Dear All,
There are two cases about Natura, a Brazilian company that is benchmarking in sustainability, published by HBSP:
- "Natura Ekos – From the Forest to Cajamar"
- "Natura and Mathilde – the good neighborhood"
Happy 2014.
Tania.
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Ante,
Here are two more, old, but still good:
Chouinard, Y. and M. Brown. 1997. Going organic: Converting Patagonia's cotton product line. Journal of Industrial Ecology 1(1): 117-130. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jiec.1997.1.1.117.
Schendler, A. 2003. Applying the Principles of Industrial Ecology to the Guest-Service Sector. Journal of Industrial Ecology 7(1): 127-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/108819803766729221.
Reid Lifset
At 04:05 PM 1/5/2014, you wrote:
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: