Student name and number Anna (xingfang zou) 31121
Class name and number Bae 11
Date of submission: 8/1/2012
Teachers name Mary and Katty
Table of contents
Executive summary
The purpose of this report is to evaluate whether Woolworths worth investing from ethical issue and business issue. First, this report will introduce the base information of the Woolworths. Secondly, it will analyze corporate which operate the gambling machine that is unethical issue, but it has found the way to deal with it. Then, it will talk about the share price history from 2011 to 2012. Finally, from the result, it can be easily found that Woolworth is good choice for the investors for it has a increase on profit and it aim to have well responsibilities for the society. This report has some limitation, for Woolworth has lots of brand in the world, it just focus on the problem of the ALH group at this time.
Introduction
Choosing high profit company is very significant for investors, and ethical investment cannot be neglected. Ethical investment refers to investing into the company which takes responsibility for the society in order to achieve the favor of the customers. If the companies do something unethical to the society, most of customers may refuse to buy the product. This report will, firstly, give the background of Woolworths Limited Company. Then it will survey the evaluation of Woolworths Limited Company ethical issues and the share price history. Finally, it will make a recommendation for the ethical investment.
Founded in 1924, Woolworths is one of the largest supermarkets in the global community. Woolworths states that it is a versatile place where goods are cheap for every man, woman and child. Besides the supermarket, Woolworths also owns 6 other brands, such as Big W which has a range of products; Dan Murphy’s which specializes liquid goods; ALH Group which manages the hotels. Only in 2012, Woolworths
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