You will be assigned a company from the list below.

You will be assigned a company from the list below. You will research and obtain the most recent published accounts and use the same in completing the tasks below:

List of companies:

UNILEVER PLC

Report: Part 1 – Sustainability reporting (20 marks)

List the SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) that has been the focus of the selected company.

How is the selected annual report reflecting the effective integration of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their financial statements and reporting?

Maximum Word Count: 400

Report: Part 2 – Ratios Analysis (80 marks)

Depending on the group you are in (see scenarios below), you will be asked to report on either:

profitability and efficiency

liquidity and cash management

detailed analysis of investors’ ratios

sources of finance and debt structure

In preparing the report, you must calculate and include relevant ratios using the data in the published accounts. You can also include information from the directors’ report when providing explanation of changes in performance.

Maximum Word Count: 1600

Scenarios used in Part 2 of the assignment is given below. The scenarios will be allocated randomly, and the assignment will be published on the canvas page before the assignment is released.

Scenario 4

You are working in the finance department of the selected company.

The company has just received a proposal for a long-term partnership agreement with another company. The contractual arrangement will mean the partnership will operating under the brand name of your company. The finance manager is concerned about the impact of this proposal on the long-term stability of the business. You are asked to investigate the possible risks to company if the proposal is accepted and briefly discuss the sources of finance that might be available to mitigate any potential risk.