The 2012 competition introduced an innovative case study produced by the Yale School of Management in conjunction with Technológico de Monterrey that asks students to imagine themselves in the shoes of Manuel Gómez Peña, Director of Sustainability for Walmart de México y Centroamérica, as he considers future renewable energy projects and investments by his company across Mexico.
First Place
University of Denver, Daniels College of Business, United States
Second Place
Temple University, Fox School of Business, United States
Third Place
University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business, United States
Fourth Place
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Isenberg School of Business, United States
Fifth Place
Curtin University, Curtin Graduate School of Business, Australia
2011
This year's case was produced by the Yale School of Management and students had to analyse the costs and benefits of expanding the US presence of a Chinese renewable energy company. The case challenged students to innovate at the intersection of corporate profitability and environmental, social and ethical issues.
First place
Wilfrid Laurier University, School of Business and Economics, Canada
Second place
Villanova University, Villanova School of Business, United States
Third place
ESADE Business School, Spain
Fourth place
Baylor University, Hankamer School of Business, United States
Fifth place
IESA - Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración, Venezuela
2010
The 2010 Competition introduced a newly commissioned case study written by Professor Oana Branzei for Ivey Publishing that asked students to take on the role of consultants preparing a strategic sustainability plan for The Tata Group, an India-based, multinational conglomerate.
First place
The Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, United States
Second place
Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, United States
