BUS308 Sustainability, Ethics & Law Tutor-Marked Assignment 2026 | SUSS, Singapore

BUS308 Tutor-Marked Assignment 2026

Question 1

Global food security has become increasingly fragile due to climate change, population growth, changing consumption patterns and geopolitical tensions. At the same time, environmental limits such as finite land and water resources, ecological degradation and increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are placing pressure on food systems worldwide.

The Brundtland Report highlighted the need for development that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, emphasising the interconnected roles of environment, economy and society in sustainable development.

In line with this, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a global framework for addressing urgent social, economic and environmental challenges. Singapore, which imports over 90% of its food, has adopted the “30-by-30” goal to build up its agri-food industry’s capability and capacity to sustainably produce 30% of its nutritional needs by 2030. This involves strategies such as diversifying food sources, investing in alternative proteins and leveraging technology to improve productivity.

At the same time, consumers are urged to change mindsets and accept more sustainable dietary choices.

(See resilient-future , what-we-do)

(a) Discuss how the global food security challenge and climate change impact SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and any two (2) other SDGs of your choice. In your answer, consider both the positive and negative implications of efforts to enhance food security for these SDGs, supported by relevant examples.

(40 marks)

(b) Singapore is re-evaluating its national agri-food strategy. In November 2025, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) announced that the original “30-by-30” goal (to locally produce 30% of nutritional needs by 2030) has been revised, with new targets of producing 20% of domestic “fibre” and 30% of domestic “protein” by 2035.  (See singapores-30-by-30-farminggoal-pushed-back-to-2035-with-revised-targets-for-fibre-and-protein.)

Critically appraise Singapore’s efforts to achieve a resilient and sustainable food system. In your answer, you should:

• highlight key policies and initiatives and explain how they align with relevant SDGs;
• explain the main challenges and constraints Singapore faces in achieving these targets and evaluate how the revision of the goal reflects these real-world constraints;
• consider how the revision itself affects the ambition, equity and intergenerational dimension of the strategy.

(30 marks)

(c) Propose two (2) specific initiatives that a business organisation in Singapore’s food or retail sector can implement to positively impact other SDGs not covered in your responses to Questions 1(a) and 1(b). For each initiative, clearly identify the SDG, describe the initiative and explain how it creates positive impact, supported by appropriate examples.

(30 marks)

Note: The maximum word count for Question 1 is 1500 words. The quality of content is more important than the length of the report.

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