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  • 27 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Working to Change the Food System

lot of time by the water in the San Francisco Bay Area. I would catch and forage fish, crab, mussels, and sea urchin, and bring them home to eat! It was really magical (and... View Details
  • 24 Sep 2024
  • Blog Post

Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

needed. For example, a 2023 report from the Global Center for Adaptation suggests that over $100 billion per year is needed to invest in infrastructure, weather forecasting, and protecting agriculture in... View Details
  • 02 Nov 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy

change education is spotty at best. This fall, New Jersey became the first state to integrate climate change topics across grade levels and... View Details
  • 18 Mar 2024
  • Research & Ideas

When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View

Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible... View Details
Keywords: by Desmond Dodd; Energy; Utilities
  • 23 Mar 2023
  • Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services
  • 01 Dec 2010
  • News

You Haven’t Changed a Bit

Photographs by Stuart Cahill and Neal Hamberg Related Links 2010 Fall Reunion Photo Gallery 2010 Reunion Presentations Occasional blustery, rainy weather couldn’t put a damper on the good vibrations... View Details
Keywords: reunion
  • February 7, 2023
  • Editorial

Business Schools are Ignoring Students’ Changing Aspirations: They Must Focus on Management as a Calling

By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Many management students today are concerned about the mounting threats of climate change, income inequality, health care, and more. They increasingly see business as a place to make a difference in the world. Andrew Hoffman writes that business schools are slow to... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Social Issues; Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose
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  • October 2022 (Revised February 2024)
  • Case

Masdar City: Aiming for Sustainable and Profitable Real Estate

By: Boris Vallee and Fares Khrais
Masdar City broke ground in 2008 and was conceived by the Abu Dhabi government to be an international beacon of innovation in sustainable energy and real estate. It was also to be a profitable investment for the government. At first glance, the two goals pulled in... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Business Growth And Maturation; Decisions; Public Sector; Financial Crisis; Construction; Climate Change; Green Technology; Borrowing And Debt; Corporate Finance; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Cost Of Capital; Equity; REIT; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation; Growth And Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Urban Development; Middle East; United Arab Emirates; Sustainable Cities; Green Building; Business and Government Relations; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financing and Loans; Real Estate Industry; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Abu Dhabi
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Reunions: Accelerating Climate Solutions with Professor Jim Matheson (MBA 2001) - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business & Environment... View Details
  • 10 Aug 2022
  • News

How Ceres Supports Corporate Boards to Accelerate Climate Action

  • 20 May 2022
  • Blog Post

Nucleate Eco: Connecting Aspiring MBA Entrepreneurs with Cutting Edge Climate Research

tech-based solutions to fighting climate change (and especially in an entrepreneurial way), getting to partner with a scientist doing breakthrough research is the biggest value proposition that Nucleate... View Details
  • 30 Apr 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

threats posed by climate change and aims to mitigate future emissions, India must forge a new, sustainable development pathway. This “twin challenge” of developing while... View Details
  • 23 Apr 2024
  • Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Chicago

business and the environment. Email bei@hbs.edu to learn more about upcoming events. On April 2nd, BEI partnered with the HBS Club of Chicago to bring together alumni dedicated to making an impact on climate... View Details
  • 04 Jan 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Scrap the Big New Year's Resolutions. Make 6 Simple Changes Instead.

need to live in harmony with it. As the world confronts climate change, resource depletion, deforestation, and other environmental challenges, it has never been more important for leaders View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • October 2022 (Revised June 2024)
  • Case

Driving Decarbonization at BMW

By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel
The case describes BMW’s electrification and decarbonization strategy, and how the company measured carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of its vehicles and used tools like carbon abatement cost curves to evaluate decarbonization opportunities. In mid-2022,... View Details
Keywords: Decarbonization; Climate Change; Environment; Sustainability; Carbon Accounting; Carbon; Carbon Abatement; Electric Vehicles; Automobiles; Transportation; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Management; Environmental Sustainability; Accounting; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Supply Chain; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Germany; China; United States; Europe
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  • 20 Aug 2019
  • Cold Call Podcast

Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World?

Keywords: Re: Rebecca M. Henderson & George Serafeim; Financial Services
  • January 10, 2023
  • Editorial

Climate Change: Why Business Schools are Failing

By: Andrew J. Hoffman
We are faced with an existential challenge that requires radical action. Tomorrow’s business leaders must learn to think critically about their role in society and how they will practice their craft in order to bring about change. View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Climate Change; Business Education
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  • 2022
  • Working Paper

Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Scope 3 Carbon Emissions

By: George Serafeim and Gladys Vélez Caicedo
For most organizations, the vast amount of carbon emissions occur in their supply chain and in the post-sale processing, usage, and end of life treatment of a product, collectively labelled scope 3 emissions. In this paper, we train machine learning algorithms on 15... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Climate Change; Environment; Carbon Accounting; Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence; Digital; Data Science; Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Management; Environmental Accounting
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  • 19 Aug 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #8: The Role of Solar and Wind Farming (and Other Tools) in the United States’ Clean Energy Future

processes, reducing interconnection timelines and costs, and maintaining grid reliability to meet local, state, regional and federal decarbonization goals.” View Details
  • 17 Apr 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Poverty and Crime: Evidence from Rainfall and Trade Shocks in India

Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer & Petia Topalova