- Inspection Copies of Harvard Business School Publishing and Darden Business Publishing Cases, Other Materials Now Available to Registered Faculty Users

NEW YORK, March 15 – CasePlace.org today announced agreements with Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP) and Darden Business Publishing that represent a major expansion of the content-rich materials available on the site, which is the leading Web-based resource for case studies and related materials on corporate social responsibility, sustainability and business ethics for business school faculty and students.

With these agreements, registered faculty users can inspect copies of all case studies and related materials by Darden and HBSP, and ensure that CasePlace will have the most up-to-date, newly published case studies and related materials. In addition, teaching notes from Darden and materials from the Social Enterprise Knowledge Network (SEKN) – a partnership among several institutions of management education dedicated to strengthening research, teaching and management practice in social enterprise in Latin America – will also be available to faculty users.

“We are excited about offering such valuable intellectual capital from two of the world’s leading business publishers,“ said Amy Lawrence, Director of CasePlace. “Faculty will now have unprecedented access to the latest and most relevant learning materials related to sustainability – all consolidated in an easy-to-use location.”

CasePlace acts as a clearinghouse for the best available knowledge on social and environmental issues in real-world business situations to foster the integration of sustainability principles into the classroom and workplace learning experience. In addition to HBSP and Darden, materials also are included from many other leading b-schools and institutions, such as Yale School of Management, London Business School and the World Resources Institute, as well as several leading business publications and top-tier academic journals.

CasePlace also recently unveiled a refined Home Page design and several new features, including a What’s New section on the latest additions the site, profiles of faculty pioneers in integrating sustainability into the b-school curriculum and testimonials from users. CasePlace achieved significant milestones in 2005, including record registration levels – more than 10,000 – and major increases in overall site traffic, individual page views and length of time spent on the site.

CasePlace.org is a free, dynamic online resource for b-school faculty, students and business professionals that serves as a clearinghouse to the best available case studies, teaching notes, course syllabi and other resources dealing with social and environmental issues in real-world business situations. The site is a signature program of the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program.

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP) is the leading provider of teaching materials for management education. HBSP’s offerings include more than 7,500 case studies, supplements, exercises, and industry notes; article reprints from the Harvard Business Review and other top management journals; HBS Press books from leading authors along with additional resources to help instructors integrate them into courses; and powerful e-learning programs. For more information, visit
www.hbsp.harvard.edu/educators.

Darden Business Publishing produces and markets case materials, textbooks, and online learning sites generated by the renowned faculty at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, Darden Business Publishing maintains a catalogue of student-centered learning materials that energize classrooms with dynamic interactive multimedia cases, innovative simulations, and thought-provoking paper cases. Vivid scenarios culled from actual business situations give students a taste of the front lines, adding depth, insight, and impact to their graduate experience. To explore Darden Business Publishing, visit
www.DardenBusinessPublishing.com.