Rainforest Expeditions: Planning for the Future (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study #1-428-799) - published 10/2009, 16 pages By: Andy Hoffman, Cynthia Koenig, Erb '11 and Kate Elliott, Erb '09. Description: 2004 marked the 15th...
Living Homes: Teaching Case (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study #1-428-714) - published 1/2008, 38 pages By: Andy Hoffman and Rebecca Henn. Description: LivingHomes manufactures modern, pre-fab, LEED Certified homes designed by world...
By Jessica Lin '07 Abstract: The food and beverage sector of the economy has faced increasing pressure from consumers to provide transparency on the sources and operations related to their products. Responsible and ethical procurement is especially challenging for...
"Profs Devise Economic Smell Test for 'greenwashing'"
By Richard Bole '06 Abstract: The energy efficiency of the average clothes washer in the United States improved by 88.4% from 1981 to 2003 (AHAM 2005). Replacement of old vertical-axis washers with new horizontal-axis washers results in decreased operating costs, both...
By Edward Ekkers '05, Tony Baptista '05, Heather Kirshman '05, Jonathan Forrester '05, Nathan Arbitman '06 Abstract: Aveda Corporation’s product delivery system (PDS) is evaluated in terms of energy consumption and global warming potential (GWP). Two components of the...
The food waste problem Forty percent of the food in the United States is never eaten, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Furthermore, growing and transporting food requires a substantial amount of resources, and simply throwing organic waste into a...