Fair Trade Sourcing for a San Francisco D2C Cosmetics Brand
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Fair Trade Sourcing for a San Francisco D2C Cosmetics Brand. Intermediate challenge in analysis. Analyzing real datasets and building models that drive decis...
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
How can GlowRoot meet the cooperative's demand for higher prices while maintaining its profit margins and brand promise of affordability?
This is not a data exercise. It is the work an analyst does when stakeholders need answers from messy data. That distinction matters to every hiring manager who has seen candidates describe statistical methods and none who have extracted insight from messy, real-world data.
When you finish, you will have something most graduates do not: a real-world deliverable, verified by Ewance, that you can show to a hiring manager and say "I did this. Here is the proof."
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply stakeholder theory to a real-world sourcing dilemma
- Evaluate trade-offs between profitability and ethical obligations
- Propose a CSR initiative that aligns with corporate strategy
- Use moral reasoning frameworks (e.g., utilitarianism, rights-based) to justify decisions
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Aligned coursework coming soon.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Stakeholder Analysis
Apply stakeholder analysis to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Cost Benefit Analysis
Apply cost benefit analysis to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Ethical Decision Making
Apply ethical decision making to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Supply Chain Ethics
Apply supply chain ethics to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: