Project: Company Research for Janella

Explain:

If you bought one stock of Company A, and Company A has 10 shares, then you would own 1/10th of the company or 10%.

If you bought one stock of Apple and Apple had one million shares in total, then you would own one-millionth of the company or 0.0001%.

Provide students examples of stock exchanges and briefly discuss:

The main stock exchanges in the U.S. are:

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)—which has a physical trading floor but also handles electronic orders

Nasdaq—which is an all-electronic exchange

Global stock exchanges:

There are 60 major stock markets around the world of which the NYSE is the largest. Some of the other major players include:

Tokyo Stock Exchange  Japan London Stock Exchange  United Kingdom Hong Kong Stock Exchange  Hong Kong Shanghai Stock Exchange  China Euronext Paris  France

Bombay Stock Exchange  India Frankfurt Stock Exchange  Germany

Throughout the course of the fall sessions, we are going to look at Apple (AAPL).

Have Yahoo! Finance pulled up on the overhead screen or projected on the board. If able, students can also pull up Yahoo! Finance on their own devices. • https://finance.yahoo.com/ (this link can also be found in the RTSWS App under “Resources”)

Page 31 will have student instructions for creating their own Yahoo! Finance accounts to create a portfolio of stocks they want to monitor. (This is not mandatory. But, a helpful resource for students interested in exploring more.)

With Yahoo! Finance pulled up, review and record as a whole group the…

• Company name • Ticker (Key term) • Today’s price & date • How much the company is up or down since market open • The 6 month movement of the stock

• Point out the “Sustainability” tab

Show students how on Yahoo! Finance under “Chart,” you can view the history of a company stock by different date ranges…

Today students will be sketching the 6 month chart of Apple (AAPL).

Discuss out loud what should go on the x-axis (time frame) and what should go on the y-axis (stock price).

In reviewing this stock today, be sure to discuss out loud how Apple’s operations and actions may impact the environment.

BRAINSTORM:

Share Out Loud:

Several companies analyze firms across the globe and assign ESG Scores or ratings based on the company’s actions that may create significant risks or opportunities for the company.

Discuss the key issues at left that apply to a company’s environmental profile - or the E in ESG.

As a group, talk through the different key issues and what impacts companies might have on each. These environmental impacts can be both positive and negative.

Positive example: CHIPOTLE The company sources vegetables from healthy soil and meats from farms where animals are pasture-raised and treated humanely. Chipotle has removed all genetically modified products from their foods, proving a commitment to biodiversity and natural products.

Negative Example: IKEA IKEA, a European furniture retail company, is taking a big step towards sustainability. However, it is still working to find more sustainable solutions to its aggressive consumption of natural resources. Ikea consumes more wood than any other company — 1% of the world’s wood. While the business is working to source sustainably, this can be a difficult transition in the short term. Even though Ikea is a leader in the “fast furniture” industry, the progression of reducing impact requires modifications that can take years to establish. Ikea is making a step towards only sourcing from responsibly managed forests, but it still produces furniture that does not have a long life expectancy. On a positive note, the business recently announced that by 2030, 100% of its products will consist of recycled material. (environment.co)