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- December 2022 (Revised February 2023)
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Marfrig's Quest for Sustainable Beef
By: Jose B. Alvarez, Pedro Levindo and Ruth Costas
Marfrig, one of the world’s leading meatpackers, strived to comply with its commitment to have a deforestation-free value chain in Brazil by 2030. The company also pledged to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases in accordance with the guidelines set by the... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Acquisition; Family Business; Communication Strategy; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Bonds; Food; Global Strategy; Goods and Commodities; Government and Politics; Political Elections; Leading Change; Marketing; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Brazil; Latin America; Argentina; Uruguay; North America; United States; Europe; Asia; China
Alvarez, Jose B., Pedro Levindo, and Ruth Costas. "Marfrig's Quest for Sustainable Beef." Harvard Business School Case 523-073, December 2022. (Revised February 2023.)
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
by expanding into new geographies, product categories, and distribution channels. They have also recently developed several strategic partnerships with Silicon Valley firms to expand into an array of digital products. However, after going... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
the team develop a full set of Jibo Skills in-house? The team also hoped to establish partnerships with large content providers. How could they convince potential partners that Jibo was a worthwhile investment? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
listeners out there who are interested in horse racing, but believe it is beyond their financial means. And I wondered if you can describe the nitty gritty details of how the racing partnerships that you create at West Point Thoroughbreds... View Details
Keywords: horse racing
- 03 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors
investing the time or recruiting people to improve those processes.” The researchers conducted the survey over nine months between October 2015 and June 2016, in partnership with the membership organization WomenCorporateDirectors... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
hospitals, and physicians to become more accountable for patient outcomes and total costs. The case describes new forms of partnerships for therapy optimization, management of acute care episodes, and management of chronic care patients.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 18, 2016
an overall sponsorship deal with the NBA. With his Stance deal coming up for renewal in October 2016, what kind of deal should Wade and Joseph-Metelus propose to Stance? And how would a newly structured partnership fit into Wade’s overall... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
company's main priority is quick response to retailer demand. Outsourcing is another possibility, but a previous partnership with Flextronics was a poor match—LEGO eventually moved most production back in-house. Another option, Mikes... View Details
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
clouded the positive outlook: (1) a 1.7 billion euro loss on the construction of the first next generation nuclear reactor in Finland, (2) the decision of German company Siemens to pull out of its partnership in Areva NP and exercise its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age
digitalization and data science and artificial intelligence are deployed as management and business tools,” Lakhani explains. And that means HBS needs to think differently, too. Enter the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3), which Lakhani... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS
great idea today, companies would say, “Are you kidding me?” But our forebears figured out how to make that happen, and now we can go to almost any company in the world and work with them. The same opportunity exists around data sharing with companies. We can create... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Back to School
students. It’s huge. At the federal level, our value add is providing resources like the American Rescue Plan, as well as the guidance and partnership for spending those dollars. We accumulate and share best practices. We try to partner... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 19 May 2021
- News
Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online
Nonprofit Board Summit: Building High-Impact Nonprofit Boards During Dynamic Times from May 4 to May 13. The clubs worked in partnership with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) to create this multi-day, virtual conference aimed at... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 May 2018
- News
Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs
government officers at the national and subnational levels and, while they show a lot of enthusiasm, the actual implementation has been slow.” Despite this, I Create has set up a business incubation center in partnership with a division... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
China's skin care market. A Chinese domestic brand, after some success in partnership with Sephora in Europe, aspires to challenge the French and U.S. brands' hold on the China market. It must decide how to segment the market, how to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
Group plc: May 2006 Harvard Business School Case 807-006 Since 2004, Philip Yea, the first outsider ever to lead 3i Group, one of Europe's largest publicly listed private equity firms, has been trying to help the far-flung organization become more of a streamlined... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
hinder environmental policy. Towards More Effective Ratings It's not impossible: some metrics already exist. For example, Corporate Responsibility's 100 Best Corporate Citizens already credits companies that are members of the US Climate Action View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
with new EV models from VW and General Motors. “They are superior to internal combustion engine cars,” she said. And, there are efforts to make EVs more affordable. In early April of 2022, GM CEO Mary Barra announced a partnership with... View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
control over the use of remittances. In partnership with a Salvadoran bank, we offered U.S.-based migrants from El Salvador bank accounts in their home country into which they could send remittances. We randomly varied migrant control... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
work. They met in 1990, when they were both new to the firm, having recently returned to Tokyo from Boston, and rose through the ranks of partnership together. He watched Oishi risk everything to build something new. “Kanoko saw that... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance