Schneider Electric was considered a leader in sustainability by 2022, and was one of the first companies to have its net-zero targets validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). It had significantly reduced Scopes 1 and 2 carbon emissions and had harvested the ‘low-hanging fruit’ of Scope 3.
Schneider Electric was considered a leader in sustainability by 2022, and was one of the first companies to have its net-zero targets validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). It had significantly reduced Scopes 1 and 2 carbon emissions and had harvested the ‘low-hanging fruit’ of Scope 3.
The case describes the ascend of EcoVadis in the market for supply chain sustainability ratings as well as its competitive position in 2023. EcoVadis is a platform that allows corporations to get transparency on the sustainability practices and status of their suppliers, and simultaneously allows suppliers to show their sustainability credentials to their corporate buyers.
The case describes the ascend of EcoVadis in the market for supply chain sustainability ratings as well as its competitive position in 2023. EcoVadis is a platform that allows corporations to get transparency on the sustainability practices and status of their suppliers, and simultaneously allows suppliers to show their sustainability credentials to their corporate buyers.
The case describes how the Danish company Zirq Solutions, a subsidiary of Norwegian NG Group, brought circular economy thinking to the pharmaceutical industry.
The case describes how the Danish company Zirq Solutions, a subsidiary of Norwegian NG Group, brought circular economy thinking to the pharmaceutical industry.
The case study documents the process involved in reducing carbon emissions at INSEAD, and outlines what it takes to develop a rigorous emissions reduction plan.
The case study documents the process involved in reducing carbon emissions at INSEAD, and outlines what it takes to develop a rigorous emissions reduction plan.
The case describes how the Greek oil-spill specialist Polygreen diversified into municipal waste management and turned the Aegean paradise of Tilos into the world’s first zero-waste island. Focusing on the company’s charismatic CEO, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, the case follows the implementation of a business model based on the principles of the circular economy.
The case describes how the Greek oil-spill specialist Polygreen diversified into municipal waste management and turned the Aegean paradise of Tilos into the world’s first zero-waste island. Focusing on the company’s charismatic CEO, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, the case follows the implementation of a business model based on the principles of the circular economy.
This case study tells the story of Ambienta, an Italy-based asset management company that was an early entrant in the field of sustainable investing. From the very beginning, founder and managing partner Nino Tronchetti Provera saw sustainability as a “mega-trend” with broad implications for the national economy.
This case study tells the story of Ambienta, an Italy-based asset management company that was an early entrant in the field of sustainable investing. From the very beginning, founder and managing partner Nino Tronchetti Provera saw sustainability as a “mega-trend” with broad implications for the national economy.
This is the second of a two-part case study about Ambienta, a leading European asset manager focused on environmental sustainability. Case A introduces students and participants to the company and its unique profile in the industry.
This is the second of a two-part case study about Ambienta, a leading European asset manager focused on environmental sustainability. Case A introduces students and participants to the company and its unique profile in the industry.
ORTA Anadolu, a denim manufacturer based in Turkey that produces jeans for major global brands, is seeking to embrace the movement for a circular economy by redesigning its products and processes. How easy is the task facing director Sedef Uncu? What are the barriers to and enablers for ‘circular’ fashion?
ORTA Anadolu, a denim manufacturer based in Turkey that produces jeans for major global brands, is seeking to embrace the movement for a circular economy by redesigning its products and processes. How easy is the task facing director Sedef Uncu? What are the barriers to and enablers for ‘circular’ fashion?
What does it take to build the infrastructure to recycle plastic bottles that is economically viable? The case looks at the economics of the circular economy, focusing on the development of a business case for a beverage producer to create a closed-loop PET bottle recycling facility on the island of Malta.
What does it take to build the infrastructure to recycle plastic bottles that is economically viable? The case looks at the economics of the circular economy, focusing on the development of a business case for a beverage producer to create a closed-loop PET bottle recycling facility on the island of Malta.
This mini case study focuses on one of the building blocks of a circular economy – design-for-circularity – either of an entire product or its components and materials. Rather than ending up as landfill, they are sent back to the production system to be re-made (into a copy of the original, for the same intended use).
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Published 19 May 2021
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Reference 6670
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Topic
Strategy
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Region
Asia
This mini case study focuses on one of the building blocks of a circular economy – design-for-circularity – either of an entire product or its components and materials. Rather than ending up as landfill, they are sent back to the production system to be re-made (into a copy of the original, for the same intended use).
The case study documents the process involved in reducing carbon emissions at INSEAD, and outlines what it takes to develop a rigorous emissions reduction plan.
The case study documents the process involved in reducing carbon emissions at INSEAD, and outlines what it takes to develop a rigorous emissions reduction plan.
Sustainable Operations Management, Circular Economy, Extended Producer Responsibility
