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- 15 Apr 2020
- News
How Sarah Kauss Built S’well
on plastics and climate change—and educating people about the water crisis—it could be really interesting to do something good while doing something good.” Kauss also discussed her environmental motivations in this recent Bulletin, noting... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
and with Marietta’s support, recently completed her undergrad degree. Pine Mountain’s approach is holistic: In addition to offering more than a dozen environmental education courses for schoolchildren that integrate science, ecology, and... View Details
- Career Coach
Philippe Taieb
positions for The Nature Conservancy, the world's largest environmental nonprofit, and was also the Director of International Operations at City Year, a youth service organization. Outside HBS, Philippe is a consultant and a coach. He... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Building a Movement
fall short, but it’s an important idea that resounds to this day. One of the particular things that the founders did back in the 1990s that turned out to be very important was to put focus on social entrepreneurship—which is about adapting the skills and techniques of... View Details
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
geoengineering, which, like all technologies, pose specific societal and environmental risks but might be necessary for keeping global conditions manageable. Recent graduate David Chan (MBA 2018), of America Capital Management, commented... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: Values Proposition
Illustrations by Drue Wagner The Company The Leadership The Pitch The News Saathi Cofounder and CFO Amrita Saigal (MBA 2014); Founded 2015 Almost 3 million women in India don’t have access to sanitary pads. Saathi’s environmentally... View Details
- 2018
- Book
Re-engaging with Sustainability in the Anthropocene Era
By: Andrew J. Hoffman and P. Devereaux Jennings
Re-engaging with Sustainability in the Anthropocene Era applies organization theory to a grand challenge: our entry into the Anthropocene era, a period marked not only by human impact on climate change, but on chemical waste, habitat destruction, and despeciation. It... View Details
Keywords: Organization Theory; Environmental Management; Policy; Social Issues; Social Entrepreneurship; Pollutants
Hoffman, Andrew J., and P. Devereaux Jennings. Re-engaging with Sustainability in the Anthropocene Era. Cambridge University Press, 2018. (Winner of the 2019 Best Book Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management.)
- 17 Dec 2018
- News
Tomorrow, Transformed
business leadership to accelerate social change COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE: What does environmental leadership look like in the age of global warming? CODE BREAKERS: Increasing the number of women in positions of leadership READY, SET,... View Details
- October 2024
- Course Overview Note
Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in the Era of Climate Change (ROICC)
By: George Serafeim
This course overview note introduces the course Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in the Era of Climate Change to students. View Details
Keywords: Environment; Innovation; Technology; General Management; Organizational Transformations; Investments; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Finance; Accounting; Leadership; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Management
Serafeim, George. "Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in the Era of Climate Change (ROICC)." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 125-052, October 2024.
- 03 Feb 2023
- News
Immersive Field Courses Take the Classroom on the Road
students heard from President Nana Akufo-Addo, who discussed the challenge their country faces creating future opportunities for the younger generation. Read more. London In Entrepreneurship in the UK and Europe, with Professors Greg... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
For African farmers looking to escape poverty, honey brings sweet success
beekeeping demonstrations and training. It purchases honey at fair-trade prices and also processes, packages, and distributes the honey to markets. HCA’s business model, which is being replicated in other African countries, places an emphasis on generating economic,... View Details
- March 2013
- Case
First Green Bank: Bringing Bloom to Desert Landscapes
By: Christopher Marquis and Juan Almandoz
First Green Bank is a bank start-up in the midst of the financial crisis which aims to promote sustainability while making money as a bank. The case presents an ethical dilemma as it considers a loan to an arms manufacturer. View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Financial Crisis; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Community Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Ethics; Banking Industry; United States; Florida
Marquis, Christopher, and Juan Almandoz. "First Green Bank: Bringing Bloom to Desert Landscapes." Harvard Business School Case 413-073, March 2013.
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Tackling the World’s Most Difficult Challenges
prosperity, environmental stewardship, social justice, and democracy are not at odds. Henderson and former HBS Dean Nitin Nohria talked about the book in an alumni webinar. Inspiring Public Entrepreneurship... View Details
- Profile
Marc Wilson
even if your idea is a good one, it won’t get broad acceptance unless it makes money." Marc cites the outdoor retail company, Patagonia, as an example: "In order for others to follow their environmental standards, they have to... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education
- 09 Nov 2016
- News
The Seeds of Learning
Adam Zmick (MBA 2011) is cofounder of Gardeneers, an environmental education organization based in Chicago, Illinois. In this interview, he explains the connections between learning about food and children’s preparation for a healthy... View Details
- 14 Jun 2018
- News
Catalyzing Social and Economic Change in Rural Africa
financial return, but also a social and an environmental or conservation return. “Throughout my career, I saw what finance could do and the positive impact that it could have. And Africa's very exposed. At the same time, there's... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
How to Scale a Startup Marketplace for Used Furniture
- 01 Aug 2014
- News
A closer look at the industry of beauty
homogenization persists, the purchasing power of emerging economies, aging populations, and increasingly multiethnic US consumers has now led to a new sensitivity to diversity. Further, Jones has found that today's generation of industry leaders has a greater awareness... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
says, we're all about building a world that is 'just, humane, and environmentally sustainable.' " On this particular day, the petite, dark-haired Scher is wearing a business suit -- "I'm hosting a public event later today," she explains... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- March 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
C12 Energy
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and James McQuade
C12 aimed to build not only a company, but an entire industry around carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). "You change the world by building a market, and you build a market by building a profitable company that other people copy," said Dawe, C12 Energy's CEO. "In... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Sequestration; Sustainability; Cleantech; Oil And Gas; Business Model; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology Industry; Energy Industry; North America
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and James McQuade. "C12 Energy." Harvard Business School Case 813-159, March 2013. (Revised March 2014.)