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Aviva Investors
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Armbrester, KyleCase HBS-112047-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes Aviva Investors' engagement strategy with companies and stock exchanges to improve its sustainability performance and the flow of sustainability related information to markets. Aviva Investors, a GBP 259 billion fund, is the investment arm of the large British insurance company, Aviva plc. Aviva Investors is committed to sustainability under the leadership of its CEO, Paul Abberley, and head of sustainability research and engag...Starting at €8.20
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Argo Interactive (A): Surviving in the Roller-Coasting Mobile Industry: A struggling mobile software provider must decide whether to retreat, refocus, or rebrand
Prats, Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveCase EFC-1-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeThis FocusCase is about a young VC-backed technology company in the UK, trying to turn around from a near-death crisis after their market did not pick up. The company Argo Interactive focused, with their innovative software product, on the newly emerging WAP-market. However, after burning through 14 million pound sterling of venture capital, the market had still not shown any signs of life, and the senior management team needed to make an urgent...Starting at €8.20
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Aviva Investors (Spanish version)
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Armbrester, KyleCase HBS-116S04Leadership and People ManagementEl caso describe la estrategia de compromiso Aviva Investors' con las empresas y las bolsas de valores para mejorar su desempeño en sostenibilidad y el flujo de información relacionada con la sostenibilidad de los mercados. Aviva Investors, un fondo de 259 mm de libras esterlinas, es el brazo de inversión de la gran compañía de seguros británica, Aviva plc. Aviva Investors tiene el compromiso de sostenibilidad bajo el liderazgo de su CEO, Paul Ab...Starting at €8.20
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Tough Decisions at Marks and Spencer
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Armbrester, KyleCase HBS-112062-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2007, under the leadership of CEO Stuart Rose, the iconic British retailer Marks and Spencer, with great fanfare, announced its "Plan A" initiative. Based on the five essential pillars of climate change, waste, sustainable materials, fair partnership, and health, the plan sought to transform the company's practices. By 2012, the program's aim was to ensure that M&S was carbon neutral and sent no waste to landfill. It also aimed to help its cus...Starting at €8.20