Teaching note for product W41562.

Carlsberg Breweries A/S, a global brewing leader based in Denmark, aimed to reduce the environmental impact of traditional draught beer systems, which contributed to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions through the use of CO2 tanks and the transportation of heavy steel kegs. Carlsberg developed the DraughtMaster system, which replaced CO2 tanks with recyclable plastic kegs, reducing emissions but raising concerns about plastic waste. In late 2021, Carlsberg’s .....more

Teaching note for product W43606.

Spreadsheet to accompany product W43606.

Ed Newton purchased two farms, the Big Farm and Little Farm, on the west coast of New Zealand in 2014. In 2018, facing issues like low productivity and high input costs, he discovered the Astronaut A5, an automatic milking system made by Lely International NV. This system could improve output and reduce his environmental carbon footprint, especially important due to the upcoming agricultural carbon tax in 2025. If he invested, Newton planned to create .....more

In a letter to its members in September 2022, London Food Co-op (the Co-op) in London, Ontario, shared that it was struggling with a number of challenges. The pandemic had taken a toll on the Co-op’s financial position, to the extent that its viability was at risk. The main challenges it faced were decreasing sales, low membership, and a lack of awareness of the Co-op among Londoners. One of the managers of the Co-op needed to find solutions to help .....more

Teaching note for product W34527.

Circulr was a start-up that provided a solution for consumer waste by collecting used packaging, washing it, and selling it back to the original brand and product manufacturer so that the packaging could be reused. Instead of building its own washing facility, Circulr rented spare washing capacity from industrial kitchens. The company’s co-founders had ambitious goals for Circulr, but in order to achieve them, there were two essential issues that .....more

Teaching note for product W28381.

Spreadsheet to accompany product W28382.