ESG - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2023
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An Engine of Innovation

Startup life can often feel like a solo sport, says Matt Segneri (MBA 2010), the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Executive Director of the Harvard Innovation Labs: “What the three labs in our ecosystem do is to make building a venture something that happens within a truly... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

03 Nov 2023
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Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

while she worked at BrainHeart Energy. She has since founded Antarez Global Impact Capital, which is focusing on investment in large-scale sustainable infrastructure. As a board member for the HBS Club of Sweden, she focuses on promoting View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Events - Private Capital Project

Conservation Sector” with Matthew Arnold (Head of ESG and Corporate Responsibility Engagement at JPMorgan Chase), Clark Binkley (Managing Director at International Forestry Investment Advisors), Ratnika Prasad (Director at the... View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Systemic Change Analyze key stakeholders' roles—including investors and the government—understand why "systems thinking" is necessary, and develop a personal plan for how you can drive change. Highlights NG Continued Changing the Governance View Details

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VCPE Database Comparison

solid black; border-left:1px solid black">Extensive screening criteria specific to VCPE; Filter by minority/women owned VCPE firms, charts & league tables, Benchmarks, ESG... View Details

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

customers, investors, and communities a voice and a place at the table when corporate leaders address the climate issues their organizations face. This has manifested in over $30 trillion in investment product under the ESG “label,”... View Details

08 Mar 2021
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International Women's Day Featured Stories

missing an actionable dataset that quantifies its climate impact. To address this gap, I am building Metric to provide ESG analytics software that measures corporate ESG performance and quantifies the... View Details

25 Jan 2024
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Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

phenomenon,” he observed. “Investors from endowments or sovereign wealth funds expect an ESG lens. European investors are requiring it. Climate impacts pose large risks, and if you stick your head in the sand, you are not being a... View Details

03 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability Efforts

flavijus For the first time, a link has been drawn between public sentiment about a company’s sustainability practices and how that company is valued in the market. The results are important both for investors searching for under-valued, socially responsible companies,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Sustainability in VCPE & Investing

investment with a focus on the benefits of sustainable investment, best practices, and lessons for the future. Private Equity for the Public Interest: The Evolution of ESG and Considerations for Asset Managers and Investors Article... View Details

Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC)

The MBA course on "Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in an Era of Climate Change" is ideal for students who aspire to become entrepreneurs by starting their own company or joining a start-up that is driving innovation and solving challenges posed by climate change.... View Details

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PE Fundraising

How do I create a list of firms by geography, type of fundraising and timeframe? In Preqin Click on Private Equity>Funds Under Advanced Search you can query by fund status, size, vintage and structure. Click on ESG... View Details

16 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?

allocated to sustainable funds that invest in companies with specific environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and goals. Since 2015, when the US Department of Labor began allowing pension fund managers to incorporate ESG... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Energy

28 Apr 2021
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Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) reflects on her how experience at HBS shaped her career and inspired her to make a difference in her home region of Asia through impact investing. How has your education at HBS helped to shape your career in impact and View Details

10 Jun 2015
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The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

inclusive capitalism. Below, he describes how such standardized reporting could empower both companies and investors, and how it could revolutionize business practices in the future. Christian Camerota: What prompted you to study the impact of View Details

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Companies: risk ratings

a suite of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research and analysis products from MSCI. S&P Global ESG Scores provides environment, social, and governance data and scores and TruCost data. Includes: Climate... View Details

05 May 2022
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Like-Minded

focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) solutions. Yet they achieved both distinctions in May 2021 with the launch of MPower Partners, focusing on what they considered an untapped pool of talent: young entrepreneurs making a difference in the View Details

15 Nov 2016
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Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders

Further, Serafeim shows that because investors have such a keen interest in tracking ESG performance, up to 60 percent of a company’s value may stem from nonfinancial data. Classroom discussions often energize associate professors and... View Details

22 Dec 2022
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Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

Education remains a top priority, even today. She’s finding that a big part of her mission is educational, specifically helping the average investor understand the differences between ESG and impact investing. A number of articles and... View Details

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Learn with Baker Library: LSEG Workspace | Baker Library

engaging, helpful modules on these wide variety of topics. Learn with Baker Library: LSEG Workspace focuses on how to effectively and efficiently leverage the LSEG Workspace platform for your research. Learn how to search and pull analysts' reports and earning call... View Details

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