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Meier, Mark
REI: Sustainability Strategy and Innovation in the Outdoor Gear and Apparel Industry
ENT-0162 | Published June 29, 2011 | 22 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Many companies view financial variables independently from ecological and social variables. Is it possible to hold one's organization equally accountable for financial performance and social responsib... Read More
Project FROG: Sustainability and Innovation in Building Design
ENT-0158 | Published September 30, 2010 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A sustainable-building manufacturer is transitioning from startup to the next phase of growth just as the 2008-09 economic recession brought virtually all U.S. building construction to a halt. Suitabl... Read More
Calera: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainability
ENT-0160 | Published September 21, 2010 | 27 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A high-risk, highly capital-intensive start-up had confirmed its product's scalability and must then decide what business model made sense. It's biomimicry-inspired, environmentally sustainable cement... Read More
Climate Change
ENT-0157 | Published August 31, 2010 | 14 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
The scientific consensus on climate change's origins in human activities has begun to influence international law and corporate policies. Suitable for MBA and undergraduate students, this technical no... Read More
Method Products: Sustainability Innovation as Entrepreneurial Strategy
ENT-0159 | Published August 30, 2010 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A young company distinguishes itself in an industry dominated by manufacturing giants, then must determine what products to pursue next. Suitable for MBA and undergraduate learners, this case demonstr... Read More
Biomimicry: Using Nature's Models as Sustainability Design Inspiration for Company Strategy and Products
ENT-0154 | Published May 10, 2010 | 9 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This brief background note provides an explanation and examples of biomimicry as an approach that provides insights into the innovative design of products and corporate strategy framing. Biomimicry us... Read More
B Corporation: A New Sustainable Business Model
ENT-0155 | Published May 10, 2010 | 10 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note provides background on a new certification process for B Corporations that enables companies to assess, compare, and protect the sustainability practices they integrate into corporate strate... Read More
Rating Environmental Performance in the Building Industry: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Larson, Andrea Meier, Mark York, Jeff
ENT-0053 | Published August 28, 2003 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Environmentally preferable or "green" building uses optimal and innovative design to provide economic, health, environmental, and social benefits. In 1993 the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was f... Read More