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Khaloom: Reinventing Handweaving for Circular and Socially Fair Fashion

By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  Anne-Marie Carrick,  Andrew Lee
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The case focuses on Khaloom, a Bangalore-based textile design and production house that makes authentic handwoven fabrics from recycled and organic yarns. Its in-house designs are contemporary or blend traditional and modern, and its high-quality fabrics meet both environmental and social sustainability criteria.

    Published 27 Aug 2024

    Reference 6926

    Length 11 page(s)

    Topic Responsibility

    Region Asia

    Industry Textiles

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    Khaloom: Reinventing Handweaving for Circular and Socially Fair Fashion

    By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  Anne-Marie Carrick,  Andrew Lee
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    The case focuses on Khaloom, a Bangalore-based textile design and production house that makes authentic handwoven fabrics from recycled and organic yarns. Its in-house designs are contemporary or blend traditional and modern, and its high-quality fabrics meet both environmental and social sustainability criteria.
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      Double Delta: Pursuing Additionality in Impact Investing

      By  Jasjit Singh
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      In 2023, the Asia-based impact investing team within Credit Suisse was spun off to form an independent impact advisory firm called Double Delta.

        Published 12 Feb 2024

        Reference 6869

        Length 18 page(s)

        Topic Responsibility

        Region Asia

        Industry Venture Capital,  Private Equity,  Financial Services

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        Double Delta: Pursuing Additionality in Impact Investing

        By  Jasjit Singh
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        In 2023, the Asia-based impact investing team within Credit Suisse was spun off to form an independent impact advisory firm called Double Delta.
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          Janani: The Rocky Road from Charity to Social Enterprise

          By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  David J. Olson
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          Janani – an affiliate of the US-based NGO, DKT International – offers reproductive health products and services to low-income consumers from its base in Patna, Bihar. It has grown tremendously, expanding its coverage from 8 to 25 states — almost the whole of India.

            Published 18 Oct 2022

            Reference 6769

            Length 31 page(s)

            Topic Responsibility

            Region Asia

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            Janani: The Rocky Road from Charity to Social Enterprise

            By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  David J. Olson
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            Janani – an affiliate of the US-based NGO, DKT International – offers reproductive health products and services to low-income consumers from its base in Patna, Bihar. It has grown tremendously, expanding its coverage from 8 to 25 states — almost the whole of India.
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              Nudging Health Workers in Lao PDR: Evidence-based Decision Making

              By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  Will Orr
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              The case focuses on Save the Children’s Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC), founded in April of 2020 with the goal of utilizing behavioral decision theory insights to design and implement randomized control trials (RCT) and use that evidence for robust decision making.

                Published 22 Aug 2022

                Reference 6761

                Length 17 page(s)

                Topic Responsibility

                Region Asia

                Industry Non-Profit Organization Management

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                Nudging Health Workers in Lao PDR: Evidence-based Decision Making

                By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  Will Orr
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                The case focuses on Save the Children’s Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC), founded in April of 2020 with the goal of utilizing behavioral decision theory insights to design and implement randomized control trials (RCT) and use that evidence for robust decision making.
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                  Sustainable Cement in India: What to Do when Cost-cutting Sustainability Efforts Have Become Scarce?

                  By  Henrich Greve
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                  India’s cement makers have earned global recognition for their efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. In 2011, a report by the World Economic Forum named Shree Cement a “new sustainability champion”. In 2021, the WEF report cited a pledge by Mahendra Singi, CEO of Dalmia Cement, to follow a carbon-negative roadmap.

                    Published 21 Jul 2022

                    Reference 6745

                    Length 7 page(s)

                    Topic Responsibility

                    Region Asia

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                    Sustainable Cement in India: What to Do when Cost-cutting Sustainability Efforts Have Become Scarce?

                    By  Henrich Greve
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                    India’s cement makers have earned global recognition for their efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. In 2011, a report by the World Economic Forum named Shree Cement a “new sustainability champion”. In 2021, the WEF report cited a pledge by Mahendra Singi, CEO of Dalmia Cement, to follow a carbon-negative roadmap.
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                      Shiok Meats: Changing the Way We Eat

                      By  N. Craig Smith,  Erin McCormick
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                      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.

                        Published 10 Jun 2022

                        Reference 6706

                        Length 5 page(s)

                        Topic Responsibility

                        Region Asia

                        Industry Food and Beverages Production

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                        Shiok Meats: Changing the Way We Eat

                        By  N. Craig Smith,  Erin McCormick
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                        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.
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                          Walking the Path of Expansion: MiracleFeet's Journey toward a Global Footprint

                          By  Stephen E. Chick,  Ilze Kivleniece,  Ithai Stern,  Lisa Simone Duke,  Ridhima Aggarwal
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                          MiracleFeet, a US-based non-profit, improves access to high-quality treatment of clubfoot in low-income countries, typically in partnership with public hospitals and local NGOs, by providing low-cost foot braces, training, advocacy, awareness-raising and financial and operational support. It aims to treat 100,000 children by 2024 across 70 countries – half of them middle-income countries.

