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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

Second Half of Life, as well as the forthcoming Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier, coauthored with Oprah Winfrey. Hise Gibson: Leadership and habit formation My summer reading list comprises books that cater... View Details

27 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

2017 New York: Oxford University Press Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship By: Jones, G. Abstract—This book explores whether profits and environmental sustainability are compatible through the lens of a global... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Aug 2004
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Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

overbuilt as much as they are under-demolished.) Regarding green construction, we don't have to look very far from here in Boston to witness a wonderful example, the new Genzyme Building down the Charles... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

yourself, build your professional network, and navigate sensitive workplace issues. Discover how to position yourself for promotion and decipher the unspoken “soft skills” that are paramount to success in the professional realm. Grounded... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

28 Mar 2024
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IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld

building emissions represent over half of total building emissions and are only likely to increase as Indian prosperity improves and air conditioning adoption increases. As previously mentioned, large... View Details

10 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 10

North Rhine-Westphalia, which made their reputations especially vulnerable to criticism. The research supports organizational sociology theory, which has identified the importance of visibility in corporate green strategies. The German... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Aug 2019
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Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Discovering the Business of Storytelling

the wait time for a green card for some Indians increases to as long as 150 years. I’m only beginning to learn how to build something that lasts. But we all have to start somewhere. EGC taught me that... View Details

06 Sep 2022
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Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

investment solutions ranging from green bonds and renewable infrastructure to thematic strategies that allow clients to align their capital with specific ESG outcomes. The Sustainable Investing team is responsible for ESG integration in... View Details

14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

can make organizational learning happen by building teams that learn. Publisher's Link: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-078797093X.html The Gifts We Keep on Giving: Documenting and Destigmatizing the Regifting Taboo... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

as new generations come into decision-making positions and may advocate for new strategies such as impact investing. Once a strategy is in place, selecting the right investments or funds requires extensive work. An advisor such as Cambridge can play a critical role in... View Details

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

company that does business in more than 200 countries and uses more than 25 crops sourced from over 7 million acres in 60 different countries, PepsiCo has an opportunity and a responsibility to use our size and scale to help build a food... View Details

07 May 2024
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Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

the Scope 1 and 2 targets, the plan includes objectives to reduce Scope 3 emissions from travel (with an emphasis on air travel) and supply chain. HBS has made significant reductions in our Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions through hundreds of energy conservation measures... View Details

29 Aug 2023
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Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details

25 Jan 2024
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Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

apart old electronics to learn what makes them tick. Green technologies - solar, batteries, motors - captured his imagination early on. “I’d spend weekends and summers sifting through old toys and electronics in the house to find the... View Details

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

the world. Therefore, after my stint in New York, I went back to McKinsey’s Greater China office to help build their Sustainability Practice while deepening my climate knowledge along the way. As a joint degree student, I am grateful for... View Details

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Electricity - Business & Environment

require major changes in this vital sector of the economy. 40 % Of total Green House Gas Emissions is from Electricity Generation. 20 % Of the world's population currently lives without access to electricity. 4-5x Quicker growth in wind... View Details

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John H. McArthur | About

on August 20, 2019 outside Boston, Massachusetts. His energy and leadership kept HBS at the forefront of business education and laid a foundation of intellectual growth and development on which the School continues to build today. His... View Details

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Assimilation” (with Vasiliky Fouka and Kai Gehring) in 2018. Marlous van Waijenburg : 2018: Recipient of a MITRE Faculty Research Award for “Financing the African Colonial State: Fiscal Capacity Building and Forced Labor.” Marlous van... View Details

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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Providing Assessment & Feedback Sample Class Teaching quantitative material with the case method challenges students to build their capabilities in identifying and solving problems embedded in context, think critically about approaches... View Details

21 Nov 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values

Many people equate luxury with excess and folly. Stella McCartney is not one of those people. A lifelong vegetarian and prominent player in the green fashion movement, the designer has shown that luxury and sustainability need not be... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Fashion

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