Unit 4 - Individual Project

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.

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

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.