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01 Dec 2008
News

Green Talk at HBS

Before an overflow audience in September, Scott Nyquist (MBA ’84) and Thomas Seitz of McKinsey gave a talk on the “The Future of Energy: How Geopolitics, Environmental, and Supply Risks Are Shaping the Industry.” Drawing on the consulting firm’s research on greenhouse... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

energy.’ We were trying to be a bridge between saving the planet with new technologies” while talking to utilities and the “incumbent energy industry” about buying clean sources of power. Today, Nisha has evolved her focus and is... View Details

06 Jan 2012
Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

for its carbon performance. Such ratings and rankings are largely based on companies' direct carbon footprint. For example, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJIS), which evaluates the economic, environmental, and social performances of top global companies,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing

29 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

Business School Case 118-013 Accounting for Nuclear Power Provisions at RWE In early 2016, RWE, a utility that operates nuclear power plants in Germany, came under scrutiny from regulators and the media over the adequacy of its provisions... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 May 2016
First Look

May 10, 2016

the Challenges of Distributed Generation American Electric Power, like most utilities in the U.S. is currently exposed to distributed generation and the problem of net-metering. Solar installations in... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2005
News

WATER Ltd.

General Electric and its CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA ’82). GE has announced its intention to reach $10 billion in water-business sales over the next decade. Worldwide, as water becomes increasingly precious, it is often predicted that more... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

19 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future

On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

09 Mar 2021
News

Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic

Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the local electric utility came together with foundations and educators to ensure digital access for all citizens. They addressed a specific issue, connectivity. They did not... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

for the decade ending in 2009. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811036-PDF-ENG AEP: Carbon Capture and Storage Richard H. K. VietorHarvard Business School Case 711-036 By October 2010, American Electric Power... View Details

22 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change

pleased to see the Department of Energy invoking the Defense Production Act for building efficiency products such as heat pumps and insulation. As the specifics of how that can be applied and utilized are formalized, it should create some... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Making Their Way

emphasizing high-end quality and performance in its design and manufacturing, and with an innovative, technologically advanced, and energy-efficient product mix, including customization options. “The biggest factor in our success is that we can quickly View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

07 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

inferences from the mere availability of add-ons, which in turn lead to significant changes in the perceived utility of the base good itself. Specifically, we propose that the improvements supplied by add-ons can be classified as either... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

an electronic version of a patient questionnaire that had been designed and vetted by a group of subspecialty experts. We integrated that survey into our EHR. To assess the effects of our new EHR system and the new process flow for patients, we View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2013
News

Sizing Up Social Impact

sometimes we don't." BEFORE: Infrastructure investments made by the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Ghana targeted poor road conditions and a lack of reliable electricity in rural areas. Photo courtesy of MCC In effect from 2007 to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities

Web

Commencement 2016 Address | About

figure’s instructions to deliver electrical shocks to innocent people—remind yourself that most people, just like us, with an equal commitment to decency, succumbed in this situation. It’s a lesson you should keep in mind, in your... View Details

13 Jan 2021
News

Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”

provide electricity that is affordable, and reliable, and sustainable, using a technology called solar-powered mini-grids. What that means is, we provide electricity to people who don't have it in rural... View Details

19 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

and regulation of insurance markets, including the interaction between consumer choice difficulties or biases and adverse selection. We then document evidence on consumer mistakes in health-care utilization and treatment choices,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

had? Second, how should she utilize the growing importance of digital channels that may increase pressure on traditional revenue sources but also fuel new ecommerce partnerships and other opportunities? Can Vogue, as both the fashion... View Details