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Revenue Flow and Human Rights: A Paradox for Shell Nigeria

The case explores events in Nigeria related to human rights and involving Shell as a corporation, which were a springboard for Shell’s involvement in the development of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in 2002.

Novo Nordisk A/S - Integrating Sustainability into Business Practice

The purpose of this case is to introduce students to the management control systems adopted by Novo Nordisk A/S in order to communicate to their employees and other stakeholders what behaviour is desired, and to ensure that their corporate sustainability claims are implemented at the operational level.

Norsk Hydro ASA: Sustainable PVC at Hydro Polymers?

The purpose of the case is to demonstrate a strategic approach to sustainable development that connects corporate responsibility to core business strategy and planning to enable sustainable value creation for shareholders and society at large.

Microsoft: Bringing Technology to the Aging Population

The main purpose of this case is to show how difficult it is to integrate corporate responsibility in the core business processes of a large corporation, even when the business case is strong and approved by the (strong and charismatic) leadership.

Innocent: Values and Value

The case study examines how the founders of innocent launched a company whose business strategy incorporated their social values from the outset and how they ensured that as innocent grew from a start-up with three founders to a medium-sized company all new employees understood and shared the corporate values of the organisation.

Illycaffè: Value Creation through Responsible Supplier Relationships

The learning objectives of this case development can be summarised in the challenge of the traditional management of supply chain relations highlighting a possible difference between sustainability and solidarity.

IBM in China: Responding to a Government's Social Initiatives

The objective of this case is to provide a basis for executives and MBAs to discuss corporate strategy for a multinational company such as IBM in a heavily regulated Chinese market where a firm’s licence to operate can be greatly influenced by its response to political agendas.

IBM in China: Designing a Stakeholder Assessment Team

The objectives of this case are to provide a basis for executives and MBAs to discuss corporate strategy for a multinational company such as IBM in a heavily regulated Chinese market where a firm’s licence to operate can be greatly influenced by its response to political agendas.

IBERDROLA: A Utility´s Approach to Sustainability and Stakeholder Management

The aim of the case is to examine the extent to which consumers’ stakeholders can determine the permanence of a new business model based on sustainability in the long run and if strategic agreements should be pursued

Waste Concern - Turning a Problem into a Resource

The purpose of the case study is to allow students to get a good understanding of the nature of social entrepreneurship as it supports an in-depth discussion on an inclusive (or what some authors might call a “blended”) approach towards value creation that combines social, economic and environmental elements.