In January 2024, Stephanie Carteret, chief executive officer of environmental solutions provider Sensor-H, faced a pivotal moment in her young company’s development. A report summarizing responses to an internal employee consultation exercise revealed deep cause for concern about the management of the company. Rapid growth had brought in its wake a series of personnel problems, which she needed to fix if the company were to be properly positioned .....more

Help Us Green LLC (HUG), based in Kanpur, India, manufactured incense sticks from floral waste discarded from religious places like temples. Throughout its early stages as it attempted to establish a niche in the domestic market, amidst the challenges of scaling in a price-sensitive environment with limited awareness of sustainable practices, HUG had remained steadfast in its focus on the domestic market. The co-founder was now considering whether .....more

<div style="font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.4;"><p align="justify">In 2024, the US-based Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) hosted two tentpole events. Both events were part of larger initiatives by MilkPEP to address gender inequality in sports and to modernize milk’s image as a performance beverage. MilkPEP launched a national campaign using the tagline “You’re Gonna Need Milk for That.” The phrase became .....more

Kullvi Whims LLP was founded in 2012, and it created a "fleece to fabric" sustainable supply chain out of fading traditional knowledge in wool and the making of woollen garments by artisanal communities of the Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh in India. The company helped to rejuvenate links between the pastoral communities and artisans living in the villages of Kullu, and revived centuries-old designs and motifs. It built social and economic .....more

In May 2024, Vernon Burke, owner and chief operating officer of Burke Family Farms, was deciding which of three options would be best for his cash crop operations when his existing combine harvester lease came to an end in two months. He could buy out his lease, buy a used combine, or outsource the work and pay another farmer to harvest his crops.

In 2022, the chief executive officer of Sid’s Farm, a dairy-farming business in Hyderabad, India, had to make a key decision regarding the expansion of his business. The company provided natural and unadulterated dairy products, produced using sustainable farming practices, using a direct-to-consumer (D2C) model and had earned a good reputation and won awards for both its positive impact on the farming ecosystem and its commitment to ethical and environmentally .....more

Organic India was founded in 1997 by Bharat Mitra with the vision to create a unique and successful business model committed to service and integrity, bringing the benefits of genuine organic Ayurveda products to the international market, while supporting the livelihood of farmers and tribal wildcrafters across rural India and regenerating the land through organic agriculture. <br><br>In 2012, Organic India entered a partnership with Fabindia .....more

Wowing Coffee Beans Corporation Ltd. (Wowing Coffee) was established in 1997 in Yunnan Province, China. From the beginning it had embraced improvisation—in both its founding of a coffee plantation in China to its decision to produce specialty beans. In early 2020, just as Wowing Coffee explored the new and innovative idea of pairing its coffee estate with tourism opportunities, the outbreak of COVID-19 disrupted everything. With opportunities and .....more

Hungunda Horticulture Farmer Producer Company Limited (HHFPCL), based in Bagalkot district in Karnataka, India, had confronted significant challenges amid shifts in policy and the environment. An abrupt ban on onion exports from India, coupled with severe drought, had jeopardized the company's growth trajectory, necessitating a strategic reassessment. Despite its innovative operational model and successful market penetration, HHFPCL had contended .....more

When Enrique Layola joined the San Pedro City Agriculture Office, he was highly concerned about the worsening conditions of Laguna de Bay and their affect upon the livelihoods of local fishermen. Improving Laguna de Bay’s water quality was vital to increasing the region’s production of fish. The deteriorating water quality had resulted in the proliferation of water hyacinth, which was likely to increase further due to worsening water pollution. Layola .....more