Net Impact
#OptOutside: REI’s Latest Marketing Ploy or Something More?
October 2015 The day after Thanksgiving has long been the unofficial start of the American holiday shopping season and is a pivotal day of profits for U.S. retailers. Last year, 87 million Americans shopped on Black Friday and accounted for $50.9 billion in sales. As competition for customers has grown fiercer with the increase in online […]
Day in Durham: Step One Towards Impactful Stewardship
This post was written by Chris Castro, Fuqua MBA 2017 and a CASE Scholar, in September 2015. After graduating from Loyola Marymount University, Chris was a 5th and 6th grade teacher in Honduras for the nonprofit organization The Farm of the Child. He spent five years working with City Year before becoming to Fuqua. Although […]
The “Surprise” Social Entrepreneur: Laura Callanan of McKinsey & Co
This post was written in March 2012 by second year Duke MBA and CASE Fellow Beth Bafford. Beth reflects on a recent visit from Laura Callanan, CASE Advisory Council member and keynote at this year’s Sustainable Business and Social Impact conference. Laura works with the Social Sector Office at McKinsey & Co. We had the immense pleasure of hosting […]