Environmental studies and Forestry
Environmental studies and Forestry
Based on 1 of the scenarios presented by businesses/organisations on the Challenge Day (20th March), which is on combatting fast fashion, you are required to prepare an individual academic report:
Your report will need to address the following points:
- INTRODUCTION
- AIM – Set the aim for your persuasion piece – Identify the issue you are going to be focussing on, why it is important, the target audience and the context (local, national or global) (also include the UNSDG and specific target(s) and indicator(s) it links to)
- BACKGROUND CONTEXT – Provide a background context using relevant academic and industry sources
- BARRIERS – Identify the current barriers that are preventing this issue from being resolved
- RECOMMENDATIONS – Provide recommendations on how individuals / businesses / educational institutions / government organisations can implement changes. Focus on your target audience, but may suggest alternatives (e.g. multifaceted approach).
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES – Use Harvard style. Don’t forget in-text citation.
- APPENDICES – Not required but recommended to add.
Format:
- The report should be 1,000 words (+/- 10% is allowed). In-text citations will be counted towards the word limit, but tables, figures, reference list and appendices are excluded from word count.
- All references should follow the Harvard referencing system.
- Please use a San-serif font (eg. Calibri/ Arial) in size 11 or 12
- You should include an introduction and conclusion followed by a reference list containing all sources cited in your work. In-text citations and reference list should both be in Harvard format.
- Normal professional report functions and formatting should be used, eg. contents page, page numbers, and numbered headings and sub-headings
- Please submit your work as a word document
