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Dear colleagues,
oikos has launched Issue 6 (Spring 2012) of oikos Case Quarterly. In this issue we highlight three cases related to the topic of sustainable housing. Download Issue 6 and subscribe.
- Murray Silverman and Tom Thomas – "Kimpton Hotels: Balancing Strategy and Environmental Sustainability"
- Terence Tsai and Shubo Liu – "Hunghom Peninsula in Hong Kong: A Realistic Call for Corporate Social Responsibilities"
- Charles Corbett – "The ReUse People: Turning Scrap into Sales"
We are also happy to announce results of the 2012 oikos Global Case Writing Competition. You can read full announcement and download inspection copies of winning cases here: http://www.oikos-international.org/academic/cwc/results-2012.html
Corporate Sustainability track:
First Place:
"Mind the Gap: Royal Dutch Shell's Sustainability Agenda in Nigeria"
Esther Hennchen and Josep Maria Lozano (ESADE Business School, Spain)
Second Place:
"Building and Scaling a Cross-Sector Partnership: Oxfam America and Swiss Re Empower Farmers in Ethiopia"
Jonathan Doh (Villanova University, USA), Ted London (University of Michigan, USA) and Vasilia (Lea) Kilibarda (University of Michigan, USA)
Third Place:
"Of Orangutans and Chainsaws: Cargill, Inc. Confronts The Rainforest Action Network's Palm Oil Advocacy"
Ram Subramanian (Montclair State University, USA)
Runners-Up:
"Walmart: Love, Earth"
N. Craig Smith (INSEAD, France) and Robert J. Crawford (Independent Writer)
"Sustainable Development at PepsiCo"
Debapratim Purkayastha and Adapa Srinivasa Rao (IBS Hyderabad, India)
Social Entrepreneurship track:
First Place:
"TerraCycle"
Jan Lepoutre (Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Belgium), Stuart Read (IMD, Switzerland) and Philippe Margery (IMD, Switzerland)
Second Place:
"World Toilet Organization: Leveraging Resources for Social Impact"
Imran Chowdhury (ESSEC Business School, France / Pace University, USA) and Thierry Sibieude (ESSEC Business School, France)
Third Place:
"Crediamigo: Partnering with VivaCred?"
Emmanuel Raufflet (HEC Montréal, Canada) and Frédéric Lavoie (CECI, Canada)
Runners-Up:
"Bio-Vert: Green to What Limit?"
Catherine Bedard, Genevieve Grainger and Raymond Paquin (Concordia University, Canada)
"Nuru Energy"
Filipe Santos and Anne-Marie Carrick-Cagna (INSEAD, France)
Yours sincerely,
Liudmila Nazarkina
oikos Case Programme Lead
Tigerbergstr. 2, 9000
St. Gallen, Switzerland
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