                            Published 01 Jul 2022

                            Reference 6656

                            Length 40 page(s)

                            Topic Responsibility

                            Region Asia

                            Industry Hospital & Health Care

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                            Walking the Path of Expansion: MiracleFeet's Journey toward a Global Footprint

                            By  Stephen E. Chick,  Ilze Kivleniece,  Ithai Stern,  Lisa Simone Duke,  Ridhima Aggarwal
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                            MiracleFeet, a US-based non-profit, improves access to high-quality treatment of clubfoot in low-income countries, typically in partnership with public hospitals and local NGOs, by providing low-cost foot braces, training, advocacy, awareness-raising and financial and operational support. It aims to treat 100,000 children by 2024 across 70 countries – half of them middle-income countries.
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                              Tata Motors (A): A History of Service in a New Era of Corporate Social Responsibility

                              By  N. Craig Smith,  Erin McCormick
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                              In 2013, India passed a law to make corporate social responsibility mandatory for large companies. The case examines the context in which the CSR legislation was introduced and how Tata Motors Ltd (TML) responded to it. Case (A) explores the meaning of corporate social responsibility and the question of whether a company should put community projects before profits.

                                Published 25 Apr 2019

                                Reference 6396

                                Length 19 page(s)

                                Topic Responsibility

                                Region Asia

                                Industry Automotive

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                                Tata Motors (A): A History of Service in a New Era of Corporate Social Responsibility

                                By  N. Craig Smith,  Erin McCormick
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                                In 2013, India passed a law to make corporate social responsibility mandatory for large companies. The case examines the context in which the CSR legislation was introduced and how Tata Motors Ltd (TML) responded to it. Case (A) explores the meaning of corporate social responsibility and the question of whether a company should put community projects before profits.
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                                  Tata Motors (B): More from Less for More

                                  By  N. Craig Smith,  Erin McCormick
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                                  In 2013, India passed a law to make corporate social responsibility mandatory for large companies. The case examines the context in which the CSR legislation was introduced and how Tata Motors Ltd (TML) responded to it. Case (A) explores the meaning of corporate social responsibility and the question of whether a company should put community projects before profits.

                                    Published 25 Apr 2019

                                    Reference 6396

                                    Length 13 page(s)

                                    Topic Responsibility

                                    Region Asia

                                    Industry Automotive

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                                    Tata Motors (B): More from Less for More

                                    By  N. Craig Smith,  Erin McCormick
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                                    In 2013, India passed a law to make corporate social responsibility mandatory for large companies. The case examines the context in which the CSR legislation was introduced and how Tata Motors Ltd (TML) responded to it. Case (A) explores the meaning of corporate social responsibility and the question of whether a company should put community projects before profits.
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                                      Novartis: Building a Sustainable Business at the Bottom of the Pyramid

                                      By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  Reinhard Angelmar
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                                      Inspired by C.K. Prahalad’s “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid”, Novartis was exploring ways to build a sustainable business for the BOP in India that would improve access to healthcare for the poor while being financially profitable, unlike Novartis's traditional philanthropic and corporate social responsibility approaches.

                                        Published 26 Mar 2018

                                        Reference 6388

                                        Length 15 page(s)

                                        Topic Responsibility

                                        Region Asia

                                        Industry Pharmaceuticals

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                                        Novartis: Building a Sustainable Business at the Bottom of the Pyramid

                                        By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  Reinhard Angelmar
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                                        Inspired by C.K. Prahalad’s “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid”, Novartis was exploring ways to build a sustainable business for the BOP in India that would improve access to healthcare for the poor while being financially profitable, unlike Novartis's traditional philanthropic and corporate social responsibility approaches.
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                                          Earthspired: Building a Brand for Social Impact

                                          By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  Arun Nagpal,  Deepanjan Datta,  Satya Dash,  Savara Raghav Raj
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                                          Mrida (Sanskrit for soil), a fledgling social business venture, uses the ‘Earthspired’ brand to sell products made from high-value plants and herbs – sourced sustainably from small farmers in India – to middle-class consumers.

                                            Published 29 Jan 2018

                                            Reference 6366

                                            Length 34 page(s)

                                            Topic Responsibility

                                            Region Asia

                                            Industry Consumer Goods,  Food and Beverages Production

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                                            Earthspired: Building a Brand for Social Impact

                                            By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  Arun Nagpal,  Deepanjan Datta,  Satya Dash,  Savara Raghav Raj
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                                            Mrida (Sanskrit for soil), a fledgling social business venture, uses the ‘Earthspired’ brand to sell products made from high-value plants and herbs – sourced sustainably from small farmers in India – to middle-class consumers.
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                                              Credit Suisse: Building an Impact Investing Business in Asia

                                              By  Jasjit Singh,  Joost Bilkes
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                                              This case describes how an intrapreneur helped Credit Suisse launch a commercially viable impact investing business in Asia. It specifically details the investment strategy and process for a new impact fund aligning social impact objectives with commercial goals of the bank. It also presents two new investment opportunities needing evaluation.

                                                Published 28 Aug 2017

                                                Reference 6320

                                                Length 19 page(s)

                                                Topic Responsibility

                                                Region Asia

                                                Industry Venture Capital,  Private Equity,  Financial Services

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                                                Credit Suisse: Building an Impact Investing Business in Asia

                                                By  Jasjit Singh,  Joost Bilkes
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                                                This case describes how an intrapreneur helped Credit Suisse launch a commercially viable impact investing business in Asia. It specifically details the investment strategy and process for a new impact fund aligning social impact objectives with commercial goals of the bank. It also presents two new investment opportunities needing evaluation.
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