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In September 2009, Chinese President Hu declared that China would reduce the amount of carbon dioxide it emits by a notable margin by 2020 and work to develop a green economy. At the same time, the Chairman of the largest…
- Topics on: Impact, Investing, Statistics, Strategy, Technology
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This mini-case is a follow-up to the BP and the Whiting Refinery Case (A), which describes the situation facing BP America’s President Bob Malone in late 2007, while attempting to expand the refining capacity at their Whiting,…
- Topics on: Impact, Investing, Policy, Strategy, Technology
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Awarded 3rd prize in the 2008 oikos Casewriting Competition. Steve Glenn, a successful Internet start-up entrepreneur, returned to his love of architecture and commitment to sustainability by creating a company that would…
- Topics on: Impact, Investing, Statistics, Strategy, Technology
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In 2018, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink wrote a surprising letter to CEOs across the country stating “to prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also show how it makes a positive…
- Topics on: Impact, Investing, Statistics, Strategy, Technology
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Tony’s Chocolonely is a Dutch chocolate company that prides itself on using slave-free labor within its supply chain. However, after it was revealed that the company’s major supplier, Barry Callebaut, used child and slave labor…
- Topics on: Impact, Statistics, Strategy, Technology
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In a little over a year, more than 6,500 workers at over 250 corporate-owned Starbucks stores had voted to unionize with Workers United. The former CEO, Kevin Johnson, retired unexpectedly in April 2022 after weeks of…
- Topics on: Impact, Investing, Policy, Statistics, Strategy, Technology
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Patagonia has long been a revered company in the world of outdoor gear, and environmental and social sustainability. Known for pushing the bounds of what it means to be a mission-driven organization, the company has…
- Topics on: Impact, Investing, Statistics, Strategy, Technology
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This case is set in August 2021, eight years after the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, which remains the deadliest fashion-garment incident to date. The case’s central issue: What is the most effective way for the major…
- Topics on: Impact, Statistics, Strategy, Technology
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Highlighting the successful implementation of a sustainable large-scale residential development that defied powerful Hurricane Ian, this case focuses on Sydney Kitson and his sustainable real estate development company…
- Topics on: Impact, Investing, Statistics, Strategy, Technology
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Why is the consumer goods group backpedalling on responsible-business targets? Explore the issues with this ‘instant case study’
- Topics on: ESG, Impact
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The distance put between investment funds and workers in companies they back raises questions over responsibility. Probe the arguments with this ‘instant teaching case study’
- Topics on: Impact, Investing
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How did Sun Edison’s business model, emulated by an entire industry, prove unsuccessful for the organization that originated it?
- Topics on: Circular Economy, Economics, Finance, Impact, Strategy
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What should the expansion strategy be for Guatemala-based Kingo, a provider of off-grid renewable energy?
- Topics on: Circular Economy, Impact
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What path should the non-profit organization myAgro take to ensure its continued growth in support of African smallholder farmers?
- Topics on: Circular Economy, Impact
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Can Tesla replicate its success in the United States to become a global leader in the rapidly growing electric vehicle market?
- Topics on: Circular Economy, Economics, Finance, Impact, Strategy
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Should M&G stick with the original plan to simply act as a licensor or take a more active role in the biofuel marketplace?
- Topics on: Circular Economy, Economics, Finance, Impact
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- Topics on: Circular Economy, Statistics, Technology
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- Topics on: Circular Economy, Investing, Strategy, Technology
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How should East Light Partners, an early mover in New York State’s growing clean energy market, calculate the financial feasibility of a proposed community solar project situated in Hudson, New York?
- Topics on: Economics, Finance, Impact
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Interface has been a leading innovator in the carpet industry, specializing in the manufacturing of carpet tiles for commercial flooring. This case describes the history, context, and technology behind the company’s development of its newest sustainable innovation—carbon negative carpet tiles.
- Topics on: Impact