Written by: (Ee Hui Phoa, Johnson Hwang, Sadaf Sultan, Anson Wong, Mumu Yu) Context: The backdrop of this business innovation … More
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Post from the Business Sustainability elective in Singapore in 2017.
The Way Forward in Traditional Farming
[Written by- Ankur Ghosh, Emma Bernal, Harald Schweitzer, Julie Colinet and Nidhi Kapoor Khetarpal] Context According to the World Economic … More
Innovation Project – SolarCity
Written by Sally Guo, Louie Liu, Archi Varma, Ellen Xu Introduction and Context Addressing environmental problems and issues needs a … More
Off-Grid, Integrated and Resilient Eco-Villages
Business Sustainability Thinking INSEAD – ASIA CAMPUS 2nd June 2017 Innovation Project – Self-sustainable off-grid housing BUCKMAN, … More
Sustainability Innovation: Vertical Farming
Written by: Helena Prado, Maximilian Giers, Ernar Sagatov, Krystal Cho, Sean Ahn Back in 1798, Thomas Malthus predicted that population … More
Waste Cooking Oil: Closing the Loop
Final write-up: Alex Cameron, Arnau Gallard-Agusti, Henning Huenteler, Natalia Rialucky, Shan Wang Problem statement Every year 180 million metric … More
Nursing Home or College Dorm?
By princesses Annika, Tunuka, Iciar, Loes & Frog Gerasimos By 2050 nearly 2.1 billion (approx. 20%) of the world’s population … More
Challenges and opportunities of waste treatment in the food industry
I. Social & Environmental Sustainability Goals in the food industry Sustainability is impacting entities along the entire food industry value … More
A sustainable future for healthcare – challenges and opportunities in the digital era
Written by Giovanna Dughera, Shobha Joshi, Thy-Diep Ta, Lindsay Van Landeghem As stated in the UN Sustainable Development goals, “ensuring … More
INVESTING IN YOU: Hybrid Model for Student Loans
INVESTING IN YOU: Hybrid Model for Student Loans By: KUNG, Nathan. SALAK, Timothy. VON FANGE, Joshua I. Introduction … More
Why EdTech Needs a Rethink
(By Syed Sadaf Sultan and Ee Phoa Hui) Many say that EdTech is the Fintech of the future. The $5 … More
Tuliu: Finding new ways of land valuation and transfer in China
Company Background Tuliu is both a land transfer online platform and a land value evaluation system. It created China’s … More
The solution for food supply chain traceability? Blockchain!
In 2015, Chipotle faced one of the most critical situation in its history, as 55 customers got infected by E.Coli … More
Precision farming
The agricultural sector is experiencing a revolution thanks to a set of new digital technologies that allow farmers to improve … More
How blockchain is inspiring the cultural industries?
Written by Louie Liu and Ellen Xu Anyone who follows the cultural industries knows there’s a long list of players … More
Blockchain rhapsody – rethinking the music value chain
Written by Giovanna Dughera Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, is an open-source distributed database using state-of-the-art cryptography that may facilitate … More
Insurance industry turning change into opportunity
The insurance business model of assessing risk, collecting premiums and paying claims hasn’t changed since ages. The thing that has … More
“Virtual Doctors” in Healthtech
A 2015 World Bank report found that 400 million people do not have access to essential health services. In the … More
Blockchain | A Catalyst for African Development
By Thy-Diep Ta and Lindsay Van Landeghem Blockchain, a transparent, tamper-proof ledger that tracks and stores bitcoin transactions internationally, is … More
Blockchain- Not Just Bitcoin
Can the “Internet of Value by Blockchain (IoVB)” project be the new environmentally and socially sustainable form of supply chain … More
Precision agriculture is the future – or is it?
(Written by princesses Loes Van Egmond and Iciar Ania) With an ever-growing world population, the world will need to produce … More
Blockchain and Real Estate
Written by Ernar Sagatov, Krystal Cho A blockchain is essentially a distributed database of records or public ledger of all … More
Digital You
“Aetna will subsidize Apple Watch in first U.S. Insurer Deal1”, “Google secures patent for glucose-sensing contact lens2”, “Jawbone acquires Mobile … More
Solar innovation in Africa
Tahai Baik, Mortiz Steinle and Sebastien Marlier Africa has leapfrogged the development of fixed phone lines. Only one percent of … More
Utilities and blockchains – flexible energy trading
Written by Natalia Rialucky and Henning Huenteler In the centralized grids of the last century, baseload plants, often fired by … More
Changing the way we store and access medical records
By Sean Ahn and Maximilian Giers Unicef has recently been doing a lot to encourage building ideas around wearables for good causes: … More
Revolutionizing Agriculture with Drone Technology
(Written by Maya Chdid & Chaya Maheshwari) For ages, most of farming has been manual legwork. Labor had to be … More
Centralised or Distributed: where will we generate the electricity that will power the cities of the future?
