own long term sustainability?”

First prize £3,000
Second prize £750
Third prize £250
plus
£1,000 prize for the best essay from an entrant aged 25 or under on 1 July 2013

More details here: http://www.naijacompetitions.com/2013/08/2013-icas-sustainability-international.html