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Jacqueline Novogratz and Acumen

By  Jasjit Singh
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Jacqueline Novogratz quits a prestigious banking job to pursue a career in development but discovers that achieving real impact is harder than she had imagined, especially as grant-funded non-profits often lack the skills and accountability to be really effective.

    Published 12 Nov 2019

    Reference 6551

    Topic Responsibility

    Region Global

    Industry Financial Services

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    Jacqueline Novogratz and Acumen

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    Jacqueline Novogratz quits a prestigious banking job to pursue a career in development but discovers that achieving real impact is harder than she had imagined, especially as grant-funded non-profits often lack the skills and accountability to be really effective.
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      EcoVadis: A Sustainability Rating Company Goes Global

      By  Andre Calmon,  Luk Van Wassenhove,  Anne Nai-Tien Huang
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      Corporations are increasingly held responsible for the products they source and the sustainability of their supply chains. It was to meet this need that EcoVadis, a sustainability rating agency, was founded in 2007 by Pierre-François Thaler (INSEAD MBA, 1999) and Frédéric Trinel to bridge the information gap between corporate buyers and their suppliers.

        Published 20 Jan 2020

        Reference 6535

        Topic Responsibility

        Region Global

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        EcoVadis: A Sustainability Rating Company Goes Global

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        Corporations are increasingly held responsible for the products they source and the sustainability of their supply chains. It was to meet this need that EcoVadis, a sustainability rating agency, was founded in 2007 by Pierre-François Thaler (INSEAD MBA, 1999) and Frédéric Trinel to bridge the information gap between corporate buyers and their suppliers.
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          Enel's Innovability: Global Open Innovation and Sustainability

          By  L. Felipe Monteiro,  Jose Miguel Garcia
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          The case describes how the Italian multinational Enel Group, one of the largest power utilities companies in the world, embraced the transformation of the energy sector, combining open innovation with sustainability – or what the company calls “Innovability”).

            Published 12 Nov 2019

            Reference 6510

            Topic Responsibility

            Region Europe

            Industry Utilities,  Oil & Energy,  Renewables & Environment

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            Enel's Innovability: Global Open Innovation and Sustainability

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            The case describes how the Italian multinational Enel Group, one of the largest power utilities companies in the world, embraced the transformation of the energy sector, combining open innovation with sustainability – or what the company calls “Innovability”).
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              Barry Callebaut (A): To Follow the Chair?

              By  N. Craig Smith,  Ron Soonieus,  Lisa Duke
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              This case puts participants in the shoes of the directors of Barry Callebaut (BC), a cocoa-sourcing and chocolate manufacturing company. Chairman Andreas Jacobs is passionate about cocoa sustainability in West Africa – ensuring the cocoa crop (endangered by poor farming and climate change) and the farmers who grow it will survive and thrive.

                Published 26 Jul 2019

                Reference 6440

                Topic Responsibility

                Region Africa

                Industry Food and Beverages Production

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                Barry Callebaut (A): To Follow the Chair?

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                This case puts participants in the shoes of the directors of Barry Callebaut (BC), a cocoa-sourcing and chocolate manufacturing company. Chairman Andreas Jacobs is passionate about cocoa sustainability in West Africa – ensuring the cocoa crop (endangered by poor farming and climate change) and the farmers who grow it will survive and thrive.
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                  Barry Callebaut (B): To Follow the Chair?

                  By  N. Craig Smith,  Ron Soonieus,  Lisa Duke
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                  This case puts participants in the shoes of the directors of Barry Callebaut (BC), a cocoa-sourcing and chocolate manufacturing company. Chairman Andreas Jacobs is passionate about cocoa sustainability in West Africa – ensuring the cocoa crop (endangered by poor farming and climate change) and the farmers who grow it will survive and thrive.

                    Published 26 Jul 2019

                    Reference 6440

                    Topic Responsibility

                    Region Africa

                    Industry Food and Beverages Production

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                    Barry Callebaut (B): To Follow the Chair?

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                    This case puts participants in the shoes of the directors of Barry Callebaut (BC), a cocoa-sourcing and chocolate manufacturing company. Chairman Andreas Jacobs is passionate about cocoa sustainability in West Africa – ensuring the cocoa crop (endangered by poor farming and climate change) and the farmers who grow it will survive and thrive.
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                      From Fast Fashion to Sustainable Apparel: The Making of the SAC

                      By  Mark Hunter,  Andre Calmon,  Luk Van Wassenhove
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                      This case focuses on the contribution of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), an American trade organization based on an industry-wide collaboration and a multi-stakeholder approach, to the fashion industry. The Higg Index is a self-assessment tool that aims to measure and reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel supply chains.

