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- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'
Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement
Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details
- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
behavior are reduced (Study 5). Our results have important implications for models of ethical decision making, moral behavior, and self-regulatory theory. Publisher's link: http://www.francescagino.com August 2013 Journal of Finance The Real Product View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 16 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?
The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
- 24 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?
COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online
and perform hypothesis tests with P-value 60 hrs Course – 5 Modules Economics for Managers Economics for Managers will enable you to drive critical business decisions. Explore how businesses approach pricing strategy, evaluate market... View Details
- Web
Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
environmental governance. The chapter explores two different historical paths in such private regulation and how they came about. The first path involved certification and standards programs designed to facilitate the growth of green... View Details
- Web
Curriculum - Business & Environment
Government and the International Economy Pakistan at 75: When Will the "Nazuk Mor" End? Singapore: "From Third World to First" Thailand: Red Shirts, Yellow Shirts, and a Green Revolution Data Science for Managers Arla Foods: Decarbonizing... View Details
- 03 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Rituals in Life, Death, and Business
Norton, an associate professor in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School. "But we didn't know if the ritual caused the healing." “We see in every culture—and throughout history—that people who perform rituals report... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- November 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Infarm: Betting the (Indoor) Farm on Food Security
By: Elie Ofek
In the summer of 2023, the co-founders of Infarm, a controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company, were contemplating a major pivot going forward. While Infarm had successfully shown it could grow over 75 products—mainly herbs, leafy greens and mushrooms—in modular... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Model; Market Entry and Exit; Science-Based Business; Business Strategy; Transition; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; North America; Toronto; Northeastern United States
Ofek, Elie. "Infarm: Betting the (Indoor) Farm on Food Security." Harvard Business School Case 524-043, November 2023. (Revised March 2024.)
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
Unlocks post-harvest services of storage, credit, and market linkage for smallholder farmers. Alumni Track, 2019 Blueland Gina Pak (MBA 2015), CMO Alumni Track Winner Taking the weight and waste out of your everyday products. X-COR... View Details
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
including a recent extension to the trading of carbon offsets. Iberdrola: Leading the Energy Revolution Faculty Presenters: Juan Alcacer , James J. Hill Professor of Business Administration This case discussion focuses on Iberdrola, the world's third-largest utility,... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
http://bit.ly/BuySocialzStrategyBook August 2013 Marketing Letters Structural Models of Complementary Choices By: Berry, Steven, Ahmed Khwaja, Vineet Kumar, Andres Musalem, Kenneth C. Wilbur, Greg Allenby, Bharat Anand, et al.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
About - Business History
has written extensively on green entrepreneurship and the role of values in business leadership. He has a particular interest in the business history of emerging markets, especially in Latin America, South Asia and Turkey, and launched... View Details
- 04 Nov 2009
- What Do You Think?
What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?
asked, "If we take the invisible hand of capitalism away would we ever learn from our mistakes? The more government steps in the more accountability for actions decreases." Charles Green set forth an opposing view: "In the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- February 2022 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff
By: Navid Mojir, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney
Lilium is a German company focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) that can be used to offer air taxi services. The company went public in September 2021 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal, raising more than... View Details
Keywords: SPACs; Business Model; Forecasting and Prediction; Green Technology; Capital Markets; Venture Capital; Initial Public Offering; Rural Scope; Urban Scope; City; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Technological Innovation; Demand and Consumers; Market Timing; Industry Growth; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Design; Product Development; Production; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Risk and Uncertainty; Urban Development; Sustainable Cities; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Air Transportation; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; Germany; Munich; Brazil; United States; Florida
Mojir, Navid, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej, and Emer Moloney. "Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff." Harvard Business School Case 522-084, February 2022. (Revised September 2022.)
- August 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Northvolt: Making the World's Greenest Battery
By: Jurgen R. Weiss and Emilie Billaud
In 2021, the demand for lithium-ion batteries increased rapidly, particularly for electric vehicles. Anxious not to be reliant on Asian players, Europe was keen on developing its own home-grown capacity to control the value chain, maintain employment in Europe, and get... View Details
Keywords: Electric Vehicles; Lithium-ion Batteries; Business Ventures; Energy; Green Technology; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Transportation; Supply Chain; Globalized Markets and Industries; Goals and Objectives; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Battery Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; Europe; Sweden; Germany; Poland
Weiss, Jurgen R., and Emilie Billaud. "Northvolt: Making the World's Greenest Battery." Harvard Business School Case 722-004, August 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
- January 2022 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Envision Group
By: Gunnar Trumbull, Bonnie Yining Cao and Dawn H. Lau
Based in China, Envision was one of the world’s leading Greentech companies. Chief Executive Officer Lei Zhang had set the goal of achieving carbon neutrality across the company’s global operations and supply chain by 2022 and 2028 respectively. As part of its... View Details
Keywords: Green Technology; Climate Change; Emerging Markets; Information Technology; Strategy; Management; Renewable Energy; Energy Policy; Environmental Sustainability; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Green Technology Industry; Battery Industry; China; United States; Japan; United Kingdom; France
Trumbull, Gunnar, Bonnie Yining Cao, and Dawn H. Lau. "Envision Group." Harvard Business School Case 722-045, January 2022. (Revised February 2022.)
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
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