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Dear colleagues,

Thank you all for the great response regarding cases that focus on the implementation of sustainability / CSR. Below is a compiled list of the input I've received.

Thank you again and best wishes for the new year!
Ante


Series of cases on Walmart's efforts on sustainability: http://sustainabilitycases.kenexcloud.org/cases

Arenas, D., Fosse, J., Murphy, M. (2011) Acciona: A process of transformation towards sustainability. Journal of Management Development, 30, 1027 - 1048.
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1958883&show=abstract

Kolk, A. (2012). Towards a sustainable coffee market: Paradoxes faced by a multinational company. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Manamangent, 19, 79-89.

Lee, D. & Bony, L.  Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability.

Louche, C., Samii, B., Lepoutre, J., & Boute, R.:

• Sustainable supply chain Part (A): Alpro - Sustainable soybean supply chain
• Sustainable supply chain Part (B): C&A - Sustainable cotton supply chain
• Teaching note - Sustainable supply chain: Aplore and C&A cases

Ofek, E., & Barley, L. The Clorox Company: Leveraging Green for Growth.

Reichelstein, R., & Hoyt, D. W. Environmental Sustainability at REI.

HBS cases on Walmart:

• Plambeck, E., & Denend, L. (2007). Walmart's Sustainability Strategy (A)
• Walmart's Sustainability Strategy (B): 2010 Update
• Walmart's Sustainability Strategy (C): Inventory Management in the Seafood Supply Chain
• Teaching Note for Walmart's Sustainability Strategy

Numerous cases on Case Centre (e.g., Interface, Starbucks, Alcoa, DuPont): http://www.thecasecentre.org

Books that have in-depth cases that could lead to discussion:

• Anderson, R. (1999). Mid-Course Correction - Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model
• Hemingway, C. A. (2013). Corporate Social Entrepreneurship: Integrity Within http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item7143353/?site_locale=en_GB ; A taster of its content is available via the Wikipedia page called Corporate Social Entrepreneurship. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_social_entrepreneur
• Laszlo, Chris (2008).  Sustainable Value:  How the World?s Leading Companies are Doing Well by Doing Good.  Stanford, CA:  Stanford University Press