Publications

September 2022
Case

The Pan-London Care Impact Partnership

By: Brian Trelstad

Article

Price Promotion for Emotional Impact

By: Aylin Aydinli, Marco Bertini and Anja Lambrecht

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February 2021 (Revised March 2022)
Teaching Note

Measuring Impact at JUST Capital

By: Ethan C. Rouen and Charles C.Y. Wang

February 2012 (Revised July 2012)
Background Note

The Promise of Impact Investing

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Sarah Appleby and Laura Moon

This note outlines the segments of a potential $500 billion social investment market; sectors such as housing, microfinance, health and education. The note sketches the roles of the various players and summarizes their investment perspectives. View Details

Keywords: Investment

November 2011 (Revised March 2014)
Teaching Note

Trucost: Valuing Corporate Environmental Impacts

By: Michael W. Toffel

05 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Environmental Change and Ground-level Impact

Established in 2010, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) works to deepen understanding of the environmental challenges facing business leaders and inspire new ideas and practical, effective solutions. BEI has established a network of 5,000 alumni whose... View Details

Fast Answer

Field Course: Investing for Impact

Where can I find information to help me with my course work? Pathways to Business Created by HBS faculty Andy Zelleke , and delivered via an interactive and video-led online experience, Pathways to Business features five relatable leaders at early stages in their... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

The Far-Reaching Impact of Fellowships

Each year more than 900 MBA students arrive on the Harvard Business School campus eager to begin a two-year experience that promises to transform their lives. They have been selected because of their academic record, work experience, and a demonstrated capacity for... View Details

Keywords: fellowships

24 Apr 2014
News

Positive impact that hits home

of a fellowship. “I still think about money in our local currency,” Seck Mercier says, “and with the two years’ cost of Harvard Business School, in my country I could buy a lot of real estate.” Seck Mercier says her fellowship means freedom to pursue any job she... View Details

Aug 2020
Conference Presentation

Impacting Grand Challenges: A 'Both/And' Approach

By: Natalie Slawinski, Wendy K. Smith, Robin J. Ely, Tobias Hahn, Andrew J. Hoffman and Anita M. McGahan

In this panel symposium, we seek to build on growing efforts by management scholars to engage with grand challenges and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Reflective of the All- Academy Theme description, we note that research and scholarship... View Details

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August 2022 (Revised November 2024)
Case

Boston Impact Initiative: Investing in Local Change

By: Emily R. McComb, Amy Klopfenstein and Mel Martin

In fall 2021, Aliana Piñeiro, impact director at Boston Impact Initiative (BII) discovered that an entrepreneur the organization was considering for an investment had failed to disclose pre-existing debt with another lender. Although the business scored highly on BII’s... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Investment; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Society; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Wealth; Poverty; Risk Management; Financial Services Industry; North and Central America; United States; Massachusetts; Boston

Web

Contact Us - Social Impact Collaboratory

Contact Us Contact Us If you are interested in learning more about Social Impact Collaboratory, please fill out the form below. *All fields required. Your Name* Preferred Email Address* Your Affiliation* Inquiry* View Details

June 2021
Teaching Plan

Akshaya Patra: Impact at Scale

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Sarah Appleby and Nathaniel Schwalb

Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 517-028. View Details