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micro Home Solutions: A Social Housing Initiative in India
Authors: Kerr, William R.; Brownell, Alexis
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2013
mHS is a social enterprise for the provision of affordable housing in India. After India's microfinance industry collapses, mHS needs to reposition itself for continued operations and long-term growth.
Bill McKibben's Battle Against the Keystone XL Pipeline
Author: Greenfeld, Karl Taro
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
Publication Year: 2013
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McKibben believes that Americans have no choice but to end their consumption of cheap, carbon-producing fuels—immediately. So he’s waging an all-out campaign to prevent the biggest and most powerful fossil-fuel companies...
Britannia Industries Ltd.
Authors: Klassen, Robert; Chandrasekhar, Ramasastry
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2013
The CEO of Britannia Industries Ltd, a manufacturer of bakery products, was at a crossroads. After early signs of success, Britannia’s CEO faced two challenges. How should Britannia scale up the manufacture and distribution of social products? And, how should the firm develop the social products into a sustainable business?
Finding a Common Language for Disaster-resistant Supply Chains
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2013
Disasters such as Superstorm Sandy, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the volcanic ash cloud that disrupted international airplane flights for several days in 2010 have highlighted the need for companies to better prepare for potential risks to their supply chains...
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Politics of Crisis Response (A, B)
Authors: Leonard, Herman B.; Giles, David; Howitt, Arnold
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Kennedy School
Publication Year: 2013
Following the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in late April 2010, the Obama administration organized a massive response operation to contain the enormous amount of oil spreading across the Gulf of Mexico. This two-part case profiles the efforts of senior officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as they struggled to coordinate the actions of a myriad of actors, ranging from numerous federal partners (including key members of the Obama White House); the political leadership of the affected Gulf States and sub-state jurisdictions; and the private sector.
Goran Kapicic at Actavis China
Author: Lowe, Joo Yong
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2013
The managing director of a multinational company turns a loss-making business into a profit-making venture by using his unique brand of leadership to change the organizational culture and develop a responsible proactive attitude in his employees.
LifeSpring Hospitals: Delivering Affordable, High-quality Maternal Health Care in India
Authors: Anant, Priya; Velamuri, S. Ramakrishna; Zhang, Wei; Mukherjee, Monidipa
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2013
This case highlights the journey of an organization that was set up in Hyderabad, in southern India, to provide affordable maternal care services to women from low-income urban families...
The Economy: Under New Ownership
Author: Kelly, Marjorie
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: YES! Magazine
Publication Year: 2013
To make an economy that serves us, we need to own the jobs and the businesses—together. How cooperatives are leading the way to empowered workers and healthy communities...
Made in America: Fashion’s Fight to Save the Garment District
Author: Skarda, Erin
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: TIME
Publication Year: 2013
It’s a myth that no one makes anything in America anymore. The heart of the U.S. fashion industry is still beating in midtown Manhattan, where a stretch of factories, warehouses, showrooms and design studios between 35th and 40th Streets and 8th and 9th Avenues are responsible for creating much of the American-designed and manufactured clothing and accessories...
Interview: Matthew Arnold on Steering Sustainability at JP Morgan
Author: Gunther, Marc
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Guardian
Publication Year: 2013
Marc Gunther interviews Matthew Arnold, JP Morgan Chase's head of environmental affairs on asking clients uncomfortable questions and identifying environmental and social risk in fracking and other practices...
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