Current students: Cate Adams, Emma Clopton, Isabelle Spirk, and Julie Wright

Step 1: Determine the facts in the situation 

1. We have identified three different means of buying shirts 
2. We are the Executive Director of Sustainable Lehigh 2030, which is a program aimed at transforming Lehigh U’s low-carbon circular economy. 
3. Triple bottom line sustainability is a core value 
4. Under our umbrella, we have ten different student groups focused on effecting sustainable behavior change amongst all campus stakeholders. 
5. We have a $5,000 grant from a diehard alumnus to purchase t-shirts to support the various programs
6. A follow-up gift is an option if the pilot phase is successful 

Step 2: Define the Stakeholders 

1. Diehard alumnus 
2. Lehigh U 
3. Lehigh alumni network 
4. Students involved in Sustainable Lehigh 2030
5. Stakeholders of respective projects 
6. Campus community 
7. T-shirt company

Step 3: Assess the motivations of the Stakeholders

1. Diehard alumnus
   1. To support the sustainable Lehigh 2030 program and student projects to better the campus community 
2. Lehigh U 
   1. Supporting a sustainability program that will improve the campus’s health and appearance. 
3. Lehigh alumni network
   1. Alums always look to support big initiatives to better the university and student life. 
4. Students involved in Sustainable Lehigh 2030
   1. Students who are actively involved in the program want it to be successful and have the proper funding to have this achieve it’s long-term goals. 
5. Campus community 
   1. Students, faculty, and staff are always interested in investments that will better the community, academics, and life at Lehigh. 
6. T-Shirt Company
   1. The t-shirt company is a secondary stakeholder. They want to provide good service and a good quality product to promote themselves and the projects they support.

Step 4: Formulate three alternative solutions 

1. Seek alternative funds for t-shirts in order to ensure enough sustainable shirts can be secured for the program
2. Try to exchange a good or service in return for the t-shirt or try to negotiate a better price 
3. Look into another product such as water bottles or stickers 

Step 5: Seek additional assistance as appropriate 

1. Talk to the Lehigh Valley company about their values and if there is a way we could form a lasting relationship and get a better price 
2. Seek out information on the fast fashion industry and if it aligns with the values of Sustainable Lehigh 2030 

Step 6: Select the best course of action 

Seek alternative funds for t-shirts in order to ensure enough sustainable shirts can be secured for the program. By finding more funding, this will help the sustainable program to invest in the local Lehigh Valley economy, reducing carbon footprint compared to if they were purchased elsewhere. Also, by investing in organic t-shirts, this means that the material sourced for the shirt was decided much more environmentally consciously.  

Step 7: What are the implications of your solution on the venture

1. May be hard to find adequate funding for the organic, local t-shirts
2. Could be too much or too little stock 
3. May disappoint the alumnus if the amount of products is not sufficient 
4. Asking for a lot of money for just t-shirts, may be more intriguing to have other types of merch that may be more memorable
5. Shirts will eventually end up in a landfill some day
6.  Shirts are easily forgotten about