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Business Professors Study Impact, Business Model Kate Spade Supplier in Rwanda

February 2, 2016

McDonough School of Business professors Catherine Tinsley and Edward Soule research the community impact of a Rwandan supplier for Kate Spade & Company and the social responsibility aspects of its business model.

Woman in apron smiles while working on fabric

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, Hands open a handbag to show "Made in Rwanda"

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, Catherine Tinsley sits with a worker while another looks on

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, Edward Soule stands in a village talking to residents with a home in the background

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, Workers gather and pose for a photo in front of a tree near their workplace

One of the 150 women who make handbags and handwoven jewelry for Kate Spade & Company in Rwanda works on a product for the luxury fashion brand’s “on purpose” collection.

Feb. 2, 2016 – McDonough School of Business professors Catherine Tinsley and Edward Soule traveled to the small village of Masoro in Rwanda to research the community impact of one of Kate Spade & Company’s suppliers and the social responsibility aspects of its women-owned business model. Read more here.

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