Ulrich Steger

In this case, the authors describe the corporate development of BMW as one of the most successful brands in the automotive industry and look at the corporation’s global R&D network in more detail. ...

During the economic crisis, the board of NorgeRims, an automotive supplier, finds itself in a difficult situation. On the one hand the company is facing bankruptcy due to the economic crisis that d...

Ralf Muhrmann was outside director of an Indian micro-lending organization. In a presentation of the 5-year strategy plan given by the CEO, Ralf Muhrman gets more upset by the minute, as the CEO’s ...

When first founded in 1998, the CS initiative was set up to appeal to US-based companies. It was innovative and ambitious with a goal of encouraging companies to reach absolute CO2-reduction, overc...

Over the last decade sound corporate governance has become a hot topic, as misconduct by senior executives rocked the business world and outraged investors. Increasingly, effective corporate govern...

In November 2006, WWF Germany and Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) published the report Carbonizing Valuation: Assessing Corporate Value at Risk. The report argued that utility companies’ financi...

This case study (based on a qualitative empirical study of sustainability partnerships) describes internal and external challenges associated with partnerships in general (and in the area of climat...

This case examines the way a Carbon Fund can support economic development projects that minimize CO2 emissions. The generated certificates are sold on the markets via the Kyoto mechanism. Whereas m...

The ICT industry is using tantalum from Congo, namely Coltan, in its mobile phones. Public attention has lost momentum in the last years, yet the problem is still very much on the table: How to ens...

This three part case series centers on a new business model developed by Hindustan Lever (HLL) to tap the business and sustainability potentials hidden in rural India. It focuses on a win-win partn...

The B-case of this three part series shows how performance lagged behind expectations. Women dropped out of the scheme, sales decreased during the harvest season, and the system risked losing momen...

The C-case of this three part series presents the actual changes that were implemented, the rather impressive successes achieved over time, and HLL’s vision for the future. Within less than a decad...

This is the abridged version of case IMD-2-0095. It is about Cycle, a Belgian metal recycling group, who mainly focus on the recycling of zinc recovered from manufacturing and processing operations...

In 2003, Boeing caused negative headlines due to a number of scandals. A new CEO, Harry Stonecipher, was brought in to trigger the ethical as well as business turnaround. After initial successes, h...

The case presents a situation where the chairman of the board thought he was on track with an expansion plan. Hidden agendas entered the board room though. Even worse, the chairman was not aware of...

The case presents a situation where the chairman of the board thought he was on track with an expansion plan. Hidden agendas entered the board room though. Even worse, the chairman was not aware of...

Lars Eklund, CEO of Autostar, a (fictional) Nordic automotive company is seriously considering the introduction of a fuel-efficient car into the European market. His final decision has to take into...

Connect-U2, a mid-sized telecom company, faces a situation where a whistleblower reported a case of bribery. There is, however, substantial ambiguity on what actually happened. Connect-U2 realizes ...

EAFS is an alliance of independent auditing and financial services firms. Since 2001, EAFS has been offering its services not only nationally, but also abroad in case of internationally expanding c...

Highfly managed its start-up phase successfully. However, corporate governance structures need to be adapted when the company moves on in its life-cycle. Professional governance structures have to ...