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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability
not immediately. In that context, it’s much harder to find lots of win-wins. Are we seeing companies embrace responsibility for addressing environmental issues? MT: I’ve recently been looking at companies in the United States whose CEOs... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
recent poll by the Investor Responsibility Research Center, the average dollar value of stock held by directors of companies with stock ownership guidelines (only 20 percent of the sample!) was roughly $175,000 in 2004, although how that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Case Study: Power Nappy
had worked as a design engineer at Procter and Gamble, in addition to having cofounded a social enterprise that successfully commercialized biodegradable sanitary pads in India. Saigal started looking into the $10 billion diaper industry... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Homeschooled
Image by John Ritter About a month before schools began to close in the United States in response to the pandemic, Sal Khan (MBA 2003) (pictured above, right), founder and CEO of the online learning platform Khan Academy, began to see... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
while Khanna was studying emerging markets in the 1990s through applied math and the analytical social sciences. It was Nitin Nohria, before his tenure as Dean, who noticed the overlap and suggested they put their heads together. “When we... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Making It Count
Image by Martin Leon Barreto In 2021, while the pandemic was amplifying social inequities and climate catastrophes, investors were busy pouring more money than ever into environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments: In the... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
this one addressing a white audience, telling them exactly what they could be doing to help support the Black community. The positive response to that episode led Rogers, a retired senior lecturer to write his recent book, A Letter to My... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Carbon Neutral
Frampton, and Minnick created the nonprofit Partnership for Responsible Growth to introduce the concept as a practical alternative to cut through the ideological divide. RELATED HARVARD LINKS Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative's 2015... View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
has two parts. The first discusses the geological and social history of the site, focusing mainly on the park’s construction in the late 1850s and 1860s. The second part has essays on the 200-plus tree species and varieties. This is... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
help with these problems. Somehow this bridge has to be built,” says Goodwin, who until earlier this month was CEO of Executives Without Borders (ExecWB), a sort of facilitator for corporate social responsibility. (Goodwin just announced... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present by Jeff Madrick (MBA ’71) (Knopf) This is a history of how greed has bred America’s economic ills over the last 40 years, and of the men most responsible... View Details
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
Alumni Association of Boston (HBSAB). Each virtual panel discussion features several leaders from nonprofit organizations who are taking on big social problems, innovating solutions and having significant impact. “Our goal is to educate,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
India. He is currently working on a serial and has two more projects in the pipeline. "I believe it is a corporate social responsibility to pay back to your motherland," Parija says. "I am fortunate that I... View Details
- 29 Oct 2012
- News
Private equity guru's mission to show big business can do altruism
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
together with worthy causes to become a stepping stone to making our communities a better place to live. I also see social and community impact as having increasing value to recent alumni. If you aspire to build an engaged and vibrant... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 08 Jun 2023
- News
Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner
Baker Foundation Professor, Emeritus William A. Sahlman presented the Entrepreneurship Award to Michael Martin (MBA 2015), founder and CEO of RapidSOS, an advanced emergency technology company that powers safety, security, health, and emergency View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Jul 2019
- News
A Way Forward for Women
year, covering topics ranging from politics and financial crises to individual board member responsibilities over five intensive days on campus. HBS Professor Boris Groysberg, who co-chairs the Executive Education program with Professor... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 20 Oct 2023
- News
How ENGOs Can Support Corporate Climate Change Efforts
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Faculty Books
institutional environments alter financing decision-making around the world. Environmental Protection and the Social Responsibility of Firms: Perspectives from Law, Economics, and Business edited by Bruce L.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
artificially lowers wages. In March 2004, the AFL-CIO filed a trade-dispute petition seeking U.S. government action to pressure the Chinese to abolish the dual-class citizenship system. Given the growing attention to corporate social... View Details