www.mammachia.com
by Chris Lindstrom, an early investor in Mamma Chia
When many people hear the word “chia” they think of little ceramic pets that sprout green leafy “hair.” But a growing number of people know it as a miraculous seed that is one of the most nutritious whole foods in the world – and soon, they will [...]

500 Jackson Street, Box 3005
Columbus, IN 47202
www.cummins.com
by Natasha Lamb, MBA
Cummins Inc. (NYSE – CMI) is the technology leader in the manufacture of diesel, natural gas, and hybrid engines in the U.S., working to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.  Cummins has outperformed peers in meeting the demand for lower-emissions engines, which has given the company [...]

One Michael Owens Way
Perrysburg, OH 43551
Phone:  +1-567-3365000
www.o-i.com/
by Natasha Lamb, MBA
Glass is a true cradle-to-cradle material. Unlike plastics, glass does not degrade in the remanufacturing process, enabling a continuous cycle of use and reuse.  Owens-Illinois, Inc. (OI—NYSE) is the largest global player in glass containers, with the technology to use 90% recycled glass in its manufacturing.  [...]

4600 Silicon Drive
Durham, NC 27703
Phone: +1-919-3135300
www.cree.com
by Natasha Lamb, MBA
Lighting consumes 22 percent of the electricity generated in the US and CREE, Inc. (NYSE—CREE), the leader in LED technology, is tackling this inefficiency head on. In fact, the Department of Energy estimates that LED adoption could lead to power savings equivalent to 27 one-gigawatt coal-fired power [...]

1778 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035
United States
Phone: 408-262-9003
www.sigmadesigns.com
Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ-SIGM) is a fabless provider of integrated system-on-chip solutions used to “power the digital media generation.” The stock is a play on the shift toward higher quality, consumer-centric, digital video technology. Several trends favors Sigma’s products including the shift from analog to digital TV, increasing [...]

P.O. Box 8131 Affolternstrasse 44
Zurich, 8050
Switzerland
Phone: +41-43-317-7111
www.abb.com
Efficient power transmission is essential as we move toward a more sustainable energy economy. ABB Ltd (NYSE-ABB) is the global leader in electricity transmission, focused on greener, smarter, more cost-efficient power infrastructure. The potential for efficiency gains between power production and consumption is believed to be 80 percent, [...]

200 Bay StreetRoyal Bank Plaza
Toronto, ON M5J 2J5
Canada
http://www.royalbank.com/
by Natasha Lamb, MBA
With all of the turmoil in the financial sector over the past year, one major bank has managed to avoid any bombshells to date – Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE – RBC). It happens to be one of the world’s best managed banks with respect to [...]

1 Becton Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ USA 07417
201.847.6800
http://www.bd.com/
by Alison Haight, Simmon MBA candidate 
Founded in 1897, Becton Dickinson (NYSE – BDX) pioneered the hypodermic needle. Today, BDX is a medical device company best known as a producer of needle-free safety products, safe-needle devices, and other surgical tools. BDX also manufactures a wide variety of laboratory research tools [...]

American Superconductor (Nasdaq:  AMSC) is emerging as a leading player in the wind energy hardware market, particularly in China. The company’s core technologies are programmable power systems, including electronic converters, and high temperature superconductor (HTS) wires.
AMSC has quickly grown into a leading wind energy grid connection company, particularly in emerging markets. Its two main wind [...]

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) designs, manufactures, sells, and services analytical instruments involved in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), mass spectrometry, thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry. Got that? Waters’ clients include pharmaceutical, life science, biochemical, and industrial companies as well as academic institutions and government agencies. Instruments produced by Waters are used [...]