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Sigfox: Building a Global IoT Network
In 2018, Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, co-founders of the French tech startup Sigfox, reflected on the evolution of their venture and the way forward. Founded in 2009, Sigfox was a company that provided a global connectivity network for devices connected to the internet. As the startup was... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
La Roche-Posay: Growing L'Or al's Active Cosmetics Brand
As 2018 neared its end, Laetitia Toupet, international general manager of L'Or al's La Roche-Posay brand reflected on the brand's achievements over the past year. At 1 billion in revenue, La Roche-Posay had recently become the number one dermocosmetics brand in the world. While Toupet was please... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Just Arrived: Integrating Refugees in Sweden
Just Arrived is an online platform that matches newly-arrived immigrants in Sweden with employment opportunities. As one of several for-profit and non-profit start-ups in Europe that is looking to address the refugee crisis, the case enables a comparative analysis of a few of the core choices that a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Sustainable Product Management at Solvay
In November 2019, Ilham Kadri, CEO of Solvay, a Belgian specialty chemicals and advanced materials group, with annual revenues of more than 10 billion in 2018, announced the group's mid-term strategy, eight months after she took the helm as Solvay's 11th CEO. The case describes what options Solva... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Hapag-Lloyd AG: Complying with IMO 2020
A new environmental regulation known as IMO 2020 was creating what one industry analyst called "the biggest shakeup for the oil and shipping industries in decades." According to the new regulation, all ocean-going ships would have to limit their sulfur emissions by January 1, 2020. Senior leaders at... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Unilever's Response to the Future of Work
In February 2020, Nick Dalton, executive vice president HR business transformation at Unilever, reflected on the changing nature of work marked by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation. Launched in 2016, Unilever's Future of Work initiative aimed to accelerate t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Danish Crown: Feeding the Future
Danish Crown, one of the world's largest exporters of pork meat and one of Europe's tops five producers of beef, faced increasing headwinds in 2021, making CEO Jais Valeur feel like the core of the meat business was under attack. As a cooperative and prominent player in Denmark's high-standard agric... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021