This case follows the development of the AstraZeneca–Oxford vaccine from its origins in an Oxford University laboratory, through an accelerated series of trials (and tribulations), to becoming the Covid-19 jab that saved more lives than any other vaccine.

The case describes the events leading up to the arrest at a French airport, in August 2024, of Pavel Durov, owner and CEO of Telegram, a social media platform. Using published sources, including interviews with Durov, it tells the story of Telegram and its enigmatic founder, setting them in the context of the wider tech industry, past and present.

The mobile phone industry is notorious for its lack of sustainability. Fairphone started as a
campaign to draw attention to ‘conflict minerals’ and the plight of tantalum miners. It
became a social enterprise by launching its first ‘fair phone’, the FP1, with conflict-free
tantalum. The FP2 was more broadly sustainable, with a five-year lifespan, replaceable

DSM (A) and (B) tell the remarkable story of how Helen Mets, EVP of DSM’s Resins & Functional Materials business (DRF), generated considerable value for DSM by pursuing a radical sustainability strategy, steering DRF to a 12.4x multiple when it was sold to Covestro.

DSM (A) and (B) tell the remarkable story of how Helen Mets, EVP of DSM’s Resins & Functional Materials business (DRF), generated considerable value for DSM by pursuing a radical sustainability strategy, steering DRF to a 12.4x multiple when it was sold to Covestro.

This short case study is a snapshot of the ethical challenges faced by members of a supply chain as they work on an apparently fictional high-rise renovation project. Although the story is set in the construction sector, it is relevant to any supply chain in any industry or any set of individuals working on a business project with real-world consequences.

This short case study is a snapshot of the ethical challenges faced by members of a supply chain as they work on an apparently fictional high-rise renovation project. Although the story is set in the construction sector, it is relevant to any supply chain in any industry or any set of individuals working on a business project with real-world consequences.

The mobile phone industry is notorious for its lack of sustainability. Fairphone started as a
campaign to draw attention to ‘conflict minerals’ and the plight of tantalum miners. It
became a social enterprise by launching its first ‘fair phone’, the FP1, with conflict-free
tantalum. The FP2 was more broadly sustainable, with a five-year lifespan, replaceable

Do we have to completely change the way we eat to save the planet? If so, can business lead the way? Case protagonist Sandhya Sriram, a Singapore entrepreneur, is attempting to do just that. With a cofounder, she launches a start-up to ‘grow’ shrimp meat by replicating cells in a lab setting as an alternative to aquaculture settings that pollute the ocean.

Without action on sustainability, the supply of cocoa beans – and hence chocolate - cannot be maintained. Barry Callebaut (BC), the world’s largest B2B cocoa and chocolate company, has gone from taking little interest in “sustainable cocoa production” to embracing it fully.