This fictional simulation is based loosely on the actual experiences of chemical firms operating in Italy during the late 1980s.

The primary teaching objective of this case is to give students a basic understanding of Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA) and the issues involved when integrating life-cycle tools into the product design process.

AT&T used "classic" total quality management techniques to eliminate an environmental hazard--the toxic chemical TCA--from its Columbus Works plant. Students prepare a process flow diagram identifying where the plant was at risk--or could eliminate risk--from TCA and to decide how AT&T should measure the plant's progress toward total quality management. Students discover that many of TCA's effects were far downstream from the design stage and that insufficient information was fed back to product and process engineers.

The leaders of the recycling group of a major German automobile manufacturer analyze two questions: how, if at all, should BMW modify the take-back infrastructure; and how should the company handle recovered scrap materials?

The leaders of the recycling group of a major German automobile manufacturer analyze two questions: how, if at all, should BMW modify the take-back infrastructure; and how should the company handle recovered scrap materials?

Representatives from the pulp and paper industry, EPA, and Greenpeace come together in this exercise to define a viable path for the paper industry prompted by EPA's development of a new cross-media emissions restriction rule in 1994.

This case illustrates how seemingly simple regulatory changes affect not only the explicit regulatory target (i.e. the manufacturer) but also the accounting systems and related business practices of distributors and users of the product.

Cafe Foresta was positioned as "environmentally friendly," but the coffee came in a non-recyclable package and was grown with the use of some chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers.

Provides information used by the Commission of European Communities to make its ruling on whether Denmark created non-tariff trade barriers when it prohibited certain materials and containers.

Deja Shoe's founder and new management team wanted to develop a business strategy based on pro-environment principles that would enable the firm to out-compete established industry players Nike and Timberland.?

Deja Shoe's founder and new management team wanted to develop a business strategy based on pro-environment principles that would enable the firm to out-compete established industry players Nike and Timberland.?

The Dow Chemical Company case provides an overview of the WRAP (Waste Reduction Always Pays) program.

The Dow Chemical Company case provides an overview of the WRAP (Waste Reduction Always Pays) program.

Description

Charts the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in the Utilities Division at Kodak Park and deals with the issues of implementing new programs in an era of downsizing, the problems associated with developing long-term preventive.

The case introduces students to environmental management in the fields of Logistics and Organizational Behavior, and the challenges of transferring corporate values between countries.

Students must devise a plan for the fall season to bring Ecollection in line with Esprit's overall marketing strategy.

This negotiation concerns the European Union's (EU) proposal to adopt a carbon and energy tax to stabilize carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2000.

This business case study provides students a view of the many strategic and internal challenges faced by multinational companies attempting to create a foothold in emerging markets.

Green Island Cement (Holdings) Ltd.

Covers the strategic, organizational, and operational decisions facing the environmental manager of Honda of America's two manufacturing plants.

This case introduces some key issues in "green marketing" and communications.

This case analyses how large companies like IKEA can retain their entrepreneurial roots and innovative capacities.

Case examines the successful response of the private sector to the CFCs and ozone depletion issue, and how this model may lend insight into the climate change issue.

This case analyzes Mobil's decision to enter the biodegradable bag market, the subsequent litigation against Mobil for deceptive advertising, and the implications of Mobil's experience on the general issue of eco-labeling and environmental marketing.

This case is designed for use in courses on organizational behavior and management style.

Tells the story of a high-tech start-up company in the hazardous and radioactive waste management field.

Tells the story of a high-tech start-up company in the hazardous and radioactive waste management field.

The case primarily covers the financial and managerial accounting aspects of addressing serious contamination at an idle manufacturing site. Some non-accounting issues are also addressed including legal, ethical and public-relations.

As Tom Harge reflected back over the past year's efforts in developing the World Shoe concept, he could not help but express his disappointment in the lack of progress on the project. In fact, while CEO Phil Knight remained a supporter of the concept, the World Shoe Project was now only alive in spirit.