Weather And Climate Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 2

and goad managers. This response assesses Caesars Entertainment's CodeGreen scorecard, advocates a more comprehensive environmental assessment to target subsequent improvement efforts, and describes how the... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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

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Educators

09 Jun 2020
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How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

manage a food distribution company and an agricultural investment fund. “Many global experts have underscored that this pandemic is a 12-18 month battle and that we can expect future pandemics View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

July 2023
Supplement

Sian Flowers: Fresher by Sea? – PowerPoint Supplement

By: Willy C. Shih and Michael W. Toffel

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Purchase

29 Sep 2022
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

soon change rapidly. “When I decided to take on that role, the world looked very different than it would later that spring,” says Diagne. “I had no idea that it would turn into a pandemic-response and... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Mar 2008
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Highly Energetic

industry, forecasting its future grows ever more difficult. Three-quarters of the Fortune 500 now report on their carbon emissions, and “irrespective of what you believe about the science, climate View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2022
News

The Potential of Business to Improve Lives

When Robin Ely, the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration and the faculty chair of HBS’s Race, Gender, and Equity Initiative, was studying questions of gender and race in organizations in the 1980s, research into building an inclusive economy was “a... View Details

Keywords: April White

09 Mar 2021
Blog Post

New BEI Director: Lynn Schenk

School, and the world as we confront the realities of climate change and its associated responsibilities and... View Details

01 Aug 2002
News

Marilynn Davis (MBA '82)

in the middle of a recession, and we have seen a lot of changes,” noted Davis, who is now EVP and manager of the consumer banking segment at FleetBoston Financial Corporation. “We've spent our careers in a... View Details

17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

impact on the dynamics of corporate investment and growth. Investment is "locked in" in profitable firms when payout is heavily taxed. Thus, apart from any level effects, payout taxes change the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Business of Animal Protection Club

Are you interested in connecting with other HBS MBA students dedicated to tackling climate change? Student Clubs are a vital part of the HBS Community experience that support the school's mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. We spoke with... View Details

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Forest L. Reinhardt | About

Climate Change, developed jointly with HBS professor Mike Toffel, covers the basic science and economics of climate change View Details

01 Jul 2000
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What Every Executive Needs to Know About Global Warming

Keywords: Kimberly O’Neill Packard, Forest Reinhardt

01 Sep 2011
News

Water for Life

targets set in the Philippine Development Plan. Why does Manila Water need a climate change policy? Studies show that the water supply sector is one of the most directly affected by View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services

26 May 2015
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First Look: May 26

for two completely different reasons. The first is a change in technology that reduces the value of co-location (stickiness). This tends to lead to the decoupling of design and production activities View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Feb 2015
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Lessons in Perseverance

By 1998, Pilar Deza (OPM 30, 2001) had weathered several storms on her way to becoming a leading education entrepreneur in Peru. Deza had gone from founding a nursery school in her garage with four neighborhood children to operating two... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools

29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

intensity, we allow the incumbent to consider changes in its business model. We consider four alternative business models—two pure models (subscription-based and ad-sponsored) View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

offices. There is also change in leadership expectations. New organizational roles are emerging, including chief health officers, chief climate gurus, chief diversity and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

17 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - The Future of Green Building

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – The Future of Green Building Cover image features Christoph Schiess (left) and Jim Damalas (right). Over the course of the 2022 UN Climate View Details

19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

several proof-of-concept tests and for which Rey foresaw a clear market in nutritional supplements and functional foods. The case provides context on the company; describes advances in crops genetics focused... View Details