Archive: US & Canada
Business Growth Strategy Project
Project: A significant challenge facing the organic food industry was the need for increased supply of organic inputs because of the time it took for a farmer to transition a…
Business Opportunity Assessment Project
Project: With more than 40,000 employees worldwide, a big challenge for the company was educating its workforce about sustainability in ways that not only maintained operational consistency across properties, but…
Technology Commercialization Project
Project: The SGE Immersion team explored the commercialization opportunity for scaling a fly larvae business that would reduce manure mass while providing feed for the livestock and aquaculture industries by…
Strategic Business Plan Project
Project: The company’s CEO had directly mandated that the company shift from simply recognizing the importance of sustainability to actively pursuing projects that align with a strategy and that drive…
Brand Sustainability Strategy Project
Project: J&J was working to uncover opportunities for sustainable innovation while building a coherent, credible pathway to market for sustainable brands. The SGE Immersion team evaluated one of the company’s…
Technology Commercialization
Project: Iosil had technology that could reduce silicon waste in the solar manufacturing chain. The technology was unique because it recycled traditional waste product into the high purity virgin polysilicon…
Market Expansion Strategy
Project: Intelligen wanted to scale their business of pre-packaged cogeneration. The SGE Immersion team evaluated the market to develop a business and marketing strategy that would allow Intelligen to grow.…
Market Expansion Strategy
Project: Building off the 2010 project, the SGE Immersion team evaluated the implementation of the strategic growth plan and made recommendation for where to improve execution to achieve the company’s…
Strategic Sustainability Strategy
Project: Insinger dishwashers were energy efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly; designed for easy operation, simple daily maintenance, and service; and delivered high rack capacities with low operating costs. In many…
New Business Assessment
Project: IBM was in the process of creating a ‘Virtual Incubator’ to create an IBM-hosted enabler for the global business community facing challenges transforming innovative ideas into viable businesses. The…