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Under The Label: Sustainable Seafood
Authors: Zwerdling, Daniel; Williams, Margot
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Multimedia
Source: NPR
Publication Year: 2013
An NPR Special Series of reports on sustainable seafood, including issues around labeling, certification, and the challenges of the Marine Stewardship Council system.
The Innovation Bottom Line: Findings from the 2012 Sustainability & Innovation Global Executive Study and Research Report
Authors: Kiron, David; Kruschwitz, Nina; Haanaes, Knut; Reeves, Martin; Goh, Eugene
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: MIT Sloan Management Review; The Boston Consulting Group
Publication Year: 2013
How companies that see sustainability as both a necessity and an opportunity, and change their business models in response, are finding success.
Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm
Authors: Koehn, Nancy F.; Khan, Nora N.; Legris, Elizabeth
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
This is the story of one entrepreneur's vision and journey to create a market-leading, environmentally responsible business founded on the principles of product quality, organizational alignment and sustainability. Throughout, readers will encounter the challenges that Hirshberg, his colleagues and his family confronted as they (all) worked to create a business with a firm commitment to both sustainability and high quality...
Power Forward: Why the World’s Largest Companies are Investing in Renewable Energy
Author: David Gardiner & Associates
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: David Gardiner & Associates, LLC
Publication Year: 2012
Companies are investing in renewable energy because it makes good business sense: renewable energy helps reduce long-term operating costs, diversify energy supply and hedge against market volatility in traditional fuel markets. Through two dozen interviews with Fortune and Global 100 executives and analysis of public disclosures, the report finds that clean energy practices are becoming standard procedures for some of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, including AT&T, DuPont, General Motors, HP, Sprint, and Walmart...
Ten Steps to Sustainable Business in 2013
Authors: Rowe, Anthea; Bansal, Pratima
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Ivey Business Journal
Publication Year: 2013
This article lists and describes the ten initiatives that company leaders believe will enable them to shape a future that is more sustainable...
PerkinElmer: Old Instrument Reuse and Recycling
Authors: Veleva, Vesela; Montanari, Anna; Clabby, Peter; Lese, Jonathan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2013
This case examines the business options for implementing a company-wide product take-back program. It focuses on PerkinElmer, a $1.9 billion global technology company developing diagnostics and biomedical products for the environmental and human health sectors. The company, which operates in more than 150 countries, is committed to community engagement, sustainable and ethical business practices and eco-innovative products, including a commitment to continuously reducing the environmental and health impacts of its products throughout their useful lives…
Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (A, B, C)
Authors: Werhane, Patricia H.; Starr, Justin; Mead, Jenny; Gorman, Michael
Product Type: Cases
Source: Darden School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
From its inception, the Resolution Copper Mining (RCM) joint venture faced a number of significant technical, political, and environmental challenges as it attempted to develop a strategy for mining a copper ore body located under the Tonto National Forest in Superior, Arizona.
Inkaterra
Authors: Comin, Diego; Gopaldas, Rohan; Rehder, Diego
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
The case presents the unique business model of Inkaterra, a leading eco-tourism organization in Peru, and the different strategies the company can pursue to grow. Through the experience of Inkaterra the case studies two general issues. First, it discusses the potential barriers that exist for the development of the tourism sector. Second, it presents the debate of whether governments may want to use tourism as an engine of growth, and if so, what is the best strategy to preserve the environment.
Urbanizing China
Authors: Iyer, Lakshmi; Donovan, G. A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
China's rapid urbanization, and the accompanying conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, raised a number of economic, social, and political concerns. How would the challenges of urbanization affect the business environment for private firms? The success and viability of China's overall growth strategy depended crucially on managing a successful urban transition.
Alphabet Energy: Thermoelectrics and Market Entry
Authors: Alexander, Beverly; Boscoe, Adam; Cabot, Mason; Dawsey, Philip; Barreau, Luc Emmanuel; Griffith, Russell
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: California Management Review
Publication Year: 2012
Alphabet Energy was founded in 2009 with a new thermoelectric technology that had the potential to advance energy efficiency by recovering heat wasted in combustion and mechanical processes. By 2010, Alphabet was facing its biggest challenge yet-how to select its initial market.
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