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Life Cycle Assessment of Polylactide (PLA)
Authors: Detzel, Andreas; Kruger, Martina
Product Type: Cases; Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Publication Year: 2006
NatureWorks LLC decided to commission a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in order to obtain comprehensive information about the environmental performance of packaging made from NatureWorks PLA under the framework of German conditions.
Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
Author: Patterson, Arthur
Product Type: Journal Articles; Multimedia
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Publication Year: 2010
Students apply engineering and business skills to design product prototypes, distribution systems, and business plans for entrepreneurial ventures in developing countries. The aim is to address challenges faced by the world's poor.
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.
Impact of Textiles and Clothing Industry on the Environment: Approach Towards Eco-Friendly Textiles
Author: Challa, Lakshmi
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Bangalore University
Publication Year: 2010
At each of the six stages typically required to make a garment, the negative impacts on the environment are as numerous as they are varied.
Welcome to the Future: Smart Services Improve Quality, Lower Cost, Foster Innovation, and Help the Environment Too
Author: Knowledge@W.P. Carey
Product Type: Web Sites
Source: Knowledge@W.P. Carey
Publication Year: 2009
At the 20th Annual Compete Through Service Symposium, hosted by the Center for Services Leadership at the W. P. Carey School of Business, business leaders from all industries gathered to discuss (in part) how technology can help companies differentiate themselves in the market.
Timberland: Commerce and Justice
Authors: Austin, James E.; Leonard, Herman B.; Quinn, James W.
Product Type: Cases
Source: HBS Premier Case Collection
Publication Year: 2004
When Jeffrey Swartz became the third generation in his family to lead the Timberland Co., he pursued a strategy in which commerce and justice were "inextricably linked."
Threadless: The Business of Community
Authors: Lakhani, Karim R.; Kanji, Zahra
Product Type: Multimedia
Source: Harvard Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2008
Threadless.com, the online, Chicago-based t-shirt company, was not your typical fashion apparel company. Threadless' success had garnered significant media attention, the New York Times and USA's National Public Radio highlighting its unique community-based business model, and had piqued the interest of large traditional retailers.
The Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development: Tackling HIV/AIDS and Poverty in South Africa (A, B, C)
Authors: Mead, Jenny; Werhane, Patricia H.
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
In 1998, Klaus Leisinger and Karin Schmitt of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development in Basel, Switzerland, were approached by a sociologist who wanted help in launching a pilot program in Tanzania to deal with the crisis of the more than 8 million HIV/AIDS-orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa.
Rethinking Lean: Beyond the Shop Floor
Author:
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Knowledge@Wharton, Boston Consulting Group
Publication Year: 2009
In this special report, experts from Wharton and The Boston Consulting Group look at how lean is transforming health care, R&D and finance.
The eco-profiles for current and near-future NatureWorks polylactide (PLA) production
Author: Vink, Erwin
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Publication Year: 2007
This paper provides the cradle-to-polymer-factory-gate life cycle inventory data (eco-profiles) for the 2006 and the near-future PLA production systems and explains the use of renewable energy certificates (RECs).
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