Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Waste Concern in Dhaka: Scaling a Model for Urban Waste Management
Callendar, Steven; Golden, Joseph; Kavanaugh, BlakeCase SGSB-P104-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn March 2006, Iftekhar Enayetullah and Abu Hasnat Md. Maqsood Sinha, the cofounders of Waste Concern, a social enterprise based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and focused on developing innovative waste management solutions for cities in emerging Asia, faced their biggest challenge yet: scaling up their organization’s activities and impact. The previous fall, working with a Dutch recycling firm, Waste Concern had secured approval from the United Nations ...Starting at €8.20
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Wild Earth: Plant-Based Food in a Meat Obsessed Industry
Foster, George; Hornblower, Jocelyn HCase SGSB-E745-EEntrepreneurshipThis case details the story of two of Wild Earth’s cofounders on their three year journey since starting the plant-based dog food company in Berkeley, CA. It highlights several ups and downs relating to product creation, fundraising, and pricing and distribution issues. The case focuses on several critical decision points the founders faced, and ends with an open ended question regarding the need for a subsequent financing and what path forward...Starting at €8.20