REI: A Beacon for Sustainable Business
Tiffany S
Last modified on November 15, 2017 at 11:13 pm
For many intrepid outdoor explorers, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) is the go-to place for buying quality, performance clothing and equipment. But does a business with passion for the outdoors really walk the walk, taking into consideration climate change as it [...]
OMyBag: An (un)sustainable business model to support a sustainable brand’s expansion?
Heleen van Poecke
Last modified on December 8, 2015 at 7:44 pm
Designed in Amsterdam and handmade in India OmyBag is not your ordinary bag. This eco-friendly bag brand with a social mission, has successfully expanded its sales to 21 different countries across 121 different cities since its inception in 2010. The [...]
Roche: Machine Learning Brings a Big Pharma Business Model Under Siege
hbs_2020_student
Posted on November 13, 2018 at 7:41 pm
Roche, the Swiss pharmaceuticals giant, is caught in a race against time. After making a big bet on breakthrough drugs and personalized medicine, the company has spent much of the last 18 months thinking ahead to the challenges that machine [...]
MOO-ve Over Alexa, Meet the Udderly Efficient IDA (a.k.a. the Intelligent Dairy Farmer’s Assistant): How One Food Conglomerate Helped Pilot Machine Learning to Make the Dairy Industry More Sustainable
L Wallace
Posted on November 13, 2018 at 7:16 pm
Danone teams up with a start-up to explore artificial intelligence in the dairy industry. Can a FitBit for cows keep farmers happy and cows healthy with long-term benefits to the conglomerate's supply chain?
Keeping NYC Moving: How Machine Learning Can Lead to Sustainable and Mobile Cities
Frank Sinatra
Posted on November 13, 2018 at 7:03 pm
Currently 54% of the world’s population lives in cities and this is expected to increase to 66% by 2050.[1] With all these new dwellers, innovation is not just needed but expected, particularly in mobility. This simple but challenging task is [...]
Is Crowdsourcing a Sustainable Value Proposition For Innovation: A Unilever Case Study
Robert Alexander
Last modified on November 13, 2018 at 2:59 pm
Point of view on the impact of open innovation on Unilever's sustainability agenda
Metal Additive Manufacturing at General Electric (GE) as future Competitive Advantage across Business Units
Der Biez
Posted on November 12, 2018 at 9:54 pm
GE stomped its way into the metal additive manufacturing space through major acquisitions. Why did they do this and what are they trying to accomplish?
Fuel Sustainability at Alaska Airlines: Good for the environment and good for business?
Lauren Bosco
Posted on November 15, 2017 at 10:59 pm
Over the last few years Alaska Airlines has become the most profitable airline in the United States while simultaneously topping the charts in fuel sustainability and other environmental initiatives. Is what’s good for the environment what’s best for the bottom [...]
Olam: sustaining supply-chain competitive advantage in agribusiness through digitalization
Juan Quiroga Ponce
Last modified on November 15, 2017 at 11:56 pm
Olam has created an amazing success story based on state-of-the-art management of agricultural supply chains. What are its key challenges going forward and why is digitalization a crucial strategic imperative for this company and its industry in general?
Allianz: Underwriting a Sustainable Future
RC Tom 313
Posted on November 15, 2017 at 10:57 pm
Aligning Allianz's operational strategy with its vision for a sustainable future