Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Canadian Dairy Supply Management: Trade Threats
Brandon Schaufele; Akshanta AjayCase IVEY-9B20M073-EStrategyFollowing the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, the US government set out to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement, threatening to revoke it if a new favourable deal was not reached with Canada and Mexico. Among other demands, the United States wanted to increase its access to Canada’s protected dairy markets and was calling for the Canadian dairy supply management system to be dismantled. But the health of t...Starting at €8.20
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Stewarding the Soil: An Ontario Farmer’s Quest for Regenerative Agricultural Practices
Wren Montgomery; Pratima Bansal; Melanie Issett; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B20M013-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBlake Vince is a fifth-generation farmer who adheres to seemingly unconventional farming techniques. Most farmers in southwestern Ontario use conventional industrial farming methods such as tilling their fields, relying on pesticides and fertilizers, and monocropping (i.e., planting the same crops on the same plot of land year after year). Vince, however, embraces more regenerative agricultural practices (such as no-till farming, wherein the top ...Starting at €8.20
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Maple Leaf Foods: Changing the System
Pratima Bansal; Wren Montgomery; Karen MacMillanCase IVEY-9B20M174-EStrategyThe Maple Leaf Foods (MLF): Changing the System case explores how a major food processor pivoted its vision and operations in an attempt to become the world’s most sustainable protein company. Instead of focusing solely on financial goals, the organizatioStarting at €8.20
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Tervita's Acquisition of Complete Environmental Inc. (B)
Brandon Schaufele; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B17M122-EStrategySupplement for product 9B17M121.Starting at €5.74
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Tervita's Acquisition of Complete Environmental Inc. (A)
Brandon Schaufele; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B17M121-EStrategyOn January 3, 2011, the Canadian Competition Bureau was reviewing a recent business merger. CCS Corporation Inc. (Tervita) had acquired Complete Environmental Inc. (Complete). Prior to its acquisition by Tervita, Complete had received regulatory approval to operate a secure landfill site in Northeastern British Columbia (NEBC). However, a complaint about the purchase was filed by SECURE Energy Services Inc. (SECURE), one of Tervita’s competitors....Starting at €8.20