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The Robin Hood Foundation (Spanish version)
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-315S07Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCreated by hedge fund and financial managers, the Robin Hood Foundation fights poverty through grants to nonprofit organizations. As the global financial crisis continues to impact the poor disproportionately, the Foundation needs to ensure that its funds are being spent on the most effective poverty-fighting programs. The organization's senior vice president, Michael Weinstein, has developed a benefit-cost (BC) approach to analyze the performanc...Starting at €8.20
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Gestionando el entorno social: el proyecto Sedapal Lote 7 de Graña y Montero (GYM)
Costa, Karol; Lambruschini Nicoletta; Miranda, Gino; Fontana, AlejandroCase PAD-DG-C-684Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityLa empresa debe desarrollar un proyecto de agua y alcantarillado en una zona marginal de la ciudad de Lima (Perú). El contexto social es complejo por la presencia de diversos grupos delincuentes que extorsionan a las empresas que operan en la localidad. El caso recoge un modelo de cómo enfrentar con éxito este tipo de amenazas sociales. El proyecto se concluyó dentro del presupuesto previsto y en el plazo establecido.Starting at €8.20
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Asociación Peruana de Avicultura (APA): el cambio de paradigma
Fontana, AlejandroCase PAD-DG-C-646Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAl ser consciente del impacto en la calidad de la alimentación de la población, la asociación peruana de empresas avícolas cambia su estrategia de acción. Al enfocarse en diminuir su principal sobrecosto, descubre que esto no lo podrá alcanzar mientras no actúe coordinadamente con la oficina de la administración pública encargada del control sanitario. El trabajo gremial y esta cooperación con la administración pública permiten mejorar la product...Starting at €8.20
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Measurement in Impact Investing (A) (Spanish version)
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-315S05Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilityit looks for a return on its investments, and it also seeks entrepreneurial solutions to global poverty. This case examines Acumen's new projects in Kenya. The organization's investment committee and its chief investment officer, Brian Trelstad, must decide whether or not to fund two for-profit ventures. The first provides clean and accessible shower and toilet facilities in urban areas, serving a critical need for low-income populations - its f...Starting at €8.20
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Measurement in Impact Investing (B) (Spanish version)
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-315S06Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAs Acumen Fund, a global venture philanthropy firm, moves forward with an investment portfolio exceeding $22 million, it runs into two critical measurement problems. First, how should it track the performance of each investment when its interest is not just the bottom line, but also social impact? What should its performance tracking system look like to enable ease of comparison, and to identify problems before they become too significant to fix?...Starting at €5.74