                        Published 19 Dec 2018

                        Reference 6437

                        Topic Responsibility

                        Region Global

                        Industry Textiles,  Apparel and Fashion

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                        From Fast Fashion to Sustainable Apparel: The Making of the SAC

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                        This case focuses on the contribution of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), an American trade organization based on an industry-wide collaboration and a multi-stakeholder approach, to the fashion industry. The Higg Index is a self-assessment tool that aims to measure and reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel supply chains.
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                          Vertical Farms

                          By  Andre Calmon,  Enver Yucesan,  Waleed Khoury
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                          The global population is expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, of which 70% will be living in cities. Over the past 40 years, however, 30% of the world's arable land has become unproductive. Given the scarcity of land and rising demand for food, there is an urgent need for solutions that require less land and labour yet produce higher yields.

                            Published 31 May 2019

                            Reference 6436

                            Topic Responsibility

                            Industry Agriculture,  Farming

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                            Vertical Farms

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                            The global population is expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, of which 70% will be living in cities. Over the past 40 years, however, 30% of the world's arable land has become unproductive. Given the scarcity of land and rising demand for food, there is an urgent need for solutions that require less land and labour yet produce higher yields.
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                              Kiva's Impact Strategy

                              By  Jasjit Singh,  Eva Wu
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                              Kiva is an online platform that sources crowdfunding for low-income borrowers. By 2018 it has facilitated $1.1 billion in loans to 2.5 million borrowers worldwide.

                                Published 24 Sep 2018

                                Reference 6433

                                Topic Responsibility

                                Region Global

                                Industry Financial Services

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                                Kiva's Impact Strategy

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                                Kiva is an online platform that sources crowdfunding for low-income borrowers. By 2018 it has facilitated $1.1 billion in loans to 2.5 million borrowers worldwide.
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                                  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.: The Fake Accounts Scandal

                                  By  N. Craig Smith,  Erin McCormick
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                                  After years building a solid customer base by cross-selling its financial service offerings, Wells Fargo was engulfed by a scandal over unauthorized accounts opened in customers’ names. Regulators discovered that hundreds of thousands of fake accounts had been opened by bank employees scrambling to meet sales quotas.

                                    Published 29 Nov 2019

                                    Reference 6430

                                    Topic Responsibility

                                    Region North America

                                    Industry Banking

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                                    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.: The Fake Accounts Scandal

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                                    After years building a solid customer base by cross-selling its financial service offerings, Wells Fargo was engulfed by a scandal over unauthorized accounts opened in customers’ names. Regulators discovered that hundreds of thousands of fake accounts had been opened by bank employees scrambling to meet sales quotas.
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                                      He Voted for Trump

                                      By  J. Neil Bearden
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                                      A manager rejects a consultant’s request for a location transfer because he voted for Donald Trump. She does not want to bring a Trump supporter into her office. Is this discrimination ethical?

                                        Published 25 Jun 2018

                                        Reference 6418

                                        Topic Responsibility

                                        Region Global

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                                        He Voted for Trump

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                                        A manager rejects a consultant’s request for a location transfer because he voted for Donald Trump. She does not want to bring a Trump supporter into her office. Is this discrimination ethical?
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                                          Yellow Fever/White Lie?

                                          By  J. Neil Bearden
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                                          An employee of an American company with a zero-tolerance bribery policy bribes a border official in Nigeria. He does so because he fears for his own safety. Later, he tells his boss about the incident, and the boss instructs him to report the incident to the company. The employee fears that if he does so, his job will be terminated.

                                            Published 25 Jun 2018

                                            Reference 6415

                                            Topic Responsibility

                                            Region Africa

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                                            Yellow Fever/White Lie?

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                                            An employee of an American company with a zero-tolerance bribery policy bribes a border official in Nigeria. He does so because he fears for his own safety. Later, he tells his boss about the incident, and the boss instructs him to report the incident to the company. The employee fears that if he does so, his job will be terminated.
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                                              Pro Rata Right or Wrong?

                                              By  J. Neil Bearden
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                                              A start-up founder raises money from unsophisticated angel investors, and offers them the right to invest in future funding rounds (pro rata rights). Later, under pressure from a venture capitalist to minimize dilution, the founder deliberately does not remind the original angels of their opportunity to invest in the new funding round. She is not breaking any laws.

                                                Published 25 Jun 2018

                                                Reference 6414

                                                Topic Responsibility

                                                Region Global

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                                                Pro Rata Right or Wrong?

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                                                A start-up founder raises money from unsophisticated angel investors, and offers them the right to invest in future funding rounds (pro rata rights). Later, under pressure from a venture capitalist to minimize dilution, the founder deliberately does not remind the original angels of their opportunity to invest in the new funding round. She is not breaking any laws.
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