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  • 26 Apr 2011
  • Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities
  • 2015
  • Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Howard Fischer, Eric Jacobsen, and Gratitude Railroad's Impact Investing

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Daniel Lennox-Choate
In 2013, Howard Fischer (hedge fund founder) and Eric Jacobsen (serial entrepreneur and private equity investor) established Gratitude Railroad as a community of impact investors in nine different "tracks." Each track represented a different concept for using... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Social Change; Sustainable Business And Innovation; Investment; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; United States
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  • 2000
  • Book

Down to Earth: Applying Business Principles to Environmental Management

By: F. L. Reinhardt
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy
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  • April 1995 (Revised May 1995)
  • Case

Metsa-Serla: Environmental Labels in the European Forest Products Markets

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Pat Markovich
Keywords: Labels; Environmental Sustainability; Forest Products Industry; Europe
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  • 2011
  • Other Unpublished Work

Towards Improvement in Singapore's Transportation Efficiency and Environmental Impact

By: Benjamin Edelman
I evaluate the suitability of Personal Rapid Transport (PRT) for transportation problems in Singapore, and I propose short-term and long-term applications. View Details
Keywords: Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement; Environmental Sustainability; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Singapore
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  • 2021
  • Article

Nudging the Commute: Using Behaviorally-Informed Interventions to Promote Sustainable Transportation

By: Ashley Whillans, Joseph Sherlock, Jessica Roberts, Shibeal O'Flaherty, Lyndsay Gavin, Holly Dykstra and Michael Daly
Dramatic reductions in carbon emissions must take place immediately. A human-centric method of reducing environmental impacts is to “nudge” employees away from single-occupancy vehicles (SOVs) toward more sustainable commuting options. While an abundance of research... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Science; Transportation Demand Management; Commuting; Single-occupancy Vehicle Commutes; Transportation; Behavior; Change; Environmental Sustainability
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  • 2003
  • Article

Developing a Management Systems Approach to Sustainability at BMW Group

By: Michael W. Toffel, Natalie Hill and Kellie McElhaney
This article describes how Designworks/USA, a subsidiary of BMW Group, developed a Sustainability Management System (SMS) by integrating the management of environmental, social, and traditional business issues. After several months of deploying the SMS throughout its... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Management Systems; Standards; Operations; Auto Industry
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  • 2025
  • Chapter

Sustainability and Green Business in Latin America

By: Geoffrey Jones
This chapter argues that since the nineteenth century capitalism has created much wealth, but at the cost of massive ecological destruction, which has been particularly severe in Latin America. During the first global economy before 1929, considerable wealth was... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business History; Globalization; Economic Growth; Latin America
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  • Web

A Commitment to Sustainability | About

A Commitment to Sustainability We are addressing the challenges and opportunities of sustainability leadership through campus operations and community engagement. Harvard Office of View Details
  • April 1994 (Revised August 1994)
  • Case

Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development

By: Forest L. Reinhardt
Keywords: Development Economics; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Brazil
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  • 30 Jan 2017
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Environmental Legacies of The North Face's Doug Tompkins and Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Ben Gettinger; Apparel & Accessories; Retail
  • 2005
  • Dissertation

Voluntary Environmental Management Initiatives: Smoke Signals or Smoke Screens?

By: Michael W. Toffel
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Management
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  • 10 Jan 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

Pay for Environmental Performance: The Effect of Incentive Provision on Carbon Emissions

Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou, Shelley Xin Li & George Serafeim
  • October 1992
  • Case

Pioneer Hi-Bred International: Developing An Environmental Statement and Strategy

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Carla Koppell
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy
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  • December 2014 (Revised August 2015)
  • Case

Muñoz Group: Sustaining Global Vertical Integration Through Innovation

By: Jose B. Alvarez and Annelena Lobb
Muñoz Group, which supplied supermarket chains and food distribution chains around the world with fruit, flowers, juice and ice cream, was at a strategic crossroads in 2014. CEO Alvaro Muñoz had to choose the best way to achieve profit goals and provide his company... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Supply Chain; Retail; Agribusiness Industry; Globalized Firms and Management; Supply Chain Management; Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Profit; Innovation and Invention; Retail Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; North and Central America
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  • Web

Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Sustainable Investing Course Number 1495 Senior Lecturer Vikram Gandhi Professor Shawn Cole Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits Paper/project The course won the 2021 Teaching Recognition Award for Excellence in View Details
  • Fast Answer

Sustainability in CPG and Retail

retail’s most common and significant environmental impacts and examines the origin of sustainable planning and operations, the business case for sustainability programs,... View Details
  • Fast Answer

Sustainability Resources for HBS MBAs

Carnstone and Flag  Books: Careers Finding Purpose: Environmental Stewardship as a Personal Calling Profession & Purpose: A Resource Guide for MBA Careers in Sustainability Values-Driven Business:... View Details
  • Fast Answer

Sustainability in Agriculture and Agribusiness

number of approaches to sustainable agriculture, as well as supporting activities. The approaches all share the common goal of striving for sustainability, which includes environmental aspects but also... View Details
  • Web

Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

skills to evaluate, and manage, and measure social and environmental impact when making investment decisions." Vikram Gandhi Sustainable Investing Senior Lecturer of Business Administration "In this course,... View Details