environment - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Mar 2021
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What Biden’s Sustainability Agenda Means for Business

01 Mar 2017
News

The Middle Way

On February 1, 2016, a line of First Nations drummers in traditional regalia—elaborate headdresses, each cheek bearing two red streaks—entered from the rear of a packed hall at the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology, and beat a slow, resonant path... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous

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Shana Hoffman

the right provider? No one’s thinking about the system as a whole – and that’s the opportunity.” Seeking a low-risk environment for high-level ambitions After a stint at DaVita, a nationwide provider of dialysis services, Shana “got a... View Details

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Ravi Belani

Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), a leading venture capital firm that has backed some of the most successful start-ups in the Internet era. Discovering a fresh environment for growth “To be honest,” Ravi says, “the partners [at DFJ] pushed me to... View Details

07 Jan 2020
Cold Call Podcast

Can Capitalism Be Fixed by Making Companies More Just?

Keywords: Re: Ethan C. Rouen & Charles C.Y. Wang; Financial Services

03 Jan 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Financing the Response to Climate Change: The Pricing and Ownership of US Green Bonds

Keywords: by Malcolm Baker, Daniel Bergstresser, George Serafeim, and Jeffrey Wurgler

March 2020 (Revised July 2020)
Case

LULA: Transforming Transport and Mobility (A)

By: Siko Sikochi and Hayley (Le) Ma

Based in Cape Town, LULA was founded to create and operate a Mobility-as-a-Service platform with the aim to integrate different modes of transport through a one-ticket solution. LULA was “easy” in isiZulu, a language spoken in South Africa. Yet, it wasn’t easy for LULA... View Details

Keywords: Mobility; Transportation; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; South Africa

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March 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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Cinco de Mayo

By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas P. Retsinas, David Margain and Andres Caldera Radonski

In 2004, Adrian Pandal is seeking financing for a residential conversion of a building in Mexico City's historic center district. He must convince potential lenders that the project is viable and that it makes sense to bet on the future potential of an area that, until... View Details

Keywords: History; Risk Management; Opportunities; Urban Development; Investment; Property; Real Estate Industry; Mexico City

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August 1992 (Revised February 1995)
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Otis Pacific Asia Operations (B): Regionalization

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Describes Otis's effort to build a regional organization linking its previously autonomous opportunities across the Pacific Asia region. Describes changes being made in several key functions, including manufacturing, marketing, engineering, and finance. Presents major... View Details

Keywords: Engineering; Finance; Marketing Strategy; Production; Opportunities; Competition; Integration

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11 Jan 2021
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A Step Toward Making Your Company More Sustainable

01 Sep 2020
News

Good Odds

Illustration by Chris Gash Last spring, as the number of air travelers plummeted, airlines and their meal suppliers were left holding the bag—an enormous snack bag filled with individually wrapped cookies, salted pretzels, and cheese platters, with no flyers to feed... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; food industry; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

25 Jun 2019
News

After the Storm

It’s fitting that Erik Dyson’s HBS interview was conducted over a pay phone in Costa Rica, where he and his wife, Debbi, were finishing a three-year program for Habitat for Humanity. Now the CEO of the disaster relief organization All Hands and Hearts–Smart Response,... View Details

Keywords: Paul Flannery

15 Dec 2017
News

WiTricity Takes a Turn Toward Electric-Car Charging

Keywords: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2009
News

Up on the Green Roof

ROOFTOP GARDEN: HBS project manager Kevin Ruby surveys Shad Hall’s newly planted perennials. Photographs by Neal Hamberg When it came time to replace the leaky roof on Shad Hall — runners joked of dodging buckets placed on the indoor track to catch ceiling drips — the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Construction of Buildings; Construction

24 Nov 2014
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Mayor Walsh names top environmental manager

Keywords: Government

01 Feb 2001
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Ready for Take-Off

(MBA '77) of Communispace, a software environment for virtual collaboration within companies. Tracy A. Lawrence (MBA '99) of GetConnected.com, Inc., an Internet channel where consumers can comparison-shop among telecommunications... View Details

Keywords: Spingboard

01 Aug 2022
News

It’s Time to Invest in Climate Adaptation

02 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana

on-campus schedules often didn’t align, the virtual environment offered flexibility that ultimately benefited Humana’s leaders and future interns. “When you see members of the management team taking time to have informational calls, it’s... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health-Related Services