Week 7 business and society

Environmental Issues Faced by Business and Society

Week 7

• 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.