 | UNICEF's Plumpy' Nut Supply Chain | | Swaminathan, Jayashankar |
| Sustainability Policy and Practice in the German Context | This paper and accompanying presentation are based on Dr. Seagle’s participation in the faculty development seminar “Germany as a Model? Local, Regional and National Approaches to Sustainability” hosted by Studienforum-Berlin, a project of The Transatlantic Climate Bridge, an initiative sponsored by the German Foreign Office and the German Environment Ministry in order to foster transatlantic cooperation and partnerships between Germany, the US., and Canada on climate and energy policies. Dr. Seagle’s participation was made possible through a grant from UNC-CIBER. UNC-CIBER receives funding from the Department of Education to promote international business education and research for students, faculty, and firms in order to contribute to the ability of U.S. businesses to prosper in an international economy. For more details on CIBER programs, visit http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/KI/CIBER/ | Seagle, Carol |
| Jamii Bora and Kaputei Town - Affordable and Sustainable Housing for Urban Slumdwellers | In late 1999, Ingrid Munro founded a microloan organization in Nairobi, Kenya with 50 women who had previously been desperate street beggars. The organization, “Jamii Bora” (which means “good families” in Kiswahili), is based on the premise that very poor people can lift themselves from poverty through saving and business development. It grew rapidly, in part because it employs only members and is thus able to quickly and appropriately innovate to respond to members’ needs. Because the majority of the Jamii Bora members live in deplorable conditions in Nairobi’s most dense and dangerous slums, the organization worked to create Kaputei, an innovative socially and environmentally-sustainable new town designed by members with their priorities at the forefront.
This case presents the challenges of a social venture that is preparing to scale. The case also presents the risks and hurdles inherent in creating a sustainable business in a developing country. Through this case, students may gain insight into both the challenges and significant opportunities in addressing the needs of low-income consumers in emerging markets. | Jones Christensen, Lisa; Thomas, Jessica |
| Sustainable Enterprise Quarterly - Vol 7 No 1 - Fall 2010 | | UNC Kenan-Flagler Center for Sustainable Enterprise |
| Teaching Ethics Trends | MBA programs are expanding their focus to examine the corporation’s ethical role in society (its corporate social responsibility, or CSR), as well as its role in maintaining an adequate quality and quantity of resources for future generations (its sustainability). The article presents findings of a survey examining the extent to which MBA programs are embracing these concepts. Its authors seek to identify trends in how ethics, CSR, and sustainability are integrated into MBA curricula at top business schools. Their findings suggest that, when it comes to making ethics, CSR, and sustainability courses mandatory, 84% of schools surveyed report that they require students to take courses addressing one or all of these topics. Other trends identified by the study include: there is significant institutional support dedicated to these topics; changes in teaching techniques and immersion programs are a cutting-edge feature in business education; and student involvement is a potential driver for some of these changes. | Jones Christensen and Peirce |
| Systems Thinking for Sustainability | Systems Thinking for Sustainability: A Decision-Support Approach for Electric Utility Executives Addressing Climate Change | Jones, Andrew |