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L’entreprenariat social au chevet des plus démunis

Featuring Eric Lesueur

Eric Lesueur relate le lancement et la stratégie de l’entreprise sociale Grameen Veolia Water Ltd dont l’objectif est d’approvisionner le maximum d’habitants des zones rurales en eau potable.

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Better Vision for the Poor

By Aneel Karnani, Bernard Garrette, Jordan Kassalow, & Moses Lee 11

Several social enterprises are attempting to provide eyeglasses to the 500 million to 1 billion poor people who need them. Why haven’t any of the organizations succeeded on a large scale?

Creativity in Action

By Reeta Roy 1

To answer many of the social welfare and public health problems of today it takes creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Nike’s director of global logistics, Dawn Vance on socially responsible companies and sustainability
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Supply Chains

Featuring Dawn Vance

Nike’s director of global logistics, Dawn Vance, talks about the company’s journey to integrate sustainability into the supply chain from design through delivery to the retail marketplace.

Joao Paulo Ferreira, VP of operations of Natura Cosmetics Brasil, on his organization and social entrepreneurship
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Environmental Sustainability in Supply Chains

Featuring Joao Paulo Ferreira

Joao Paulo Ferreira, VP of operations of Natura Cosmetics Brasil, discusses the specifics of managing the supply chain, research, and collaborations with communities, NGOs, universities, other industries, and governments.

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Sustainability Opportunities in Global Supply Chains

Featuring Andrew Hutson & Gary Gereffi

Jerry Michalski, Andrew Hutson and Gary Gereffi have a conversation about the broad trends in global supply chains and their ongoing work with sustainable development.

Abhijit Upadhye, an executive with McDonald’s Indian enterprise, on socially responsible corporations.
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When Corporate Responsibility Means Going Local

Featuring Abhijit Upadhye

Abhijit Upadhye, an executive with McDonald’s Indian enterprise, discusses meeting the corporation’s quality standards while also appealing to the mostly vegetarian population.