Publications

September 2012
Background Note

Carbon Credits

By: Forest Reinhardt, Jost Hamschmidt and Mikell Hyman

Keywords: Carbon; Waste Management; Carbon Credits; Emission Reduction; Europe; Japan; Wastes and Waste Processing; Renewable Energy; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Europe; Japan

May 2007
Teaching Note

Toyota Motor Corporation: Launching Prius (TN)

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Dennis A. Yao

Keywords: Production; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry

June 2010 (Revised June 2011)
Case

U.S. Department of Energy & Recovery Act Funding: Bridging the "Valley of Death"

By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Ramana Nanda

The case focuses on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the $38 billion of stimulus funding the DOE received to encourage clean tech. They focus on "bridging the valley of death" (i.e., helping young, innovative companies finance technically risky and very capital... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Government and Politics; Innovation and Invention; Programs; Business and Government Relations; Climate Change; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry

2014
Working Paper

Waste, Recycling and Entrepreneurship in Central and Northern Europe, 1870–1940

By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora

This working paper examines the role of entrepreneurs in the municipal solid waste industry in industrialized central and northern Europe from the late nineteenth century to the 1940s. It explores the emergence of numerous German, Danish, and other European... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Entrepreneurship; Business History; Entrepreneurship; Health; History; Green Technology Industry; Germany; Denmark; Hungary; United Kingdom

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June 2006
Supplement

Genentech - Capacity Planning Teaching Note, Spreadsheet Model

By: Daniel C. Snow and Steven C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Green Technology Industry

June 2006
Supplement

Genentech - Capacity Planning - Spreadsheet Model

By: Daniel C. Snow and Steven C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Green Technology Industry

May 2006
Supplement

The Brent Spar Campaign (B): Rescuing Greenpeace?

By: James K. Sebenius and Natasha Affolder

Keywords: Green Technology Industry

July 2004
Teaching Note

Nature Conservancy, The (TN)

By: Allen S. Grossman and Jane Wei-Skillern

Keywords: Green Technology Industry

July 1993 (Revised August 1994)
Case

Laidlaw Environmental Services

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Green Technology Industry

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January 1976
Case

Environmental Research Laboratories

By: John P. Kotter

Keywords: Research; Green Technology Industry

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09 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel

conglomerate and one of India’s largest steel producers. They are employing significant technology to build circularity into their production processes across both steel and cement production and are using their R&D capacity to... View Details

06 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

American company that filed for bankruptcy protection in January. The company developed the first digital camera in 1975. Yet Kodak was never able to ride the digital wave over the long haul, and the company's invention ironically served to thwart its success. “Much of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

01 Jan 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

This may have sparked the rage leading, on at least one occasion, to the murder of an H-1B visa holder. Another concern is the tight control that the sponsor holds over an individual during the process. Sponsoring companies may commit to helping a talented immigrant... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

01 Jan 2008
News

John Doerr, MBA 1976

crisis is the most urgent problem facing our planet. It is critical that we accelerate the flow of investment into green technology.” As one of Silicon Valley’s most successful venture capitalists, John Doerr thinks big. Working side by... View Details

September 2023 (Revised November 2023)
Case

Seeds of Innovation: GALY's Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab

By: George Serafeim and Michael Norris

In 2023, Luciano Bueno, CEO and founder of plant cell culture agriculture company GALY, was considering the best path forward for his company as he planned to pitch Series B investors. GALY, founded in 2019, aimed to produce cotton and other crops from cells grown in... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Green Technology; Goods and Commodities; Growth and Development Strategy; Science-Based Business; Entrepreneurship; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Startups; Decisions; Technological Innovation; Production; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Boston; Sao Paulo

April 2020
Teaching Note

Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature

By: Michael W. Toffel and James Barnett

Teaching Note for HBS No. 620-024. Indigo Agriculture used a digital-enabled research and development (R&D) process to launch its initial product, microbial coatings for agricultural seeds, which increase crop yields while reducing the need for fertilizers. In doing... View Details

Keywords: Operations; Supply Chain; Social Enterprise; Product Development; Distribution Channels; Business Strategy; Digital Platforms; Science-Based Business; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Massachusetts

October 2023
Supplement

Rheaply: Circularity For Every Business Supplement 2

By: Rembrand Koning and Alicia Dadlani

Pitch deck explaining the later vision of the company that was presented by the CEO to potential investors. View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Social Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Finance; Mission and Purpose; Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Illinois; Chicago