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IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment

the livelihoods of millions. As the world’s second-largest rice producer, India contributes nearly 20% of global rice output. However, this cornerstone of food security comes with a heavy environmental cost—responsible for approximately... View Details

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

June 2024
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Vinalhaven: The Downtown Project

By: Richard S. Ruback, Matthew Preble, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb

Vinalhaven is an island community located approximately 12 miles off the coast of Maine. The island has a year-round population of about 1,300 people as of 2022, with an additional 3,000 people who reside on the island in the summer months. The two largest industries... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Natural Resources; Natural Environment; Weather; Sustainable Cities; Forecasting and Prediction; Construction; Property; Infrastructure; Capital Budgeting; Projects; Project Finance; Negotiation; United States; Maine

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17 Nov 2015
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Carbon Neutral

Eacho, left, and Minnick (Getty Images) Congress is at a standstill over carbon. One side wants to regulate emissions as a pollutant; the other fears that any move to regulate oil and gas will impede growth... View Details

Keywords: Michael Blanding

30 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: The Role of Business Leaders in Sustaining Market Capitalism

environmental issues, inadequate governance, and lack of transparency. But these same leaders have very different perspectives on the most appropriate path forward. Some feel the sole focus of business should be on building great... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

06 Nov 2019
Op-Ed

Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything

The world is. on. fire. The Earth is burning. We only have a little time to arrest climate change, and if we fail to do so the consequences will be both dire and irreversible. We have the technology and the resources to fix things, if we want to. We even have a... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy

08 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?

China, have made major headway with developing their smart grids, but progress in the United States has been slow. "It's rolling out much more slowly than people expected. Consumers seem less interested in its capabilities. The View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Energy; Utilities

03 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Van den Ende Rozen

a plant to grow a new flower. The total capacity of the 4.5-hectare greenhouse is 400 roses/m² per year. The growers use a mix of extensive experience and technology to efficiently grow a high-quality product. Throughout the greenhouse, there are 17 different View Details

08 Nov 2016
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November 8, 2016

stringent measures to regulate the industry. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51895 Alternative Paths of Green Entrepreneurship: The Environmental Legacies of The North... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2002
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Books

While Enron made the headlines, Mills says, these other actors were culpable as well. The title of Mills' book derives from a comment made by former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt regarding the actions of teenager Jonathan Lebed who broke federal View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Policy - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change Policy From obstruction to leadership For much of the last 50 years, powerful segments of the business community have opposed government action on climate change. The fossil fuel industry in particular, seeing View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

The Middle Way

This process was different from the process between the environmental groups and the logging companies: Here, Eamer had to explain the parameters and regulations of the first agreement to the First Nations... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous

01 Jun 1999
News

Short Takes

to ensure that environmental resources are replenished for future generations - as there are people discussing the issue. But with increased pressure on businesses to consider the costs of their actions to society and the environment... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

19 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 19

PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives

You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

16 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History

and attempt to develop frameworks for assessing the nature of this impact. It is equally important to identify the entrepreneurs and firms that have been ahead of governments and regulators in championing more sustainable practices and... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman

01 Sep 2011
News

Water for Life

has invested over $1 billion in laying 2,000 miles of water lines and building 33 wastewater treatment plants while returning strong profits for shareholders. Equally important, the company has emerged as a model for integrating financial success with social... View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

07 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Competition of Countries

Countries, like companies, need development strategies to succeed in a world of growing globalization. Professor Richard H. K. Vietor is an expert on business regulation and the international political economy. Vietor has taught at... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

28 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

Earth Day Reflections

work they are already doing. For, example I am helping a major U.S. utility look at the implications of possible carbon regulation and the way they structure their business. I'm working with a large consumer goods company to look at the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

between a true surprise and one that should have been predicted? Anticipating and avoiding business disasters isn't just a matter of doing better environmental scanning or contingency planning. It requires a number of steps, from... View Details

Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman

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