sustainability - Publications - Faculty & Research

2005
Dissertation

Profile

Rye Barcott

in a sustainable way." Innovation for solving problems Sustainability is at the core of Rye's upcoming summer internship with Amyris, a "green tech" alternative energy company in California.... View Details

27 Sep 2019
Blog Post

HBS Alumni and Students Take On the Climate Crisis

intersection of business, government, and international policy. View Video Alumni Tackling Climate Change In recognition of Climate Week NYC, check out these stories of seven HBS alumni who are dedicating their careers to environmental and View Details

01 Nov 2018
News

Earning Potential

little, she will start accumulating extra income through her friends in a way that is sustainable and simple. “We love the idea of friend-to-friend, because Hispanics tend to be very social. They love to mingle. So the idea for us to... View Details

01 Dec 2013
News

Alumni News | Book Briefs

organization to go beyond "very good" and attain and sustain excellence. In his latest book, he shares his hard-won insights and reveals what it takes to be best in class in any industry. Tech and the City: The Making of New York's... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Professional Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

28 Jun 2016
First Look

June 28, 2016

entrepreneurs, many of them expatriate Americans, helped ensure that formally protected areas remained sustainable parks and reserves by providing revenues, conservation education to tourists, and community development and jobs.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2010
News

Students Serve as Consultants

Twelve HBS students spent their January Term as volunteer consultants to USAID projects in Bangladesh, Jordan, Morocco and Uganda. Only in its second year, the student-led Global Impact Experience program, the brainchild of Rich Chung (MBA ’10), screened more than 100... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

27 Mar 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Driving India's EV Future: Insights from Ather Scooter and Exponent Energy

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details

Anthony Soohoo

product-market fit, and the application of artificial intelligence. He also assists in refining business strategies related to company operations, talent management, and fundraising, with a focus on enabling sustained growth and... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

@Soldiers Field

engage with climate change research through a multimedia display sponsored by the Business & Environment Initiative and the HBS Operations Sustainability Team. View Details

05 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Taking Learning Beyond the Classroom

Continuing Conversations are an academic offering developed by the Sustainability Club to fulfill a desire by MBA students to dig deeper into the environmental themes presented in cases taught during their first year. These faculty... View Details

12 Mar 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist

innovations and superior service that companies create customer satisfaction and loyalty. That, in turn, leads to increased revenues and ultimately greater profitability—the basis for creating ongoing shareholder value. The key to View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Banking

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue

You sometimes hear people say things like, "I believe in global warming" or "I don't believe in climate change." It seems odd to approach climate change in this way, as though it were a question of belief, like religion. Most of the time when we confront uncertainty in... View Details

Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt; Energy; Utilities

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

No one knows how much it will cost to keep the risks of significant climate disruption to a reasonable level. One commonly cited estimate puts the cost at roughly 1 percent of world GDP a year, or about $840 billion. This is a large number, but it seems smaller when... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities

February 1980 (Revised November 1981)
Case

Work of a Regulatory Agency: The EPA and Toxic Substances

By: J. Ronald Fox and Lynne O. Cabot

Keywords: Government Administration; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Public Administration Industry; United States

Citation

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01 Sep 2011
News

Making a Difference in the World

“If people want to reduce carbon emissions, they must reduce their energy use.” — Paul Baier (MBA ’94) The residential sector is the single-largest end-use sector for energy, accounting for 25 percent of global demand. If every US home replaced one light bulb with the... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

18 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 18

http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/709021-PDF-ENG Sustainability at Millipore Harvard Business School Case 610-012 This case describes Millipore Corporation's approach to becoming a more environmentally View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 15

prevailing research norm. The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities Author:John D. Macomber Publication:Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 3 (summer 2011) Abstract Three trends will drive urban... View Details