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Sustainable Development at PepsiCo
Authors: Purkayastha, Debapratim; Rao, Adapa Srinivasa
Product Type: Cases
Source: IBS Hyderabad
Publication Year: 2012
Faced with various criticisms on the social and environmental fronts, PepsiCo adopted the ‘Performance with Purpose’ strategy in 2009 under the leadership of its CEO Indra Nooyi (Nooyi). PepsiCo took various steps to fulfill its commitments toward its stakeholders. However, since mid-2011, Nooyi had come under fire from key stakeholders such as shareholders and bottlers who contended that her focus on ‘Performance with Purpose’ had come at the cost of positioning of the company’s products and had hurt sales...
Walmart: Love, Earth
Authors: Smith, N. Craig; Crawford, Robert J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2012
This is the story about the efforts of a social entrepreneur, Assheton Carter, to create a meaningful initiative with Wal-Mart in ethical mining. His idea: to somehow secure the supply chain for jewelry in a way that consumers could be certain that every input – from treatment of workers in the mines through to sustainable manufacturing – was executed to the highest ethical standards. This had never been done before...
Of Orangutans and Chainsaws: Cargill, Inc. Confronts The Rainforest Action Network’s Palm Oil Advocacy
Author: Subramanian, Ram
Product Type: Cases
Source: Montclair State University
Publication Year: 2012
The case is set at a point in late September 2011 when Indonesia, the world’s leading palm oil producer, announced the decision to leave the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. Anticipating an adverse reaction from RAN, since Cargill sourced much of its palm oil from Indonesia, Cargill CEO, Gregory Page, has to make a decision...
Building and Scaling a Cross-Sector Partnership: Oxfam America and Swiss Re Empower Farmers in Ethiopia
Authors: Doh, Jonathan P.; London, Ted
Product Type: Cases
Source: Villanova University; William Davidson Institute/Ross School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
HARITA is an innovative model designed to help propel some of the poorest farmers in Ethiopia out of poverty by helping them cope with weather-related risk. Oxfam’s goal for HARITA was to develop a scalable model that could be disseminated throughout developing countries across the globe to help farmers deal with the effects of drought and other challenges associated with climate change.
Mind the Gap: Royal Dutch Shell’s Sustainability Agenda in Nigeria
Authors: Hennchen, Esther; Lozano, Josep Maria
Product Type: Cases
Source: ESADE Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Royal Dutch Shell has started to assume social and political responsibilities that go beyond legal requirements and fill the regulatory vacuum in global governance and a public responsibility gap in Nigeria. Which implications does this engagement have for the firm, governance and democracy? And which public responsibility strategies can a multinational company like Shell employ in a complex operating environment such as Nigeria to be sustainable?
MSPL Limited: CSR and Sustainability in Mining
Authors: Gupta, Amit; Joseph, Amita
Product Type: Cases
Source: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore; Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
MSPL’s main source of revenue, the Vyasankere Iron Ore Mine (VIOM), was one of the largest iron ore mines in the private sector in India. The case deals with the choices and decisions regarding the numerous initiatives undertaken by the organization in sustainability and CSR. Were there other initiatives that MSPL should have undertaken? Was it even necessary for the company to carry out CSR activities in the local communities?
Wilmar International Limited - Managing Multiple Stakeholders in a Global Palm Oil Agribusiness Group
Authors: Wee, Beng Geok; Chen, Geraldine; Buche, Ivy
Product Type: Cases
Source: Asian Business Case Centre
Publication Year: 2012
Established in 1991, Wilmar grew rapidly to become one of the largest palm oil companies in Southeast Asia. As the global demand for palm oil grew, environmental groups were concerned about the impact of palm oil industry on the social and natural environment, such as loss of forest ecosystems, environmental damage, soil degradation, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. They were pressuring palm oil producers, including Wilmar, to take action to address these issues. The challenge was to manage growth initiatives and the environmentalists' demands for more sustainable operations...
Wastewater Recycling: Public Relations for a Controversial Technology
Authors: Shotts, Kenneth W.; Jhina, Ashish; Hoyt, David W.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
Recycling wastewater into potable water is attractive in many situations. However, this alternative has not always been successful-in some cases, public opposition has defeated recycling plans, while public concerns have been successfully addressed in others. This case gives an overview of water supply issues and examples of successful and unsuccessful attempts to implement recycling programs.
Tough Decisions at Marks and Spencer
Authors: Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Armbrester, Kyle
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
In 2007, under the leadership of CEO Stuart Rose, the iconic British retailer Marks and Spencer, with great fanfare, announced its "Plan A" initiative. Based on the five essential pillars of climate change, waste, sustainable materials, fair partnership, and health, the plan sought to transform the company's practices. Key aspects of Plan A included more sustainable sourcing and influencing the business practices of the company's supply chain; communication to employees, customers and investors; and employee engagement. The case concludes with the tradeoffs involved in the decision of whether or not to install refrigerator doors in the grocery section of its stores. While the energy savings and reduced carbon emissions are relatively clear and easy to measure, the impact on customers and revenues is harder to assess...
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Authors: Narayanan, V.G.; Chaturvedi, Saloni
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
In 2009, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the organization tasked with building a Mass Transit System for India's capital city Delhi, witnessed the biggest crisis in its history. A bridge under construction collapsed killing six people and injuring 15 more. The case focuses on the challenges that the Managing Director Dr. E. Sreedharan faced as the crisis unfolded...
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