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London-based Business School, (E)MBA cohorts
Core curriculum course on Corporate Responsibility
Group assignment (50% of overall mark)
Value chain analysis of agricultural or mining
commodity
Develop entrepreneurial solutions to address main
challenge(s)
3. Results
Almost all projects focussed on the Global South
Practically addressing the needs of the least powerful
– farmers and miners
10-12 conceptually sound projects
• Scalable
• Achievable budgets
• Creative
• Recognising current institutional limits
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4. Projects
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Banana
waste
Brazil nut
harvest
Palm oil
from waste
Depleted land
for palm oil
Coffee and
sugar
Palm oil waste
to ag input
Coltan
recycling
Artisanal coltan
mining
Palm oil
EIS
Cocoa skill
retention
Cocoa waste
to products
Palm oil waste
to energy
Cocoa
waste2ag
5. Reflections
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International student base
• Understanding local context
• Realistic financial projections
Limited amount of time
Required crash course on entrepreneurial thinking
Taking these projects further
Next year(s)
6. Thank you
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Maarten van der Kamp maarten@valueinenterprise.co.uk
Managing Director www.valueinenterprise.co.uk