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Cape Wind: Offshore Wind Energy in the USA

Cape Wind is an extreme example of NIMBY–not in my backyard syndrome. This is the first offshore wind project planned for the United States, in Nantucket Sound, just south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Initially proposed six years ago, in 2001, the wind farm…

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TH!NK: The Norwegian Electric Car Company

On August 1, 2007, 61-year-old Jan-Olaf Willums’ plane was flying along the Greenland coastline on his way back to Norway after intense discussions with several prominent U.S. venture capital investors, among them Kleiner Perkins and Rockport Capital Partners,…

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GE’s Imagination Breakthroughs: The Evo Project

In September 2003, Jeff Immelt challenged the business leaders at GE to come up with “Imagination Breakthroughs,” innovative new projects that would serve as the centerpiece of GE’s organic growth initiative. Follows the company as these changes are driven…

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BASIX

BASIX, an Indian microfinance corporation, must decide whether to continue to sell weather insurance to its clients. A brand-new financial product, weather insurance pays if measured rainfall during the growing season falls below a pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah,…

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UBS and Climate Change–Warming Up to Global Action?

Marco Suter, Executive Vice-Chairman, UBS Board of Directors, carefully studied the chart on his desk. It showed the public commitment of major financial institutions to help mitigate global warming. Evidently, UBS lagged behind its competitors. The graph was…

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Common Agricultural Policy and the Future of French Farming

Presents the history and evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, from early price supports to the 2003 decision to “decouple” payments to European farmers. Explores the logic behind agricultural supports, with a focus on the economic, political, and…

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Supergrid

Supergrid is a mammoth wind-power development scheme for Europe, recently proposed by Airtricity. This firm, founded in 1997, is a fast-growing power-development company focused on wind. Already having built about 600 megawatts of wind turbines in…

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Akin Ongor’s Journey

A retired bank CEO, one of Turkey’s most admired leaders, wants to start a leadership institute to develop emerging leaders in the eastern Mediterranean region. Describes his biography and values, the models he established for excellent financial performance…

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International Rivers Network and the Bujagali Dam Project (A)

In the summer of 2002, the International Rivers Network (IRN), an environmental NGO located in Berkeley, California, was engaged in what appeared to be the last hours of a three year campaign to stop a $582 million dam and hydropower project at…

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Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough

In the years since independence, tiny, landlocked Botswana has gone from being one of the world’s poorest nations to becoming a stable, prosperous state, blessed with the highest sustained growth rate in the world. This case highlights the role that foreign direct…

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United Grain Growers Limited (A)

United Grain Growers Ltd. (UGG), a Canadian grain distributor, audited its exposure to a number of key risks, especially the impact of weather on grain volumes and operating income. Understanding these risks was crucial because the company was in…

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China (C): Energy and the Environment

Describes energy and environmental policy in China during the period 1980-1993. China has implemented ambitious plans for electrification and the substitution of fossil fuels (mostly coal) for biomass. The environmental consequences of these changes, at the local…

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ERB Institute

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BP: Beyond Petroleum?

British Petroleum (BP), one of the world’s largest oil companies, had spent over $200 million rebranding itself as environmentally responsible, with the tagline “Beyond Petroleum.” However, after the catastrophic 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, the company’s name seemed to be permanently tarnished.

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ERB Institute

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Alcoa: The Race to Light-weighting (Spanish)

The race to lightweighting is well underway with the introduction of the aluminum body Ford F150. Raj Reddy, vice president of strategy for global rolled products at Alcoa, one of the biggest aluminum manufacturers in the…

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ERB Institute

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Alcoa: The Race to Light-weighting

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The Clorox Company Goes Green

Finalist and 3rd Place winner in the 2011 Oikos Casewriting Competition In early 2008, Clorox released a new line of environmentally friendly cleaning products called GreenWorks. Following the success of smaller…

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ERB Institute

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Goldman Sachs B: Determining the Potential of Social Impact Bonds

Partnering with Bloomberg Philanthropies, MDRC, the Vera Institute of Justice, and the New York State Department of Corrections, Goldman decided to go ahead with the social impact bond (SIB) project to reduce youth…

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ERB Institute

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Goldman Sachs A: Determining the Potential of Social Impact Bonds

Head of Goldman Sachs’ Urban Investment Group Alicia Glen will be making the case for creating a social impact bond (SIB) tomorrow. Proposed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as an investment that will decrease…

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ERB Institute

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H&M’s Global Supply Chain Management Sustainability: Factories and Fast Fashion

The H&M case is set immediately after the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. The case explores questions of who is to blame and how it should be addressed. There is no guarantee that H&M garment manufacturing had not been subcontracted to one of the factories…

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ERB Institute

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Harley-Davidson Purchase (B): Role of the Seller

This is going to be your last Harley-Davidson! You’ve had enough. You’re tired of the oil stain in your garage and the joke about why it’s there: “How do you know when your Harley needs oil? When it stops leaking!” You bought…

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