Achieving Carbon Neutrality

  Read the following articles (links are also posted on myCourses): Cohen, Ariel, “Microsoft Joins the Corporate Rate to Zero Carbon,” Forbes, January 24, 2020. https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielcohen/2020/01/24/microsoft-joins-the-corporate-race-to-zerocarbon/#433c846529e5 Fitzgerald, Maggie, “The CEOs of Nearly 200 Companies Just Said Shareholder Value is No Longer Their Main Objective,” CNBN, August 19, 2019. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/19/the-ceos-of-nearly-two-hundredcompanies-say-shareholder-value-is-no-longer-their-main-objective.html Morgan, Blake, “101 Companies Committed to Reducing Their Carbon Footprint,” Forbes, August 26, 2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/2019/08/26/101-companies-committed-to-reducing-their-carbonfootprint/#28ad054f260bAnswer the following questions (be sure to clearly explain all of your responses, using your sources for support): 1. What is the concept of carbon neutrality? Why is it important? 2. According to finance theory, what is the goal of financial management? Do the initiatives discussed in Fitzgerald’s article contradict this theoretical goal? Briefly explain the initiatives in Fitzgerald’s article in your answer. 3. Pick one company in Morgan’s article and discuss its plans for reducing its carbon footprint. Your response must include more information than is provided in this article.