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- 02 Mar 2023
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Carbon's Second Act
thought needed additional investment of time and resources which was fundamentally what to do with carbon dioxide. MORE Hear all three episodes of this series Skydeck podcast MORE Hear all three episodes of this series Skydeck podcast DM:... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
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The City Solution
will be in this last group. Amid the challenges of protecting the environment and halting its decline in urban areas and elsewhere, there is a consensus that sustainability will drive business during the coming years and that the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
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Water for Life
Issue Focus: Business and the Environment Zobel de Ayala Photographs by Tom Epperson Issue Focus The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS The City Solution Green Day Related Links Watch Ayala discuss sustainability Sixteen years... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
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Locally Grown
investing immediately, with the first check we received,” he says. The initial fundraising goal was $4 million; the fund has now raised $25 million. Aravaipa also had long-term vision. “This isn’t software,” Fenwick-Smith explains.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 20 Apr 2016
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Steps to Success
climate change through sustainable food, water, energy, and income-generation programs. Ruhr, who joined the mission shortly after it began, has been central to its work. At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 14 Jun 2018
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Catalyzing Social and Economic Change in Rural Africa
Goncalo Neves-Correia (MBA 2007) is CEO of ThirdWay Africa, an investing and advisory firm based in London, Maputo, and Harare. ThirdWay Africa believes we are entering a new paradigm where sustainability is... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
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Of Value and Values
On the Horns of an Investment Dilemma Financial management firms that focus on sustainable investing have been gaining ground for twenty years now. As an example, Principles... View Details
- 12 Jul 2018
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In the Market for Environmental Change
Carl Ferenbach (MBA 1972) is cofounder and retired managing director of the Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners and chair of the Environmental Defense Fund. In this video interview, he talks about his growing interest in View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Understanding the global economy from a new perspective
to further economic growth and environmental preservation in the United States and China. “The United States and China need to help power global growth, rebalance the global economy and global investment flows, and, ultimately, assure a... View Details
- 06 Jan 2020
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Home Grown
view (Granite Equity plans for businesses, including Granite Equity itself, to be sustainable for 100 years or more); and investment in community (often businesses owners or senior officials contribute to... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 24 Apr 2014
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Ensuring success through education
Educating a nation of children is Hüsnü Özyeğin’s (MBA 1969) investment in Turkey’s future. The successful self-made businessman and philanthropist is focused on eliminating disparities in education. He has founded dozens of schools and... View Details
- 01 Feb 2021
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Locally Grown
Inspired by the natural beauty he found when he moved to Boulder, Colorado, Robert Fenwick-Smith (MBA 1988) created Aravaipa Ventures, an unusual venture capital fund to support environmentally sustainable technology businesses in the... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
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Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
We are in a unique moment in time, where the United States’ chance to make a difference on climate is greater – and more necessary – than ever. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August, business leaders have a nearly $370 billion opportunity to... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
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Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
corporate radar. Interestingly, some venture capital firms have revisited their prior investments and confirmed that those involving disruptive rather than sustaining technologies proved far more profitable... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
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Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock
Houston-based investment bank that specializes in the energy industry. The future oil shortage, he says, is a problem we should address right now. Based on your research, how soon will we feel the effects of the diminished Saudi oil... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line
Protecting the country’s conservation land while also turning a profit guides the business model at The Lyme Timber Company. David Hoffer (AB 1990, MBA 1995, JD 1996), managing director at the timberland investment management firm, says... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams
just kind of look at all this,” says Mawilmada. “I like to imagine what it might be when I’m an old man.” His tone is a bit dreamy, but there’s an underlying current of urgency as well. As head of investments for Sri Lanka’s Western... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
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The Road Less Traveled
foldable, totable scooter to get from apartment to bus stop, or subway stop to office. Of course, an increase in bikes, scooters, and mopeds will require new regulations and investment in street design to ensure safety for all users.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
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Up by the Roots
California, Boston, sometimes London,” recalls Gotsch. “Nobody was looking locally.” Gotsch is president and CEO of the Partnership Fund for New York City, which invests in local ventures to create jobs and grow the Big Apple’s economy.... View Details
- 06 Oct 2022
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Untapped Potential
water entrepreneurship ecosystem is lagging behind other sectors that are on focused climate and sustainability—led Ferguson to found Burnt Island Ventures in 2020. The company invests exclusively in entrepreneurs building technologies... View Details