Teaching note for product W32058.

Nestle SA (Nestle), as a multinational company, engaged strategically with societal issues at the local level and had tasked Nestle East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) with evaluating its shared value initiatives. Nestle ESAR’s chairperson and managing director had to determine whether to take forward one of the of the organization’s strategic initiatives, the Makhoba Trust initiative. The managing director believed the model that he and the team .....more

Circl Learning Limited (Circl), a United Kingdom–based organization that provided coaching training to professionals and diverse young leaders from under-represented groups, was facing a challenge regarding impact measurement. Founded in 2018, Circl had grown and established a significant client base in a short time. Measurement of impact was a core component of its philosophy and growth strategy. As the chief executive officer prepared for a team .....more

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Teaching note for product W31485.

<p style="color: rgb(197, 183, 131);"><strong> AWARD WINNER - African Business Cases Category at European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition</strong></p><br>On January 20, 2022, Shamini Harrington, vice president for climate change at Sasol Limited (Sasol), considered the recent announcement that the company had reaffirmed its commitment to climate change management. As she .....more

In 2016, a young South African left her secure office job to pursue her passion for social entrepreneurship in the youth development field. She had been volunteering with street children, but she wanted to do more by drawing on her entrepreneurial experience from high school and university. She followed her passion, and experienced a number of challenges, but also early successes over her first four years of social entrepreneurship, including the .....more

Teaching note for product 9B18M046.

Teaching note for product 9B17A031.

Soweto Gold was a premium microbrewery in the township of Soweto, South Africa. In 2011, one of its co-founders got the idea to start a craft brewery while on an advanced brewing course in London. After a period of soul-searching and research, in 2013, he found a partner to begin producing and marketing a new craft beer. They found early success by focusing their efforts on getting to know the craft beer market and creating a sustainable value proposition. .....more