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SloWeAre: Auditing Sustainability in Fashion and Luxury

By  Frederic Godart,  Brian Henry
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The case illustrates the founding and growth of SloWeAre, the first eco-certification company in France that embraces the methodology eco-fashion brands employ on their journey towards producing socially responsible and environmentally sound textile products. By 2020, the four-year diagnostic service had attracted more than 75 French eco-fashion brands to the SloWeAre platform.

    Published 22 Jul 2020

    Reference 6599

    Topic Responsibility

    Region Europe

    Industry Retail

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    SloWeAre: Auditing Sustainability in Fashion and Luxury

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    The case illustrates the founding and growth of SloWeAre, the first eco-certification company in France that embraces the methodology eco-fashion brands employ on their journey towards producing socially responsible and environmentally sound textile products. By 2020, the four-year diagnostic service had attracted more than 75 French eco-fashion brands to the SloWeAre platform.
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      The AAK Kolo Nafaso Programme: Securing an Alternative Shea Supply Chain

      By  Amitava Chattopadhyay,  Pierre-Yann Dolbec,  Rajesh Nanarpuzha,  Jean Wee
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      The Kolo Nafaso programme was started in 2009 in Burkina Faso by AAK, a 140-year-old Swedish supplier of vegetable fats and oils. AAK created a direct link with the producers – women in West Africa who traditionally harvested shea nuts – and cut out the middlemen. The aim was to improve productivity and pay a fair price.

        Published 30 Jun 2020

        Reference 6584

        Topic Responsibility

        Region Africa

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        The AAK Kolo Nafaso Programme: Securing an Alternative Shea Supply Chain

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        The Kolo Nafaso programme was started in 2009 in Burkina Faso by AAK, a 140-year-old Swedish supplier of vegetable fats and oils. AAK created a direct link with the producers – women in West Africa who traditionally harvested shea nuts – and cut out the middlemen. The aim was to improve productivity and pay a fair price.
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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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                  Barry Callebaut: Forever Chocolate

                  By  N. Craig Smith,  Lisa Duke
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                  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.

                    Published 01 Jun 2020

                    Reference 6512

                    Topic Responsibility

                    Region Africa

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                    Barry Callebaut: Forever Chocolate

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                    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.
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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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