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Environmental Technology Fund Partners and E-Leather
Gandhi, Vikram; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-318001-EFinanceIt is 2014 and Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) Partners, a U.K.-based venture capital firm, has an opportunity to invest in a privately-held U.K. company that manufactured engineered composition leather extracted from waste leather using an environmentally-friendly process. The end product looked, smelled and felt like natural leather. Scalable marketplace adoption of E-Leather's products looked promising, but was just that-promising. And t...Starting at €8.20
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The Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (E)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-209082-EFinanceStarting at €5.74
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COFCO Xinjiang Tunhe Co., Ltd.
Bell, David E.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-508079-EMarketingIn 2005, COFCO Ltd., one of China's largest and most successful companies, acquired Xinjiang Tunhe, a tomato processing firm, which had been, in recent years, poorly managed. COFCO changed Tunhe's management team and set out to create a culture of professionalism and impressed upon the employees that the customer came first. Qin Yelong, Tunhe president, had ambitious goals for the company. he wanted Tunhe to be the world's largest supplier of tom...Starting at €8.20
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COFCO Xinjiang Tunhe Co., Ltd. (Spanish Version)
Bell, David E.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-515S08MarketingEn 2005, COFCO Ltd., una de las compañías más grandes y exitosas de China, Xinjiang adquirida Tunhe, un tomate de procesamiento firme, que había sido, en los últimos años, mal gestionado. COFCO cambió el equipo directivo de Tunhe y se dispuso a crear una cultura de profesionalismo e impresionó a los empleados que el cliente era lo primero. Qin Yelong, presidente Tunhe, tenía metas ambiciosas para la compañía. quería Tunhe a ser el mayor proveedor...Starting at €8.20
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PureCircle
Bell, David E.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-510032-EStrategyIn December 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA determined that high-purity Rebaudioside A (Reb A), a natural and calorie-free product that a young company named PureCircie manufactured from the Stevia plant, could be used in beverages, foods, and as a table top sweetener in the U.S.-the largest market for sugar and sweeteners in the world. While the FDA's determination was the breakthrough the company had hoped for, much remained un...Starting at €8.20
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A Dolphin Bullied: Jonathan Martin's NFL Experience in Miami (A)
Elias, Allison; Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-E-0477-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn 2013, Jonathan Martin, a starting lineman for the Miami Dolphins, left the team. He cited the negative effects of the team's culture—specifically, bullying and mistreatment by several of his teammates—on his well-being, saying it had contributed to depression and thoughts of self-harm. The news of Martin's departure exploded across media channels in the following days. At the behest of the Dolphins' ownership, the US National Football League (...Starting at €8.20
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Discovery Limited
Porter, Michael E.; Kramer, Mark R.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-715423-EStrategyDiscovery Ltd. is a South-African based insurance company. Started in the early 1990s, Discovery used behavioral economics and data collection to innovate in the health care insurance industry. Its founder Adrian Gore believed that the company's products needed to not only make money but have a positive impact on society. Using its Vitality Wellness program as its strategic lynchpin, Discovery expanded into other insurance areas and financial ser...Starting at €8.20
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Rabobank: The Global Food and Agriculture Bank
Bell, David E.; Goldberg, Ray A.; Shelman, Mary; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-510024-ERabobank decides to focus primarily on food and agriculture firms and farms on a global basis.Starting at €8.20
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Climate Risk and Banking: Citi’s Net-Zero Future
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-F-2024-EFinanceOn her first day as the new CEO of Citigroup Inc. (Citi), Jane Fraser announced Citi’s commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 2050. The case examines the implications of such a decision, including the need to work both on Citi’s own operations as well as help transition those of its clients. The case allows for an examination of the green bond market, and separately, the market of social bonds and sustainability-linked bonds. Th...Starting at €8.20
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The Sudden Implosion of Silicon Valley Bank
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-F-2061-EFinanceOn March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) went into receivership. At the time, it was the second-largest US bank failure in history. What happened? The case briefly describes the story of SVB, from its origin in the early 1980s to March 2023, and focuses on the events surrounding its demise. The case discusses in detail the issues that led to SVB’s bankruptcy, in particular interest-rate risk, asset-liability management (ALM), inadequate stres...Starting at €8.20