Reinhardt's Southern Company Case (HBS) is one that I have used. It is an oldie but a goodie and still very pertinent. The environmental issues deal with regulatory policy, cap and trade, technology selection, shifting of emissions in media (e.g. from air to solid waste), etc. You can even make this a more advanced case by going beyond standard DCF approaches to real options analysis since you are dealing with market values of emissions trading and a technology (scrubber/change in inputs) issue.
I know that Russo's older book on Environmental Management had the case, not sure if his latest edition does. But, it is easily available on the HBR site and has a great teaching note.
-Joe S.
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I've used the attached problem as an in-class discounted cash flow
capital budgeting exercise. It's a down-and-dirty pollution prevention
project, and it's fairly simplistic and straightforward. I've used it
in undergraduate finance and environmental management classes, but it is
based on an actual project (a few of the details have been changed).
Hope this helps!
Greg Lorton, D.B.A., P.E.
Environmental Business Line Team Leader
(Hunters Point, Treasure Island, Mare Island, El Toro, Tustin, NTC)
Navy BRAC Program Management Office
1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900
San Diego, CA 92108
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Adjunct Faculty
Alliant International University
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Hi, all. Does anyone know of any cases or exercises that are more
quantitative in nature? I'm looking for something that requires students
to analyze financial information as well as environmental-performance
information. The point would be for students to learn how quantitative
tools can be used to analyze these situations and to determine whether
(and how) a business case can be made for the sustainable alternative.
Ideas?
Thanks -- BC
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Fuqua School of Business
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