Review the case entitled “Chapter 13 Case: Strategic Mission-Driven Sustainable Business: “Stonyfield Yogurt.”
– Make sure you use the credible and reliable resources
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List three to five primary contributing factors to Stonyfield’s success. Discuss how these factors led to Stonyfield’s victory. What, if any, specific aspects of Stonyfield’s contributing factors, sustainability mission, strategies, and approaches have the most significant potential for transferability to other businesses?
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There are several examples of sustainability action has positive and negative implications. Finally, discuss the powdered milk and PLA cup decisions regarding features and benefits.
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Are Gary Hirshberg’s “hard-headed” conclusions little more than moral platitudes, or are they hard-earned, practical, positive (e.g., what is), and normative (e.g., what should be) lessons on how to globally scale sustainable products benefit of the plant, people, and profits? Find two or three examples of how other companies have applied Hirshberg’s conclusions on a global scale to benefit the planet.
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Corporations are essential elements of the communities in which they operate. As a corporate citizen, an organization should be moved to interact with and contribute to its local, regional, national, and global communities, especially concerning environmental, health, and business issues. Describe Stonyfield’s resulting corporate partnerships. Note operational strategies, tools, or methods to foster corporate citizenship within the local and extended corporate community. Explain how sustainability principles are demonstrated by management and encouraged throughout the organization.