Business and Society

Environmental Issues Faced by Business and Society

• Research and explain the importance of an environmental issue
  (fracking, hazardous waste disposal, oil pipeline leaks, deforestation,
  etc.) faced by business and society.
• Additionally, describe at least two strategic approaches organizations are using to respond to the issue.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 750 ? 1,250 words (approximately 3 ? 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1? margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course
  material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and
  other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward
  the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes,
  paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference
  page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals
found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street
Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo
Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here (link).

Download an example here

Grading Criteria Assignments

Maximum Points

Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria

40

Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts

20

Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts

30

Uses proper mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling

10

Total

100