Patagonia: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Patagonia A: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (Case study #1-429-230) – published 03/2012, 22 pages. By: Allyson Johnson, Courtney Lee, Steven Rippberger, and...
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The Social Intrapreneur’s Push from Innovation to Company-wide Integrity
This post appeared in GreenBiz on February 27, 2012 Editor's Note: This is the final article in a seven-week series by Nathan Springer that will chronicle in-depth the lessons from a course at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business on how to become a...
Honest Tea: Sell Up or Sell Out?
Honest Tea: Sell Up or Sell Out? (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Honest Tea: Sell Up or Sell Out? (Case study #1-428-947) – published 09/2010, 22 pages. By: Lauren Start, Tina Tam, David Weinglass, and Ryan Whisnant, under the supervision of Professor...
Better Place: Charging into the Future?
Better Place: Charging into the Future? (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study #1-428-946) - published 05/2010, 26 pages By: Arie Jongejan Erb '10, James Boomis, Ann Racek, Justin Turner, and Brian Van Abel / Andrew Hoffman, Faculty Advisor...
Sherwin Williams: Splashing Into the Low VOC Paint Market
Sherwin Williams: Splashing Into the Low VOC Paint Market (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study # 1‐428‐993) - published 05/2010, 16 pages By: Andy Hoffman, Arie Jongejan, Erb '10, Michael Buday, Erb '11, Franklyn Cater, Sarah Foulkes,...
Molten Metal Technology A
Molten Metal Technology A Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study # 1-429-049) By: Andrew Hoffman Details: published 04/2010, Case 01/1900, 23 pages. Description: This case describes Molten Metal Technology's beginnings and its new technologies, the...
Erb leaders help shape national report on carbon, that would contribute to Midwest economic revival
Thomas Lyon, director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, and Andrew Hoffman, the Erb Institute's associate director, were advisers on a new national report that found significant potential for job creation and revenue growth in the Midwest by 2015...
“International Integration: A Hope for a Greener China?”
In recent years, the “trade up” argument has gained momentum. It argues that international integration can benefit developing countries’ environments by fostering the adoption of voluntary environmental standards, such as International Organization for Standardization...
Living Homes: Teaching Case
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...
Steelcase Green Product Development: An Early Stage Life Cycle Analysis Tool and Methodology
By Caroline Conway '08 Abstract: Steelcase, Inc., a U.S. based and globally operating furniture company, has a long history of environmental improvement throughout its processes and products. Because its products are the core source of these impacts, integrating...