Finance Ethics case

Source: Going Green: Can Automakers invest in Environmental Solutions? Case financial data from annual reports, SEC 10-K, Yahoo Finance, NASDAQ, Bloomberg Terminal, or other sources.

Assignment: As an analyst at a Policy Think Tank (choose one between – Brookings Institute, Center for

American Progress, Rand Corporation, or Heritage Foundation), you must write a research article on

whether US automobile makers should tackle climate change issues. For the article you must conduct

analysis about the impact to Global Warning and Greenhouse gases that the Big Three US automobile

manufacturers contribute and whether they should seek to mitigate. Your analysis must consider the pros

and cons of Electrical Vehicle (EV) manufacturing and make recommendations about whether your

assigned company should reduce, continue or expand production of EVs in place of fossil-fuel powered

vehicles. The impetus for this article is to summarize how EV production by US automobile

manufacturers impact climate change and to publish an article on whether the EV production by US

manufacturers should be continued at same levels, expanded, or reduced. The period of study is from

2010 to present.

ARTICLE MUST INCLUDE (narrative of your analysis with supporting tables, charts and graphs, as appropriate). The article must be no more than 3 pages. The Excel spreadsheet of your computations, stock price analysis, and other work must be submitted as a separate file. There should be only two files submitted (article and Excel worksheet).

(1) The Problem: Provide a brief overview about global warming, climate change, and the Paris Climate

Agreement. Discuss how the US compares to other countries in addressing this issue. Outline why

your selected Think Tank’s knowledge/experience relates to addressing social problems like Climate

Change policy.

(2) Impact to Stakeholders. Before and After the Paris Agreement (2010 – present) for the Big Three

Detroit Auto Manufacturers (Ford, GM, and Stallantis), conduct analysis of how the following

stakeholders may benefit or be harmed from the production of EV vehicles (Answer Q1 from the

source case).

a. Employees,

b. Communities (environment),

c. Consumers, and

d. Stockholders.

(3) Future Focus of US Automakers. After the Paris Agreement (2015), discuss whether US production of

EVs has changed and what impact the US makes to the global climate change issue, especially

focusing on US light truck production (Answer Q2 from the source case).

(4) Evaluation. Based on your analysis that considers the pros and cons of Electrical Vehicle (EV)

manufacturing and its advantages and disadvantages to stakeholders, make recommendations

about whether your assigned company should reduce, continue or expand production of EVs in

place of fossil-fuel powered vehicles.

Article Format. Submit one Microsoft Word file or Adobe (*.pdf) file with all tables, graphs, figures

embedded:

 Title page with your name, selected Think Tank, and article title.

 All the sections must be properly labelled using the sections listed above.

 All required sections must be included.

 The article must be written for the target audience and be free of typographical and grammatical

errors.

 Include page numbers.

 Consistent font size and type. At least 12 font for text and 11 font for graphs and charts.

 Title page and references are not included in the page count.

 Include references, as appropriate.

 Submit article and Excel file via Canvas before 11:50pm on the due date.

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