Professional Foreign language ECN/ENG2101 L, Mussurov Altay

People, planet, profit. The bottom line was originally considered as just profit. In recent years, with the growth in popularity of corporate social responsibility, businesses are increasingly measuring project success not only in monetary terms, but also by examining their social and environmental performance.

The total sales of a business or company during a specified period.

A unit trust invests money in the stock market on behalf of a group of private investors that have put all their money together to invest and be managed by a fund manager.

Some companies choose to not be listed on the stock market, or they may not meet the listing requirements. Therefore the shares are ‘unquoted’.

Capital invested into projects with higher risks, usually start-up businesses.

A merger between companies that are in the same industry but are not at the same production stage. For example, if a car manufacturer buys a tyre company. They are part of the car manufacturing industry, but now the car maker can reduce the cost of tyres.

The number of shares traded in a day on the London Stock Exchange.

An insurance policy that does not share in the profits of the business that issued it.

This is the capital a business uses in its day-to-day trading. It’s the difference between current assets and current liabilities. It provides an indication of liquidity and the businesses ability to meet its current obligations.

The balance in demands of both life at work and personal life.