By 8pm on Tuesday 8th November 2016, Stephen A. Smith was ecstatic; Florida had voted ‘no’ on Amendment 1 by … More
Big data makes farming smarter
(By Nathan Kung & Joshua Von Fange) Food demand is expected to increase by 59%-98% by 2050, driven by growing … More
Digital Transformation in the Logistics Industry
(Written by Nidhi Kapoor Khetarpal & Ankur Ghosh) An orphaned polar bear cub; half a million bottles of vintage French … More
3D Printing in Aerospace: starting to take off
By Helena Prado and Gerasimos Skaltsas // Aerospace has always been a leading industry in R&D and technological advancement, … More
Blockchain and its impact on the accounting/audit industry
Written by HWANG, Johnson and WONG, Anson In the accountancy industry, digitization and “the internet of things” are still in … More
IGrow: How a “Modern Farmville” business creates innovative solutions ahead of global risks from Climate Change
Climate change is becoming more and more real as the world starts to experience some of its major threats. Because … More
Inside Fracking
Operating model of oil and gas companies is and will continue to be significantly impacted by changing environmental legislation. Many … More
Green red tomatoes
Ace Tomato Co. Inc. is a grower and packer of tomatoes in California, the leading tomato producing region in the … More
When Cows Wear Backpacks: Some of the Most Potent Climate Change Initiatives that No One Talks About!
(By Sadaf Sultan and Phoa Ee Hui) That cheeseburger you are eating is killing the environment! Would you believe that a patty … More
What is Fracking really about?
There are a lot of misconceptions and misunderstandings as to what Fracking is, and is not. From media, films, politicians, … More
Beyond Meat – the future of meat?
“Inside were four quarter-pound brown patties. I tossed one on the grill. It hit with a satisfying sizzle. Gobbets of … More
Cheap Fashion: Who is Paying the Price?
By Helena Prado and Gerasimos Skaltsas We all like to buy clothes that replicate the trends we have just seen … More
Global Himalayan Expedition – Journey of Illumination
Across the world, mountains are considered to be the key indicators of climate change and the Himalayan ranges are testimony … More
How an Engineering, Procurement & Construction company is shaping the industry in environmental sustainability
(By Joshua Von Fange & Nathan Kung) The Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) industry is fundamentally changing due to tightening … More
Here come the Wildebeest – Climate Change in the Masai Mara
While most people travel to Kenya and Tanzania to visit the Safari parks to see the plethora of wild animals … More
Agriculture & Retail: Need of the Hour
Climate change has added an additional layer of difficulty in businesses. Businesses which have direct interactions with natural resources and … More
A world without Nutella? Challenges and opportunities in the confectionery industry
By Giovanna Dughera An Italian TV ad said “Che mondo sarebbe senza Nutella?”, and in all truth, it’s hard to … More
H&M and Fast Fashion: Today’s Hottest Trends, Tomorrow’s Trash
The fashion and textile industry is the second largest polluter in the world, second only to oil[1]. Synthetic fiber production … More
Hamburger for Lunch? Think Again!
Khinkali dumplings had always been the signature dish at the contemporaneous ‘Nanouchka’ restaurant in the heart of Tel Aviv. A … More
Climate Change impacting Insurance Industry
Written by Shobha Joshi Climate is changing rapidly and these changes are increasingly impacting the world’s population and economies. Over … More
How P&G’ s liquid detergent division adapts to climate change
Due to climate change, the consumer goods industry will have to undertake some transformations. P&G is one of the largest … More
How Mickey Mouse survives climate change
Winter’s a good time to stay in and cuddle, but put me in summer and I’ll be a – happy … More
The UAE’s Path to Sustainability through Smart Cities
Written by: Maya Chdid and Chaya Maheshwari Sustainability in real-estate has been a hot topic recently with the emergence of … More
How does climate change pose a significant threat to global insurance giant Allianz?
Written by Lindsay van Landeghem and Thy-Diep Ta Allianz, a 127-year-old global insurance company with roughly $100 billion in sales and … More
Climate change is aggravating transboundary haze
Written by Sadaf Sultan and Phoa Ee Hui Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) is an Indonesian company based in Singapore. … More
How the “World’s Evilest Company” could make a profit off of climate change
By Sean Ahn and Maximilian Giers U.S. based Monsanto is one of the world’s largest producers of genetically engineered seeds … More
Climate change: Effects On Our Source of Energy and Its Impact to Vestas Wind Power
Written by Louie Liu and Ellen Xu 1975 – US scientist Wallace Broecker puts the term “global warming” into the … More
Chipotle, Climate and Regulation Change
Written by HWANG, Johnson and WONG, Anson Chipotle Mexican Grill operates Mexican grill restaurants, which serves burritos, tacos, burrito bowls, … More
Royal Dutch Shell and the risk of Stranded Assets
Written by Natalia Rialucky & Henning Huenteler Royal Dutch Shell and the risk of Stranded Assets As one of the … More