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Syngenta: Committing to Africa
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-715010-EStrategyIn 2012, Syngenta, one of the world's largest agricultural input company, committed to build a $1 billion business in Africa over the next 10 years. In mid-2014, CEO Michael Mack and Africa Venture Team head Dimitri Pauwels are reviewing progress. Was the company's committment to Africa still relevant and achievable?Starting at €8.20
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Patagonia
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Kim, Hyun JinCase HBS-711020-EStrategyPatagonia was deeply committed to the environment. This commitment, at times, conflicted with the company's goal to create the most innovative products in its industry. Patagonia's founder and executives welcomed imitation of both its environmental commitment and its culture. The question remained whether Patagonia's model would work well for a wide range of companies. In 2003, Patagonia executives were considering which products and markets woul...Starting at €8.20
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Patagonia (Spanish version)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Kim, Hyun JinCase HBS-711S27StrategyPatagonia was deeply committed to the environment. This commitment, at times, conflicted with the company's goal to create the most innovative products in its industry. Patagonia's founder and executives welcomed imitation of both its environmental commitment and its culture. The question remained whether Patagonia's model would work well for a wide range of companies. In 2003, Patagonia executives were considering which products and markets woul...Starting at €8.20
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Carroll Family Farms
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Godwin, Christian; Weber, JamesCase HBS-720005-EStrategyThe Carroll Family, U.S. pig and grain farmers, needed to decide what to plant, whether to purchase land, emphasize pigs or grain, or other investments. Seven family members across three generations owned and operated Carroll Family Farms (CFF). In IlliStarting at €8.20
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CME Group in 2019
Alvarez, Jose B.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-520048-EStrategyChicago-based CME Group is the world's largest futures and options marketplace, with annual trading volume of over 4.8 billion contracts in 2018. This case is set in late 2019, as heightened perceptions of risk stemming from the U.S.-China trade war are driving record trading volumes of agricultural futures. CME Group leads the agricultural futures market, but changing global dynamics are raising new questions about the security of its competitiv...Starting at €8.20
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Suncor in the Oil Sands Industry
Reinhardt, Forest L.Case HBS-708023-EStrategyDescribes the economics, technology, and politics of the oil sands industry, focusing on one of the industry's leading firms. Oil sands deposits in Alberta represent a potentially vast reserve of hydrocarbons, but the extraction, refining, and transportation challenges are formidable, and the environmental consequences of large-scare oil sands development potentially severe. Encourages students to examine Suncor's strategic positioning and cost s...Starting at €8.20
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Patagonia (B)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Barley, LaurenCase HBS-714465-EStrategyPatagonia produces high-quality environmentally friendly garments that command significant price premiums. In Spring 2010, Patagonia rolled out a new, radical environmental initiative called "Product Lifecycle Initiative" (PLI), which was committed to lengthening the lifecycle of each product and reducing landfill waste. This case provides an update on Patagonia's PLI as well as on other company environmental and social commitments.Starting at €5.74