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  • January 2023
  • Case

EKI Energy Services: One Billion Carbon Credits

By: George Serafeim
Within nine months from the time of its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in April of 2021, EKI Energy Services (EKI) shares had increased by more than 8,000%. Equally explosive was the growth of the company’s revenues and Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Credits; Carbon Emissions; Growth; Business Analysis; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Valuation; Climate Change; Accounting; Valuation; Transition; Renewable Energy; Analysis; Product Positioning; India
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    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
    • February 2024
    • Supplement

    Seeds of Innovation: GALY’s Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab

    By: George Serafeim
    In 2023, Luciano Bueno, CEO and founder of plant cell culture agriculture company GALY, was considering the best path forward for his company as he planned to pitch Series B investors. GALY, founded in 2019, aimed to produce cotton and other crops from cells grown in... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Green Technology; Goods and Commodities; Growth and Development Strategy; Science-Based Business; Entrepreneurship; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Startups; Decisions; Technological Innovation; Production; Entrepreneurial Finance; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Technology Industry; Boston; Sao Paulo
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    • Web

    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    , Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration Dean Srikant Datar kicks off Reunion Weekend by sharing his key priorities, which will strengthen and... View Details
    • Article

    Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data

    By: Sakis Kotsantonis and George Serafeim
    As the ESG finance field and the use of ESG data in investment decision-making continue to grow, the authors seek to shed light on several important aspects of ESG measurement and data. This article is intended to provide a useful guide for the rapidly rising number of... View Details
    Keywords: ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Reporting; Data Analytics; Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; CSR; Transparency; Investment Management; Socially Responsible Investing; Sustainable Finance; Sustainable Development; Inclusion; Inclusive Growth; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Investment; Management; Climate Change; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Integrated Corporate Reporting
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    • Web

    Publications - Faculty & Research

    Role of Land-Use Regulation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-027, November 2024. 2024 Working Paper Climate Solutions, Transition Risk, and Stock Returns By: Shirley Lu , Edward J. Riedl, Simon Xu View Details
    • 06 Mar 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: March 6

    Healy, George Serafeim, Devin Shanthikumar, and Gui Yang Abstract We examine the selection and performance of stocks recommended by analysts at a... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 27 Mar 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

    analysis of tort laws. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54284 forthcoming Management Science Market Reaction to Mandatory Nonfinancial Disclosure By: Grewal, Jody, Edward J. Riedl, and View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    Marketing - Doctoral

    Das Narayandas Seth Neel Michael I. Norton Elie Ofek Elisabeth C. Paulson V. Kasturi Rangan Maria P. Roche Raffaella Sadun George Serafeim Sara McKinley Torti Isamar Troncoso Jeremy Yang Dennis A. Yao David... View Details
    • Web

    Strategy - Doctoral

    George Serafeim Willy C. Shih Christopher T. Stanton Jorge Tamayo Jo Tango Sara McKinley Torti Isamar Troncoso Eric J. Van den Steen Andy Wu Jeremy Yang Dennis A. Yao David B. Yoffie Shunyuan Zhang Current... View Details
    • 28 Aug 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: August 28

    Link between Non-financial and Financial Performance in One Space Authors: Robert G. Eccles, Jess Schulschenk, and George Serafeim Publication:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    Accounting & Management - Doctoral

    Robert Simons Eugene F. Soltes Suraj Srinivasan Adi Sunderam Charles C.Y. Wang Emily Williams Yuan Zou Current HBS Faculty & Students by Interest Accounting Brian K. Baik Shirley Lu Ethan C. Rouen George... View Details
    • January 2020 (Revised July 2020)
    • Case

    BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit

    By: Rohit Deshpandé, Aiyesha Dey and George Serafeim
    The case revolves around the actions that Barbara Novick, co-founder and Vice-Chair of Blackrock, and Michelle Edkins, Global Head of Investment Stewardship, would need to take in response to the controversial CEO letters from Laurence (Larry) Fink, Chairman and CEO of... View Details
    Keywords: Boards Of Directors; Institutional Investors; Disclosure; Transparency; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Profits; ESG; ESG Disclosure Metrics; Corporate Sustainability; Engagement Strategy Of Institutions; Stewardship Role Of Institutions; BlackRock; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Institutional Investing; Accounting; Corporate Disclosure; Mission and Purpose; Profit; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Diversity; Corporate Accountability; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    • May 2013
    • Article

    The Performance Frontier: Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy

    By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
    By now most companies have sustainability programs. They're cutting carbon emissions, reducing waste, and otherwise enhancing operational efficiency. But a mishmash of sustainability tactics does not add up to a sustainable strategy. To endure, a strategy must address... View Details
    Keywords: Sustainability; Innovation; Environment; Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility; Governance; Strategy; Value; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance; Environmental Sustainability; Innovation and Invention
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    • November 2017 (Revised April 2019)
    • Case

    Summa Equity: Building Purpose-Driven Organizations

    By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
    In 2015, Reynir Indahl left top Nordic private equity firm Altor Equity Partners to found Summa Equity (Summa). After long contemplation following the financial crisis, Indahl was convinced the financial system was producing negative externalities and that the current... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Purpose; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Social Impact; Investment Management; Management Practices; Innovation; Voice; Environmental Impact; Private Equity; Social Enterprise; Finance; Capital Markets; Management Practices and Processes; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Mission and Purpose; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Norway; Sweden; Scandinavia
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    • 19 Jul 2016
    • First Look

    July 19, 2016

    https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51379 Who Pays for White-Collar Crime? By: Healy, Paul, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using a proprietary dataset of 667 companies... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • September–October 2020
    • Article

    Social-Impact Efforts That Create Real Value

    By: George Serafeim
    Until the mid-2010s few investors paid attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data—information about companies’ carbon footprints, labor policies, board makeup, and so forth. Today the data is widely used by investors. How can organizations create... View Details
    Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Management; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Disclosure; ESG Disclosure Metrics; ESG Ratings; ESG Reporting; Social Impact; Impact Measurement; Social Innovation; Purpose; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility; Strategy; Social Enterprise; Society; Accounting; Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Corporate Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Services Industry; Chemical Industry; Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; North America; Europe; Japan; Australia
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    • 2019
    • Chapter

    The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting

    By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
    A key aspect of the governance process inside organizations and markets is the measurement and disclosure of important metrics and information. In this chapter, we examine the effect of sustainability disclosure regulations on firms’ disclosure practices and... View Details
    Keywords: Mandatory Disclosure; Mandatory Reporting; Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Impact; Valuation; China; South Africa; Europe; Asia; Regulation; Corporate Disclosure; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Governance; China; Denmark; Malaysia; South Africa
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    • Web

    Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

    Geffen Geffen Records, 1984–1989 Richard L. Gelb Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1972–1994 Harold S. Geneen International Telephone and Telegraph, 1959–1977 William W. George Medtronic, 1991–2000 Daniel F.... View Details
    • Web

    Initiatives & Projects - Faculty & Research

    faculty Co-Chairs George Serafeim and Ethan Rouen. The mission of the Project was to drive the creation of financial accounts that reflect a company’s financial, social, View Details