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  • January 1999
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Ciba Specialty Chemicals

By: Forest L. Reinhardt
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  • | Pages:23
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Abstract

Based on extensive interviews, this case discusses the environmental policies of a successful firm in the specialty chemicals business. Executives at Ciba have differentiated products along environmental lines and have used environmental scrutiny as a tool for cutting costs. Discusses these initiatives and also the firm's efforts to improve its management of environmental risk. Calls attention to the relationships among environmental policies, the competitive position of the firm, and the firm's overall strategy.

Keywords

Environmental Sustainability; Business or Company Management; Cost Management; Risk Management; Business Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Chemical Industry

Citation

Reinhardt, Forest L. "Ciba Specialty Chemicals." Harvard Business School Case 799-086, January 1999.

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Forest L. Reinhardt

Business, Government and the International Economy
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