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HP Canada Co.: A Circular Supply Chain for Recycled Plastic - Teaching Note
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Reference: IVEY-W25394-E
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Year: 2020
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Number of pages: 12
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Geographic Setting: Canada; Haiti; United States; China
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Publication Date: Mar 9, 2021
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Fecha de edición: Dec 7, 2021
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Source: Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Type of Document: Teaching Note
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Industry Setting: Manufacturing;
Description
It was June 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Frances Edmonds, head of sustainable impact at HP Canada Co., the Canadian subsidiary of HP Inc. (HP), was continuing HP’s decades-long pursuit of sustainable impact. HP was now committed to usi
Learning Objective
The case can be used in undergraduate- and graduate-level courses on sustainability or operations management. Students are encouraged to examine the challenges related to the development of a more circular supply chain for plastic. After working through t