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- 08 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits
students are assigned roles as managers of large cement manufacturers (simply designated White, Brown, Black, or Green Cement). A fifth student, who represents an environmental activist organization, is assigned the goal of purchasing as... View Details
- 05 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit
forest at a nearby Tata Thermal Power Plant. While peering out from a 150 meter-high coal power plant boiler, we saw a large swath of mangroves in the distance. Later, we arrived at the Godrej headquarters, where we were greeted by Godrej’s Head of View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership
Corporations are facing great uncertainty. For the world to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the United States eventually will have to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions, as has been done by Europe, parts of Canada, and California. To plan for the... View Details
- 12 Jan 2021
- News
Keeping the Coast Clear
Photo courtesy Save the Bay Photo courtesy Save the Bay As executive director of the non-profit Save the Bay, Jonathan Stone (MBA 1984) leads the organization’s efforts to protect the waters and habitats of Narragansett Bay, educate the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Henry M. Paulson Jr., MBA 1970
Nature Conservancy. He and his wife, Wendy, have worked tirelessly to protect natural resources around the world, and the Paulson family foundation supports numerous environmental and educational causes. Now... View Details
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Dan Lufkin | Baker Library
high-growth firms rather than the blue chip stocks other analysts emphasized. He then went on to create and run Connecticut’s Department of Environmental Protection in the 1970s, was one of the founders of... View Details
- 08 Sep 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing
ProductivityDecreasing workplace transparency can increase productivity. When Privacy Protection Notices BackfireIt seems counterintuitive, but website privacy protection notices appear to discourage some... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Impact Stories - Business & Environment
Alumni Impact Stories Martin Aares MBA 2001 | Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact "As leaders who make a difference, the private sector can have huge influence over the future of our planet. We are changing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
need for management experience in nonprofits, and I decided to try to combine my business skills with my commitment to the environment," says Kendall. He embarked on a "classic business school analysis of the industry," talking to the leaders of many local, regional,... View Details
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
Tightly packed workers and other weak protections allowed COVID-19 to sweep through American slaughterhouses during the past year, infecting at least 45,000 employees and killing an estimated 240 people. To Harvard Business School... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Up on the Green Roof
growing medium that won’t blow away or compact over time. While it retains water, it also drains well to protect plants from drowning even in heavy rainfall. Beneath the layer of shale lies a moisture-retention fabric to hold water for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change
target,” Oberholzer-Gee states. If BP is involved in an environmental accident, for example, it’s much bigger news (and a much bigger problem) for a company that has made a point of publicizing its commitment to View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Creativity from Many Angles
professor Mukti Khaire. “This idea was referred to and expanded upon often throughout the conference.” Khaire noted that the issue of social and environmental concerns and the need to address these problems in a creative manner was also a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
any type is a thorny problem at every stage — innovation, funding, product development, and distribution. “Big companies are not particularly good at innovating, and incumbents are very good at protecting the status quo,” said Dave Prend... View Details
- 09 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?
genetically modified product to come to market, in 1992.) However, the organisms also potentially carry health and environmental risks. After reading about these dangers, Hiatt wondered how the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) decides... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
concerned about the environment." In the Third World, where the twin pressures of widespread poverty and explosive population growth often overwhelm environmental protection efforts, sustainable development... View Details
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
that interactions of producers, users and institutions shape the development of collective frames around the meaning of new technologies. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/04-039.pdf The Malleability of Environmentalism... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
taming global warming and other environmental threats. These intense juxtapositions must leave many wondering what we should be doing in the face of these perils. Just what are the next steps? I have an idea about that. My research... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 19 Sep 2016
- News
Sustainable Farming in the Arid World
investing in the sector, I really thought there had to be a better way to go about this business, to create a more stable business, one that takes less of a toll on the environment. “Sundrop Farms is a developer, owner, and operator of View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Interior, without focusing on specific "customer" needs. One executive observed, "What... View Details