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The Energetic Society: In Search of a Governance Philosophy for a Clean Economy
Author: Hajer, Maarten
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Publication Year: 2011
To combine economic growth and a pleasant environment, society needs to scale back its resource use and the ensuing pressures on the environment, by a factor of five. The challenge is to do more with less; something for which there is no instant solution. Innovation will be required and may be stimulated by a government that sets clear objectives. This involves a number of key elements, such as promoting a motivating perspective that would stimulate people, introducing dynamic regulations that reward innovation and remove restrictive rules, and being open to learning from society.
Yvon Chouinard
Author: From Scratch Radio
Product Type: Interviews; Multimedia
Source: NPR
Publication Year: 2011
Yvon Chouinard’s company Patagonia has been a model of business and environmental responsibility since its inception in 1973.
Water Resources
Author: Johnson, Jennifer
Product Type: Reading Collections
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2011
As one of our most basic needs, water is often thought of as both free and inexhaustible. Unfortunately, climate change, population growth, intensive agricultural practices, pollution, and inefficient use have all put pressure on global water supplies, pressure that will only increase without strategic changes.
Trina Solar: Expanding in the U.S. Market
Authors: Chen, Zhiwu; Sudhir, K.; Elias, Jaan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Yale School of Management
Publication Year: 2011
At the end of 2010, Jifan Bao, Trina Solar's founder and chairman, wondered how his company its presence in the United States market. In the previous five years, Trina, a company with manufacturing and headquarters in Changzou, China, had managed to grow rapidly by selling photovoltaic (PV) modules in Europe. However, Trina lagged behind some of its Chinese rivals, such as Yingli and Suntech Power, in supplying to the United States. Gao had targeted the U.S. market in 2010, and Trina had increased its sales in the country during 2009. But other module makers were also expanding their presence in the United States. Trina had to decide how it was going to respond and how much it was willing to invest in its efforts to grow in the U.S.
Tropical Salvage: From Recession to Expansion
Authors: Marshall, R. Scott; Peifer, Lisa; Ferrigno, Erin
Product Type: Cases
Source: Portland State University
Publication Year: 2011
Tim O’Brien, Founder of Tropical Salvage, was ready to launch a growth strategy for his company. He had spent ten years building the sourcing, production and marketing capabilities of Tropical Salvage. He also worked with a not-for-profit partner to establish the Jepara Forest Conservancy to further the social and environmental missions that had provided the primary motivation for the company. This case study provides students with the opportunity to analyze a social enterprise operating in an intensely competitive global industry.
Better Place: Shifting Paradigms in the Automotive Industry
Authors: Etzion, Dror; Struben, Jeroen
Product Type: Cases
Source: McGill University
Publication Year: 2011
In a bold bid to dramatically reshape the automotive industry, start-up company Better Place is attempting to shift transportation from reliance on the environmentally destructive internal combustion engine to electric power from renewable sources. In pursuing this massive transformation, Better Place is promoting a paradigm shift in the business model for personal transportation. The end goal is to truly make the world a better place by substantially reducing the environmental and social impacts of the transportation sector’s reliance on petroleum. The case highlights the challenges of transforming a mature industry which is central to modern society.
Green Works: The Clorox Company Goes Green
Authors: Nowygrod, Ashley; Moss, Brian; Springer, Nathan; Cammarata, Craig; Gough, Jennifer
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Michigan
Publication Year: 2010
The case tracks the history of the Clorox Company and its competition to differentiate from larger, more diversified rivals, and its methodical approach to launching green household cleaning products line GreenWorks.
Coke in the Cross Hairs: Water, India, and the University of Michigan
Authors: Hoffman, Andrew; Howie, Sarah; Augustine, Grace
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Michigan; University of Oxford
Publication Year: 2010
The case drives a discussion around events in 2005-2006 when the University of Michigan decided to cut its contract with Coca-Cola because of the company’s environmental issues in India and labor issues in Colombia.
The Future of Fish in Asia
Authors: Blinch, Jenny; McCarron, Benjamin; Yewdall, Katie
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Responsible Research
Publication Year: 2011
Many investors now have policies relating to climate change, ethics and the environment. Few, however, have extended their policy to the sustainability of seafood sourcing, despite the fact that marine products are a key raw material for industries as diverse as agriculture, retail, pharmaceuticals, and pet food.
The Globalization of Corporate Environmental Disclosure: Accountability or Greenwashing?
Authors: Marquis, Christopher; Toffel, Michael W.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
This paper's findings provide the first systematic evidence of how the global environmental movement affects corporations' environmental management practices. Firms' use of symbolic compliance strategies, for instance, is affected by specific corporate characteristics and by institutional context. This study contributes to a larger body of research on the effects of global social movements and environmental reporting.
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