oikos Case Quarterly: Beverage Industry | Issue 10, June 2013

Welcome to Issue 10 (Spring 2013) of the oikos Case Quarterly!

The latest issue of the oikos Case Quarterly focuses on the sustainability practices and challenges of the beverage industry. Four cases are presented that depict a variety of common industry issues such as boycotts by customers and activists, challenges of operating in unstable political and social contexts and the industry’s heavy ecological footprint.

Table of contents:

→ Foreword

→ Andrew Hoffman and Sarah Howie (University of Michigan): Coke in the Cross Hairs. Water, India, and the University of Michigan

→ Rosa Amelia Gonzalez (IESA, Venezuela) and Patricia Marquez (University of St Diego, USA): Ron Santa Teresa’s Social Initiatives

→ Debapratim Purkayastha and Adapa Srinivasa Rao (IBS Hyderabad, India): Sustainable Development at PepsiCo

→ Hadiya Faheem (IBS Hyderabad, India): Coca-Cola India’s Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

→ Forthcoming case teaching events and other news

→ How to subscribe

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posted June 17, 2013

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Traits Of Social Entrepreneurs

Defining social entrepreneurs is not an easy task. On short, they are people who bring social innovation into the world. Their breakthroughs pinpoint the fields of education, health, or environment, to name just a few. Their main desiderate is to eradicate poverty across the globe by using their entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, brand new ideas, improved business methods and courage to see beyond traditions and obsolete methods. Social entrepreneurs are capable of building powerful and at the same time highly sustainable corporations, companies, or organizations on a global level. Usually, their organizations are not aiming to gain any profits.

Traits Of Successful Social Entrepreneurs

Some of the most important traits and characteristics of social entrepreneurs refer to being able to focus on the social aspects of their creations. These people can emphasize the ecological value of anything new that comes out of their hands and give birth to excellent combos that reunite both of these aspects. Social entrepreneurs who know what they are doing are able to create new inventions or think about new, revolutionary ways of approaching old social issues and get obtain important changes at global level. Speaking of changes, if you need to rekey your lock or completely change your locks around the house, the fellows at 247locksmithservice.com should help you out.

Plus, social entrepreneurs are also persons who bring together social care and empathy with the desire to improve things, protect the environment, save money, eradicate poverty, and bring some sort of a balance into the world. They also know how to pay attention to each piece of feedback they receive and they are always ready to adapt their direction and smoothly refine their approaches. Social and economic developments are their main points of focus and they possess the right amount of determination to make everything happen.   

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posted June 15, 2013

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oikos Newsletter June 2013

Make it a summer to remember with oikos! Still not sure about where to travel this summer? Then join us at the Summer School in Baku or at the Sustainable Energy for Europe Conference in Warsaw or apply to be a Student Reporter at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian-China or simply join us in our online webinars on sustainable fashion. If you are a PhD student, you can join us at the oikos UNDP Young Scholars Development Academy in Istanbul or the oikos PhD Seminar in Warsaw. In this issue, we also present to you the winners of the oikos Case Writing Competition and invite you to spend 30 seconds with Christina Ek, former President of oikos Copenhagen. Read More

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posted June 6, 2013

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