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Method: Sustainable Design for the Home as Corporate Strategy
Larson, Andrea; York, JeffCase DARDEN-ENT-0094-EEntrepreneurshipThis minicase is one of 10 in a series written to illustrate the business benefits companies realize through adopting sustainable business strategies. Method is a successful startup firm in San Francisco that has made sustainable design principles a guiding force its strategy. Unlike other firms, however, Method sells its products on performance, price, and aesthetics; health and environment are simply built into the design from the outset. Backe...Starting at €8.20
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Shaw Industries: EcoWorx and Cradle-to-Cradle Innovation in Carpet Tile
Larson, Andrea; York, JeffCase DARDEN-ENT-0095-EEntrepreneurshipThis is a minicase, one of 10 in a set of short cases written to illustrate the business benefits companies realize through adopting sustainable business strategies. This minicase documents the technology and systems innovations behind Shaw's successful introduction of closed loop recyclable carpet tiles (EcoWorx), a disruptive innovation in the flooring industry.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Greenhouse Gas Accounting: Carbon Footprint Analysis
Larson, Andrea; Teichman, WilliamTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0113-EEntrepreneurshipStakeholder climate change actions worldwide have prompted companies to measure their greenhouse gas emissions and reduce their carbon footprints by decreasing energy and fuel use. In the process, they are cutting costs, decreasing exposure to severe weather, reducing energy vulnerability, and potentially opening up revenue sources for carbon credit sales in the emerging markets for carbon trading. This note is effective in MBA, undergraduate and...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainability and Innovation: Frameworks, Concepts, and Tools for Product and Strategy Redesign
Larson, AndreaTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0138-EEntrepreneurshipThis technical note introduces the concepts and terms entrepreneurial innovators use in addressing sustainability. It explores the evolution of such terms as sustainable development, environmental justice, earth systems engineering, sustainable science, the Natural Step framework, industrial ecology, and biomimicry. It also explores how paradigms are created and replaced.Starting at €8.20
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B Corporation: A New Sustainable Business Model
Meier, Mark; Larson, AndreaTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0155-EEntrepreneurshipThis note provides background on a new certification process for B Corporations that enables companies to assess, compare, and protect the sustainability practices they integrate into corporate strategy. B Corporation status explicitly acknowledges stakeholder strategies and helps companies preserve triple bottom line accountability when and if they are sold/acquired.Starting at €8.20
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REI: Sustainability Strategy and Innovation in the Outdoor Gear and Apparel Industry
Larson, Andrea; Meier, MarkCase DARDEN-ENT-0162-EEntrepreneurshipMany companies view financial variables independently from ecological and social variables. Is it possible to hold one's organization equally accountable for financial performance and social responsibility? This field-based case is suitable for MBA and undergraduate courses or modules in sustainability and innovation, ethics, and corporate social responsibility. For REI, an outdoor gear and apparel manufacturer, the challenge lies in how to expan...Starting at €8.20
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IMSA
Melé, Domènec; Vega E. J.Case TD-82Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDespués de cinco años de fuerte crecimiento, Ingeniería de Medida, S.A., dedicada a la comercialización de sofisticados equipos de medida electrónica, entra en el sector Defensa. Practica una política de generosas atenciones a los militares en viajes, alojamientos y dietas para asistir a los cursos de formación, que ofrece como servicio anexo al producto. Cuatro años después, precisamente cuando Defensa va a recortar sus presupuestos, un comandan...Starting at €8.20
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Codes of Business Conduct: Conditions for Success, Preparation and Implementation
Melé, Domènec; González, CésarTechnical Note BEN-126-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityA business code of conduct, sometimes called an ethical business code, is a corporate document which sets out values, standards and rules of how to respond to dilemmas or other situations related to the business where it is considered essential that employees follow guidelines set out by the management. This document examines the case for and against business codes of conduct and offers some recommendations on how they can be drawn up and impleme...Starting at €8.20
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IMSA
Melé, Domènec; Vega E. J.Case TD-82-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAfter five years of strong growth, Ingeniería de Medida, S.A. (IMSA), a company selling sophisticated electronic measuring equipment, enters the defence industry. It adopts a policy of treating military personnel generously with free trips, accommodation and expense allowances for attendance at training courses which it offers as a complement to is product. Four years later, precisely when the Defence Department is about to cut its budget, a seni...Starting at €8.20
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Ética de la contratación y del despido laboral
Melé, DomènecTechnical Note TDN-120Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityLas empresas han de evitar la precariedad laboral tanto como sea posible, atendiendo a la situación de la empresa y del entorno. El adelgazamiento de empresas puede ser una operación necesaria y plenamente justificable, pero no siempre lo es. Para que sea aceptable se requiere rectitud de intención, un diligente diagnóstico de la "enfermedad" de la empresa y un prudente análisis y selección de alternativas, considerando también los efectos secund...Starting at €8.20