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BP and the Whiting Refinery: Beyond Petroleum B

BP and the Whiting Refinery: Beyond Petroleum B

BP and the Whiting Refinery: Beyond Petroleum (B) (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study #1-428-736) - published 12/2009, 4 pages By: Tom Lyon Description: This mini-case is a follow-up to the BP and the Whiting Refinery Case (A), which...

Pará Case: “One Billion Trees for the Amazon”

Pará Case: “One Billion Trees for the Amazon”

By Renata A Soares Abstract: Many developed countries are already largely deforested. Deforestation is now principally happening in developing countries, especially in the tropics, as they follow a similar path to meet their development needs. With an increasing...

BP and the Whiting Refinery: Beyond Petroleum A

BP and the Whiting Refinery: Beyond Petroleum A

BP and the Whiting Refinery: Beyond Petroleum (A) (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study #1‐428‐727) - published 12/2008, 11 pages By: Tom Lyon and Grace Augustine. Description: Teaching Note available to Registered Educators This case...

Rainforest Expeditions: Planning for the Future

Rainforest Expeditions: Planning for the Future

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...

Shades of Green

Shades of Green

Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan, published in Stanford Social Innovation Review. Abstract: In the eyes of many, the environmental movement has split into two camps, one that partners with business and the other that doesn’t. This bipolar view, however, is...

“International Integration: A Hope for a Greener China?”

“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...

Sustainability, Faith, and the Market

Sustainability, Faith, and the Market

Although sustainability is a growing concern of business today, there has been little progress toward a sustainable future. This is because the idea of sustainability in academic and policy debates is too small and too beholden to the assumptions that have created...