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2021
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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

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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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

April 1995 (Revised May 1995)
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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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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

2003
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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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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

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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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Sustainable Investing Course Number 1495 Senior Lecturer Vikram Gandhi Fall; Q2; 1.5 credits Paper/project The course won the 2021 Teaching Recognition Award for Excellence in Sustainable... View Details

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Sustainability in Supply Chain Management

This is a part of Baker Library's Sustainability Research Guide. Background Readings Green Supply Chain Management : A Concise Introduction

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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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13 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Grolsch Brewing Company: Drink Sustainably

sustainability initiatives in their supply chain, including a pilot program equipping commercial trucks with solar panels that power the trucks loading and unloading chain, we remain curious about other supply chain initiatives.... View Details

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

equips investment professionals and those in related fields with the insights, frameworks, and skills to evaluate, and manage, and measure social and environmental impact when making investment decisions." Vikram Gandhi View Details

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

Article

Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience

By: Kellie McElhaney, Michael W. Toffel and Natalie Hill

This case study describes how an industrial design company developed a sustainability management system (SMS) standard, designed and implemented an SMS throughout its business, and then became the first company in the world to achieve third-party SMS certification by a... View Details

Keywords: Design; Governance Compliance; Management Practices and Processes; Standards; Environmental Sustainability; Auto Industry; United States