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This case focuses on the introduction of the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule in 2018 and General Motors’ (GM’s) challenge regarding how to best respond during the proposed rule’s public comment period.
- Topics on: Climate Sustainability, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability
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This case features CRM technology firm Salesforce, and its CEO, Marc Benioff. In 2015, the state of Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was signed into law by then governor Mike Pence.
- Topics on: Business Analytics, Climate Sustainability, Climate Tech, Social Impact and Sustainability, Sustainability Reporting and Measurement
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WeWork, a successful company that provides shared workspaces, has grown rapidly since its founding in 2010 and was valued at $45 billion in 2018. WeWork was considered a progressive company with a strong focus on sustainability, evidenced by its public commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2023.
- Topics on: Business Analytics, Climate Investing, Climate Sustainability, Climate Tech, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability, Sustainability Reporting and Measurement
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The dilemma Evan Blue faces stems from a report by sustainability advocacy group Ceres that calls on companies to take climate change into consideration in their risk models and develop response strategies.
- Topics on: Business Analytics, Climate Sustainability, Climate Tech, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability, Sustainability Reporting and Measurement
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The setting for this case is the Sian Flowers, a company headquartered in Kitengela, Kenya that exports roses to predominantly Europe.
- Topics on: Climate Sustainability, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability
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The cases discusses the ESG strategy of Dollar Tree Inc., a U.S. Fortune 500 company in the deep discount retail industry and the and shareholder pressure faced by the company.
- Topics on: Climate Sustainability, Social Impact and Sustainability, Statistics
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Founded in November 2014 and based in Shanghai, NIO designed, jointly manufactured, and sold premium “smart” EVs.
- Topics on: Climate Sustainability, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability
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Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 320-029. In 2018, Middlebury College’s board of trustees is considering a proposal called Energy2028 that would push the small, liberal arts and sciences college in Vermont to become a net zero carbon emitter, decrease energy usage by 25%, divest fossil fuels from its endowment, and build new educational programming focused on energy and climate change.
- Topics on: Climate Tech, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability, Statistics
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In 2020, Mike Heyink and Maya Stewart, co-founders of the Pay-as-you-Go Solar company Yellow were considering how to grow their startup.
- Topics on: Climate Tech, Social Impact and Sustainability, Statistics
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In 2006, Zita Cobb and two of her brothers, Alan Cobb and Tony Cobb, native Newfoundlanders, launched Shorefast to help grow another leg of Fogo Island’s economy.
- Topics on: Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability, Statistics
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In the early 2010s, First Solar, a leading photovoltaic (PV) solar manufacturer, faced a series of challenges: expanding production by subsidized Chinese PV manufacturers; declining purchase subsidies in important European markets; and, declining prices for silicon, the key input raw material for its competitors’ panels.
- Topics on: Climate Sustainability, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability
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The president of Harvard University is facing growing pressure from students, alumni, and other climate change activists that are urging the university to divest its multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuel companies.
- Topics on: Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability, Statistics
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- Topics on: Business Analytics, Climate Tech, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability, Statistics
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JUST Capital is a nonprofit organization that seeks to make public companies more “just” by measuring and ranking their overall impact on society, based on the priorities most important to the average American. This case examines JUST’s strategy for influencing…
- Topics on: Business Analytics, Climate Tech, Social Impact and Sustainability, Sustainability Reporting and Measurement
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- Topics on: Climate Investing, Climate Policy, Climate Tech, Social Impact and Sustainability, Statistics
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- Topics on: Climate Investing, Climate Justice, Climate Policy, Climate Tech, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability, Statistics
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- Topics on: Climate Investing, Climate Justice, Climate Policy, Social Impact and Sustainability
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- Topics on: Climate Sustainability, Climate Tech, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability, Statistics
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- Topics on: Climate Investing, Climate Tech, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Social Impact and Sustainability, Statistics
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- Topics on: Climate Investing, Climate Tech, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Operations, Social Impact and Sustainability