Asian Business Case Competition @ Nanyang
Asian Business Case Competition @ Nanyang is an international undergraduate business case competition in Singapore, established in 2007.[1] It is organised by Nanyang Business School’s case club Business Solutions and is backed by the Asian Business Case Centre. ABCC @ Nanyang is a student-led case competition with a focus on sustainability. Every year, the competition hosts undergraduate participants from business schools around the world, applying their knowledge and skills to solve real-life business problems. ABCC @ Nanyang has been certified carbon neutral by TheCarbonNeutral Company.[2]

Activities
Case competition
The competition centres around a 40-hour-long case,[3] where students would strategize their best solution to a business case study, and present their case to a panel of judges.
Past winners
2015
Champions: Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University[4]
2014
Champions: University of New South Wales[5]
2013
Champions: Chulalongkorn University[6]
2012
Champions: University of Porto
2011
Champions: Queensland University of Technology
2010
Champions: Maastricht University[7]
2009
Champions: University of Southern California
2008
Champions: University of Southern California[8]
Sustainability initiatives
ABCC @ Nanyang has adopted and adhered to several sustainability practices. Besides sourcing for environmentally-friendly materials for use during the competition where possible, ABCC @ Nanyang also purchases carbon credits and is carbon-neutral certified.[9]
A one-day event during ABCC is dedicated to sustainability each year. It has taken different forms in the past few years including panel discussions and mini-case presentations, revolving around sustainability. Some of the highlights include the sustainability roundtable event in 2010, where participants were split into different groups to hold a discussion based on the central theme of “Profitable Shade of Green”. Other formats include 2011’s event, which took the form of a mini-case, where teams were challenged to come up with a strategic plan for sustainable growth in the Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) context, with a focus on engaging fresh graduate talent.

Organisers
The competition is organized by students from Nanyang Business School's case club, Business Solutions. Nanyang Business School is part of Nanyang Technological University, based in Singapore. Besides ABCC @ Nanyang, Business Solution also organises the Singapore Business Case Competition,[10] a case competition targeted at students from the local tertiary institutions in Singapore.
External links
References
- ↑ Daryl Neo. (12 October 2009). "Environmental business solutions". The Business Times (Singapore).
- ↑ Hafidh Zulkarnaen (8 November 2010). "Making a case for green business practices". The Business Times (Singapore).
- ↑ Quah Chin Chin (29 October 2008). "A battle of wits and grit". The Business Times.
- ↑ "NBS aces Asian Business Case Competition". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "University of New South Wales wins ABCC at Nanyang Business School". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "BBA Chula wins ABCC at Nanyang Business School". Chulalongkorn University. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "Maastricht University wins ABCC 2010". Maastricht University. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "Universities Put Business Cases Forward for Greener Economy". Gaia Discovery. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "ABCC@Nanyang is certified Carbon Neutral". Asian Business Case Competition. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "Singapore Business Case Competition". Business Solutions, Nanyang Business School. Retrieved 4 November 2013.