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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash
world," she says. "There was this dichotomy that, on one hand, a pile of e-waste contains 100 to 200 times as much gold as you can find in ore from the ground, yet in the absence of the right processes, you weren't able to tap into this resource efficiently, or in an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Revitalizing America
environmentally sound reconstruction of decaying neighborhoods by training at-risk urban youth in construction and putting them in line for good jobs. City Year, an education-focused nonprofit on whose national board I serve, mobilizes... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Tapping into Opportunity
be made environmentally safe," says Shenkar. "The oil and gas companies are working hard to respond to the evolving government regulations. There's a real opportunity here for firms that can quickly provide the technology to meet these... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Business History Gets a Boost
respectively, as faculty chair and as director of the new initiative. In a Business History Review article last spring, Jones and Friedman challenged business historians to tackle big subjects with major importance to the future of business, such as View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
mostly with social and environmental themes, that preserve his native Odisha culture. Working with acclaimed Indian writer-director Prashant Nanda, he has produced two films to date. For his first, The Living Ghost (2010), Parija received... View Details
- 03 Aug 2020
- News
A Clean Start
help solve this environmental conundrum. A chemical engineer, Brix had spent his career at Chevron in research and technology and then at Microsoft in IoT and automation. Then, in 2017, he turned his attention toward creating a renewable... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
environmentalist. He and I spent a lot of time together discussing the larger environmental challenges of our time. He was a big thinker. He was very encouraging and supportive of my desire to shift my career more in the direction of... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
William F. Connell (MBA '63)
after reading the Partnership's code of conduct as well as policies regarding issues such as antitrust and environmental protection. Connell, who graduated magna cum laude from Boston College (BC) and served as an officer in the U.S.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
overestimating the environmental benefits of shared dockless e-scooters—because many riders choose them over walking or pedaling a bike—pointed out that “choosing an e-scooter over driving a personal automobile with a fuel efficiency of... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
On Purpose
refresh and outlines three priorities: DEI, environmental stewardship, and community. Cohen then set out to help infuse these goals into Disney films, TV, theme parks, and products. “When these priorities are embedded in your business... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Powering on wireless electricity
award underlines the fact that our technology is capable of enormous positive economic and environmental impact,” says Giler, whose entrepreneurial spirit extends to other areas of interest. He is the cofounder of Scratch Wireless, which... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Leadership Fellows
Kennedy, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Christopher Daniels, US Department of Education; Aaron Anderson, City of Sacramento Mayor's Office; Emily Rasmussen, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; Dileepan Siva, Endeavor Global; Evan Sketchley, The Nature... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Taylor R. M. Keen
environmental improvement efforts. Encouraged by Mankiller, he applied to Harvard as a joint degree candidate at both HBS and the Kennedy School of Government, but deferred admission for a year to help the Omahas reinvest profits from the... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
over environmental issues such as climate change? We’re a nonpartisan group. Our board is half Republican and half Democrat and includes scientists like Jared Diamond, business leaders like David Bonderman and Ed Bass, and civic leaders... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
Erica Diamond demo the "modlet" View a list of alumni working in green industry What does it mean to be green? It’s a trendy color these days, but over the years HBS alumni have demonstrated a long-standing commitment to environmental... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
Smith. Not only has Starbucks created a "third place" for the customer between work and home, but it has also launched a number of environmental and community-oriented initiatives. "We have a great culture in this company," Smith... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
can be turned into usable products. The company ships the glasses in carbon-neutral packaging, with an additional carbon offset to guarantee the product’s neutral environmental impact. The market for glassware in the United States... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Tackling the World’s Most Difficult Challenges
prosperity, environmental stewardship, social justice, and democracy are not at odds. Henderson and former HBS Dean Nitin Nohria talked about the book in an alumni webinar. Inspiring Public Entrepreneurship “A public official can be every... View Details
- 03 Feb 2023
- News
Immersive Field Courses Take the Classroom on the Road
As part of the HBS Elective Curriculum, MBA students can enroll in an Immersive Field Course (IFC). These courses are driven by faculty research and industry connections and provide students with an opportunity to get out of the classroom and put the skills they’ve... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
for-profit, or “investor-owned,” entities, with the remaining 85 percent operated by municipalities themselves, the Environmental Protection Agency says that the U.S. water industry needs $500 billion of infrastructure investment over the... View Details