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Naughton, James
Vail Resorts: Planning for the Future of Sustainability Reporting
C-2465 | Published August 15, 2024 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Kirsten Lynch, newly appointed CEO of Vail Resorts (Vail), needs to decide on a framework for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting. This case is designed to encourage the discussion o... Read More
Airbus: Worldwide Anti-Bribery Enforcement
C-2485 | Published August 14, 2024 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In late January 2020, Airbus SE (Airbus), the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe, agreed to pay nearly $4 billion and take a number of remedial measures to resolve alleged corruption viol... Read More
Fiduciary Duties and Corporate Disclosures
C-2484 | Published July 30, 2024 | 2 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Entrustment often puts the trusting party in a position of vulnerability, such as when an individual relies on the advice and counsel of a real estate agent in a property transaction. In the United St... Read More
Zara: Greenwashing Accusations in the Fast Fashion Industry
C-2483 | Published July 30, 2024 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Zara, an iconic fast fashion brand owned by Industria de Diseño Textil (Inditex), had experienced strong sales and increased profits during the first half of 2023. But it was facing increasing hostili... Read More
Financial and ESG Performance at Tesla: Accelerating the World’s Transition to Sustainable Energy
C-2486 | Published July 30, 2024 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this case, Grace Dagda, an employee at Ceres, a boutique investment adviser, has been asked to provide a client a detailed analysis of Tesla, Inc. The client had expressed strong concerns about the... Read More
Decarbonization at Ryanair: Quantifying Emissions for Sustainable Aviation
C-2487 | Published July 30, 2024 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Thomas Fowler, Ryanair Holdings plc's (Ryanair's) director of sustainability and finance, had never had a more ambitious agenda. Michael O'Leary, the company’s outspoken CEO, was pushing for Ryanair t... Read More
Primer on Carbon Accounting for Corporate Leaders
Naughton, James DeMaio, Brooke
C-2463 | Published June 28, 2024 | 19 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note provides the foundation for a discussion of the measurement and accounting for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It provides an executive-level summary organized around there questio... Read More