New Belgium Brewing: Ethical and Environmental Responsibility History Belgium is home of the finest ales and have been known to brew for centuries. So when Jeff Lebesch‚ an electrical engineer from Fort Collins‚ Colorado took a bicycle trip through Belgium it made him realize there may be a market back home to sell Belgian-style ale. Jeff returned home with hopes to experiment and brew his own beer in his basement from the various ingredients he received on his trip. When his friends
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comprehensive SWOT analysis for New Belgium Brewing. New Belgium Brewing Company began with a bike ride of a mountain bike with “fat tires” through Belgium. Inspired by Belgian brewing creativity‚ Jeff Lebesch an American electrical engineer wondered could he return to Fort Collins and produce the high quality beer like those in Belgium. Lebesch starting experimenting out of his basement and decided to market the beer after getting the thumbs up from his friends. New Belgium opened for business in 1991
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New Belgium Brewing Company Name College Business Ethics Though most companies commonly mentioned as examples of ethical and socially responsible organizations are large corporations‚ it is the socially responsible initiatives of small businesses that often have the most impact on local communities. These businesses generate jobs and provide goods and services for customers in smaller markets that larger firms that often are not interested in aiding
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New Belgium Brewing Company Introduction New Belgium Brewing opened in 1991 originating in a basement in Fort Collins‚ Colorado. They have several types of beers such as Sunshine Wheat‚ Blue Paddle‚ Abbey‚ Mothership Wit‚ 1554‚ Trippel‚ other seasonal ales‚ and Fat Tire. Fat tire is their most popularly sold beer and originated with a story behind it. Fat tire was named after Jeff Lebesch’s‚ founder of NBB‚ rode through Belgium on a fat tire bicycle. Today‚ New Belgium Brewing is a company that
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Apple‚ a Socially Responsible Corporation It is no mystery that companies exist and desire to make a profit from their product or service being offered. However‚ it is becoming increasing popular that companies desire to achieve social responsibility in order to increase their public image‚ which in turn should lead to increased profits. In this class‚ we learned that social responsibility is the duty to take an action that will benefit the interests of society and the organization (Kinicki &
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Case 9: New Belgium Brewing (A): Social Responsibility as a Competitive Advantage 1. What environmental issues does the New Belgium Brewing Company work to address? How has NBB taken a strategic approach to addressing these issues? Why do you think the company has taken such a strong stance toward sustainability? New Belgium Brewing Co. (NBB) is a craft beer leader that embraces sustainability and corporate responsibility. For New Belgium‚ social‚ ethical‚ and environmental responsibilities
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As New Belgium Brewing continues to expand throughout the nation‚ the roots‚ values and culture of this small company has to continue to operate similarly no matter how large the company becomes. The company just recently expanded its distribution list into the state of New York and is hoping to continue making their mark in the Tri-state area. For a small company based out of Colorado‚ this is a history advancement to maximize their distribution potential (“NBB Expands‚ 2016). The difficulty of
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The New Belgium Brewing Company started out as a small hobby for Jeff Lebesch. He began brewing the beer in his basement as a hobby after returning home from a trip to Belgium. He became inspired during a bike ride through Belgium after seeing and tasting some of the nicest ales. The company than began to grow and become larger as the years went on. Lebesch’s small hobby had suddenly turned into a growing and expanding company. With the help of his then wife‚ Kim Jordan‚ worked as the marketing director
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NRRT 320 February 23‚ 2013 Assignment # 3: New Belgium Brewery Tour New Belgium Brewing Company was founded on a pledge of environmental stewardship when Jeff Lebesch and Kim Jordan put their dreams of brewing beloved beer into forward motion and now‚ the company is iconic within the US beer brewing industry for its commitment to sustainability practices‚ supporting the local community and most importantly brewing good beer. The innovative sustainable techniques that they have applied throughout
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the consumer but within their own internal workforce. The New Belgium Brewing Company (NBB) believes that dedication to high involvement culture and a loving‚ high performing workforce sets them apart from their competition. With the birth of the company in 1991‚ they have created and grown an organization that is 100% employee-owned and has a goal of making world-class beers while minimizing its environmental footprint (New Belgium Brewing Company‚ 2014). But as with any business they are not the
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