Projects and Initiatives

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Enterprise for a Sustainable World was founded in 2006 by Stuart L. Hart and Gordon A. Enk as an education, action-learning and project management resource for companies seeking to implement sustainable enterprise and base of the pyramid initiatives. That year, ESW launched a collaboration with the Solae Company (a subsidiary of DuPont) to implement the Base of the Pyramid Protocol in India, while also continuing to support the initial BoP Protocol project by SC Johnson in Kenya. Since then, ESW has launched additional sustainable enterprise and BoP work with Ascension Health and Baxter Health Care and is broadening its activities to include other tools and services developed by Stuart Hart and his colleagues (see the Product Platforms page on this website).  You will find a brief description of current and past projects below.
 

BoP Protocol Implementations

  • SC Johnson in Kenya - the pilot implementation of the BoP Protocol, launched in 2005, and directed by Erik Simanis (Cornell University).
  • Solae/DuPont in India - the second implementation of the BoP Protocol, launched in 2006 and directed by Erik Simanis (Cornell University), with assistance from from Tatiana Thieme (University of Cambridge) and Patrick Donohue (ESW).
  • Enterprising Health in Flint, MI - the first US-based implementation of the BoP Protocol, sponsored by Ascension Health, launched in 2008, and directed by Patrick Donohue (ESW).

Current projects

  • Baxter Healthcare Strategic Assessment - ESW is working with Baxter to do a strategic assessment of both its sustainability strategy and its readiness to undertake a BoP strategy. 
More detailed information on BoP Protocol implementations can also be found in the 2nd edition of the BoP Protocol: a recent publication that uses real-life examples from the Solae and SC Johnson projects at http://BoP-Protocol.org.