SAGE Business Cases: Sustainability Series

• Sustainability Series Editor

  Dr Vesela Veleva, ScD,University of Massachusetts-Boston Dr. Veleva is MBA Director and Co-Director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness (SERC) at the University of Massachusetts Boston (see "http://www.umb.edu/academics/cm/faculty_staff/faculty/vesela_veleva"). Her research focuses on sustainable consumption, the circular economy, green chemistry, environmental health and corporate social responsibility. She has published over 20 peer reviewed journal articles, many teaching cases and a book, “Business, Environment and Society: Themes and Cases” (2014). Dr. Veleva is an active member of the Sustainable Consumption and Research Initiative (SCORAI) and is co-organizer of the 2020 SCORAI conference “Sustainable consumption and social justice in an urbanizing world” to be hosted by Northeastern University in Boston, June 10-12, 2020. She has a doctorate in Cleaner Production and Pollution Prevention from UMass Lowell, an M.S. in Pollution & Environmental Control from the University of Manchester UK, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria. At SERC Dr. Veleva has worked to develop network of businesses, communities, non-profits and policy makers committed to advancing a more sustainable and competitive local economy (for a list of SERC events please see: www.umb.edu/serc/events1).

• Call for Papers

  Partner with SAGE to develop your Sustainability teaching case. view series submissions GUIDELINES SAGE Publishing continues to grow its teaching case collection, SAGE Business Cases, across the business and management discipline while also focusing in on key areas we care deeply about. The Sustainability collection within SAGE Business Cases will highlight the operational intersection between the private sector, public sector, and natural world, exploring how organizations can shape and be shaped by their physical and regulatory environment. We invite cases that explore challenges to responsible long-term development, and aim to build a collection with a variety of perspectives on environmental, social, and economic sustainability. SAGE is pleased to offer case authors: - Double-blind peer review of your case and teaching notes - A thorough editorial process, working to develop your ideas and prepare cases for successful publication - Freedom to include your students in the case research and writing process - Copyright in your name and final PDF for ease of use in your classroom - $500 when your case is published - An international audience for your work Have you written a case that you currently use in your classroom? Do you ahve a rough idea of a case? Bring it to SAGE and we’ll work with you to develop your idea and ready it for the global classroom. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Rolling - We look for cases between 1,000 and 5,000 words. - Please include discussion questions and teaching notes. - Authors receive decisions within 6-8 weeks of submission. - Manuscripts are accepted through our ScholarOne portal. - Submissions guidelines and templates are available on the author resources page. View author resources For questions and sample cases, contact: Rebecca Frankel, Associate Editor, rebecca.frankel@sagepub.com

• Cases from the Sustainability Series

  AEC Computer: Adopting a Circular Business Model for Used Electronics Air Pollution in Delhi and Six Blind Men Building the Fashion Business of the Future: Everlane and Its Radical Transparency Business Model Innovation of a Social Enterprise in the Scandinavian Electricity Retail Market Climate Change Adaption, Stakeholder Relations, and Corporate Environmental Responsibility: The Case of a Hydropower-Producing Company in Russia Clisol Agro: An Island in a Plastic Sea Creating a Water Market in California: What Will It Take? Development of Mass Transit Railway Systems in Hong Kong: Rail Plus Property Model of MTR Corporation Eating Bugs on Purpose: Challenges and Opportunities in Adapting Insects as a Sustainable Protein Environmental Sustainability, Sugar Consumption, and SodaStream Ethanol Subsidies: Corny Economics? Financial Management Framework for the Save Our Species Project: A World Bank-Financed Global Conservation Effort Food For Free: From Food Waste to Healthy Meals Green Ride: Tax Incentives to Promote Sustainability How to Pursue the Right Growth Strategy in a Changing Market: The Case of Organic Valley Mondelez India: Creating Differentiation Through CSR Namasté Solar’s Approach to Corporate Sustainability: Is It Sustainable? Project Selection: Picking the Best Option Puente Power Plant Crisis: Lessons in Planning for Local Administration Rana Plaza Collapse, Its Aftermath, and Future Implications for Sustainability Recycled Milk Jugs Become Chairs for Lollygaggers: Loll Designs Walks the Talk RISE Products Inc.: Transforming Organic Waste Into Healthy Food Sustainability Case Competition: From Idea to Project Sustainability CoLab: Scaling Local Impact Sustainability: Collective Action Problems and a Potential Market-like Solution Sustainable Agriculture in Bali: Environmental Justice and Social Equality Sustainable Development in International Markets: A Metrics-Based Case Study The Hurricane Maria Crisis: Defining and Responding to the Disaster in Puerto Rico The Northern Gateway Pipeline: Seeking Consensus Is a Slippery Business Water, Water, Everywhere? The Flint Water Crisis