Cotopaxi: Creating Sustainable Social Impact
| Case Code: LDEN209 Case Length: 9 Pages Period: 2014-2023 Pub Date: 2023 Teaching Note: Available |
Price: Rs.400 Organization : Global Uprising, PBC (Cotopaxi) Industry :Textiles & Apparel Countries : United States Themes: Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Strategy, Product Strategy & Design,Socially-responsible Business Practices |
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Social Impact Business Model
Cotopaxi operated on the belief that changing the world and making an impact required companies to go deeper than monetary support and donations. Companies needed to make meaningful human connections with society. Cotopaxi’s social impact model included three pillars of community servitude..
Creating a Sustainable Supply Chain Philosophy
Since sustainability was one of the core values of Cotopaxi, Smith needed to ensure that.in order to achieve this objective, how and where the products are manufactured would be important. Smith sought to create a good working environment for the suppliers also..
Moving Towards Circularity: Will it Succeed?
Cotopaxi decided to consider sustainability at every stage of a product’s life cycle. Cotopaxi designed its products to be as waste mitigating as possible. Focusing on eco-friendlier materials limited the company’s dependence on fossil fuels and diminished waste that helped it become climate neutral certified..
Exhibits
Exhibit I: Product Breakdown by Sustainability Category, 2021
Exhibit II: Cotopaxi’s Evaluation Process for Multi-Year Grants
Exhibit III: Partnerships with Non-Profits
Exhibit IV: Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact
Exhibit V: Sustainability Class of All Items Manufactured and Shipped in 2021
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