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- March 2015
- Teaching Note
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
By: Julie Battilana and Felicia Khan
- 18 Jun 2012
- News
Sustainability rises up corporate agenda
- 10 Apr 2025
- News
Sustainability as a Business-Model Transformation
- 30 May 2018
- News
The corporate sustainability Twitterati 2018
- 24 Dec 2014
- News
Building a sustainable value chain
Nancy Barry (MBA 1975) believes in doing well by doing good. She founded Enterprise Solutions to Poverty to help companies see the mutual benefits of partnering with lower income populations. (Published December 2014) View Details
- October 2022 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Masdar City: Aiming for Sustainable and Profitable Real Estate
By: Boris Vallee and Fares Khrais
Masdar City broke ground in 2008 and was conceived by the Abu Dhabi government to be an international beacon of innovation in sustainable energy and real estate. It was also to be a profitable investment for the government. At first glance, the two goals pulled in... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Business Growth And Maturation; Decisions; Public Sector; Financial Crisis; Construction; Climate Change; Green Technology; Borrowing And Debt; Corporate Finance; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Cost Of Capital; Equity; REIT; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation; Growth And Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Urban Development; Middle East; United Arab Emirates; Sustainable Cities; Green Building; Business and Government Relations; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financing and Loans; Real Estate Industry; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Abu Dhabi
Vallee, Boris, and Fares Khrais. "Masdar City: Aiming for Sustainable and Profitable Real Estate." Harvard Business School Case 223-036, October 2022. (Revised February 2024.)
- January 2013 (Revised April 2013)
- Technical Note
Relational Contracts and the Roots of Sustained Competitive Advantage
This note focuses on organizational "competencies" or "capabilities" as a potential source of sustained competitive advantage. Research in this area hypothesizes that some firms outperform their competition because they can do things that their rivals cannot. View Details
Henderson, Rebecca M. "Relational Contracts and the Roots of Sustained Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Technical Note 313-105, January 2013. (Revised April 2013.)
- 1985
- Book
The Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. The Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. NY: Free Press, 1985. (Republished with a new introduction, 1998.)
- 2013
- Chapter
Luxembourg: A Sustainable Society Starts Here
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "Luxembourg: A Sustainable Society Starts Here." Chap. 6 in CSR Report 2013, edited by Francesco de Leo and Francis Quinn, 73–92. InnoVatio Publishing Ltd., 2013.
- 13 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
The European Commission’s Sustainable Corporate Governance Report: A Critique
- 2022
- Case
Mandalay Homes: Building Sustainable Innovation in Residential Construction
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Mandalay Homes, a home builder based in northern Arizona, is a market leader in energy efficiency based construction. The company is now at a crossroads for developing a strategy for the future. Internal leadership is in agreement that quality is better than quantity... View Details
Keywords: Green Building; Renewable Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy; Construction Industry
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Mandalay Homes: Building Sustainable Innovation in Residential Construction." William Davidson Institute Case 2-070-379, 2022.
- 06 May 2022
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Starting a Sustainable Startup
Career Advice: Starting a Sustainable Startup Tell us a little about what you were doing before HBS and what brought you to HBS. I’ve always found myself drawn to working on products and services that can have a positive impact on the... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Sustaining a commitment to the environment
board of the Westchester Land Trust, Riverkeeper, and the Mount Auburn Cemetery. At Harvard University, he funded the Harvard Sustainability Initiative in Infrastructure Design at the Graduate School of Design to develop a set of View Details
- 21 Jun 2016
- Other Presentation
Defining Innovative Approaches to Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth
Nestle's CSV global forum entitled 'Investing in Sustainable Development in Africa,' brought together business, civil society and government leaders from Africa and beyond to discuss a range of key topics affecting the African continent. This video clip highlights some... View Details
Keywords: Society; Africa; Shared Value; Côte D'Ivoire; Civil Society or Community; Environmental Sustainability; Economic Growth; Africa
Porter, Michael E. "Defining Innovative Approaches to Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth." In Investing in Sustainable Development in Africa. Creating Shared Value Global Forum, Nestlé, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, June 21, 2016. (Video clip.)
- 24 May 2017
- Conference Presentation
Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
Porter, Michael E. "Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage." Paper presented at the Porter Prize Conference, Institute for Competitiveness, India, Mumbai, May 24, 2017.
- January 2018 (Revised August 2024)
- Background Note
Background Note: Introduction to Sustainable Investing
By: Shawn Cole, Vikram Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Radhika Kak
Cole, Shawn, Vikram Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Radhika Kak. "Background Note: Introduction to Sustainable Investing." Harvard Business School Background Note 218-072, January 2018. (Revised August 2024.)
- February 1999 (Revised March 1999)
- Teaching Note
Deere & Company: Sustaining Value TN
Teaching Note for (9-899-001). View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- 06 Nov 2023
- Podcast
Making Global Sustainability Personal at Bühler
The global food supply chain is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental challenges. Many companies avoid these issues or make token efforts to reduce their impact on the planet. But as CEO of the Swiss-based technology giant Bühler... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- News
4 Components Required to Sustain Innovation
- 18 Oct 2010
- News