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  • 25 May 2010
  • First Look

First Look: May 25

associated with improved productivity are also linked to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Download the paper: http://www.stanford.edu/~nbloom/BloomGenakosMartinSadun.pdf Watch What I Do, Not What I Say: The Unintended Consequences of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Mar 2003
  • News

Inside the Revolution

consume carbon dioxide (i.e., greenhouse gas) and turn it into raw materials that could replace petrochemicals. The energy business, it seems, is destined to become driven by biology-based innovation. Developments such as these are all... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Eileen McCluskey; Jonathan West; Life Sciences Project; LSP; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Jun 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #6: Climate Change, Peacebuilding, and Business: Lise Grande and Dr. Teagan Blaine, USIP.

invest heavily now, greenhouse gases stay in the environment for so long that we still won’t see temperatures fall. I didn’t think this future would come so fast.” About Climate Stories Climate Stories is a series researched and written... View Details
  • 13 Feb 2024
  • Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

from the rest of the world in this area–we have the world’s least sustainable transportation system, as measured by transportation emissions per capita. And even globally, transportation is on the wrong track: it’s the fastest-growing View Details
  • 06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

vulnerability to climate change and their strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their responses vary widely. We theorize and empirically identify several factors associated with suppliers being especially willing to share this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 30, 2008

and compare these with prior life cycle data for biopolymers as well as other fibers, and we find that nanoclay production results in lower energy use and greenhouse gas emissions than production of many common biopolymers and glass... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

Harvard Business School Case 518-002 NatureSweet This case describes the business model and workplace philosophy of NatureSweet, a privately owned, vertically integrated greenhouse grower and marketer of fresh tomatoes with sales across... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 13, 2010

and Stephanie van SiceHarvard Business School Case 611-002 Having begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 3, 2008

citizens, and corporations to work collaboratively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a task that requires information on companies' emissions levels, risks, and reduction opportunities. This paper explores the conditions under which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 2

broad North American launch of its line of EVs, among the very first commercially available, highway-approved safe cars in the world that produced zero greenhouse gas tailpipe emissions. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

challenge? Using a tool called Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), Speed & Scale offers an unprecedented global plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions before it’s too late. Used by Google, Bono’s ONE foundation, and thousands of startups the... View Details
  • 28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016

methods that included burning large tracts of forest land, which destroyed wildlife habitats, displaced native populations, and emitted greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Global demand for palm oil was increasing, which made the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 12, 2008

greenhouse gas emissions. Purchase the case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608055 Enterprise Risk Management at Hydro One Harvard Business School Case 109-001 An early adopter of Enterprise Risk Management,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 20

W. Toffel, and Stephanie van SiceHarvard Business School Case 611-049 Seeking to go beyond global best practices in reducing environmental impacts, FIJI Water, a premium artesian bottled water company in the United States, launched a Carbon Negative campaign that would... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 15, 2008

launch of its line of EVs, the first commercially available, highway-safe cars in the world that produced zero greenhouse emissions. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808070 WL Ross &... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Dec 2016
  • News

An Environmental Epiphany

the developed world. And is very promising in showing a pathway to address greenhouse gas emissions in emerging markets. So yes, there are many moments of optimism and of excitement, as we see this new Industrial Revolution unfold.... View Details
  • 13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

open space while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. This year, the DUMBO BID must decide if it should continue its small actions or pursue a neighborhood-wide Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating while constrained... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Nov 2007
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching The Moral Leader

decisions will come as business leaders figure out how to respond to new regulations, taxes, or to cap and trade schemes, all enacted to control the buildup of greenhouse gases. In addition to providing opportunities for quick-witted... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education
  • 01 Mar 2016
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

more than 2 billion are malnourished, even though we produce enough food today to feed everyone. The carbon footprint of food waste totals 3.3 billion metric tons, enough to rank as the third-largest country in the world in greenhouse gas... View Details
  • 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

Nations Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board to China, for use of Arcadia's rice varieties, since they enabled farmers to reduce nitrogen fertilizer use, in turn lowering greenhouse gas emissions. But the company's proprietary... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace