Unit 4 – Individual Project

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Review the links below about the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico:

• Article 1
• Article 2
• Article 3
• Article 4
• Article 5

Imagine that you have been hired by a company to improve its image. Complete the following:

• Put together an action plan that will help improve its corporate social responsibility efforts and pay more attention to environmental ethics.
• The action plan must outline 4 major image issues with its stakeholders and what steps the company can take to improve upon its image.
• Apply corporate social responsibility and environmental ethics in your paper.

Your paper must be in APA format.

Please submit your assignment.

References

Fountain, H. (2013, august 19). Gulf spill sampling questioned. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/science/earth/new-analysis-of-gulf-oil-spill.html?_r=1&

National Wildlife Federation. (2014). How does the BP Oil Spill impact wildlife and habitat? Retrieved from https://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Protect-Habitat/Gulf-Restoration/Oil-Spill/Effects-on-Wildlife.aspx

PBS. (2010, October 28). BP’s troubled past. Frontline. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/the-spill/bp-troubled-past/

Schleifstein, M. (2013, April 2). National Wildlife Federation says environmental effects of BP spill far from over. The Times-Picayune. Retrieved from http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/04/national_wildlife_federation_s_1.html

United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2013, February 12). EPA response to BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/

Unit 5 – Discussion Board

Primary Discussion Response is due by Wednesday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Sunday (11:59:59pm Central).

Review and reflect on the knowledge that you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, address the following:

• What 2 ethical theories from this course impact you the most professionally or academically?
• What experiences from this course have impacted you the most professionally or academically?

Unit 5 – Individual Project

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Select 1 of the organizations that you have reviewed or already discussed in one of your Individual Projects. Identify a gap or gaps in the organization’s corporate social responsibility plan. Create a presentation that will help the organization close the gap or gaps that exist in terms of social responsibility. Be sure to address the following in your presentation:

• Identify any ethical issues and legal issues.
• Identify how the issues violate utilitarianism, social contract theory, or Kant’s categorical imperative principles.
• Identify the stakeholders affected by the gap or gaps.
• Propose an action plan to help bridge the gap or gaps and improve the company’s relationship with its stakeholders.
• Discuss the checks and balances that are required and why.
• Explain how your action plan will benefit the organization overall and why it is necessary.
• Propose Next Steps.
• Wrap up your presentation with a conclusion.

A minimum of 4 references should be used to reinforce your thoughts. Be sure to include these both as in-text citations on your slides and on your reference slide.

Use the Notes section within PowerPoint to expand your thoughts.