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- February 1994 (Revised August 1994)
- Background Note
Note on Contingent Environmental Liabilities
Addresses contingent environmental liabilities that are the result of unforeseen environmental risks where the dollar amount of such liabilities is unknown and depends on future events. In contrast, fines for violating environmental laws are liabilities, but are not... View Details
Keywords: Legal Liability; Risk Management; Natural Environment; Laws and Statutes; Pollutants; Governance Compliance; United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "Note on Contingent Environmental Liabilities." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-098, February 1994. (Revised August 1994.)
- September 1993 (Revised April 1995)
- Teaching Note
Du Pont Freon Products Division (A) and (B) TN
Teaching Note for (9-389-111) and (9-389-112). View Details
- January 1989 (Revised October 1993)
- Supplement
Du Pont Freon Products Division (B)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "Du Pont Freon Products Division (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 389-112, January 1989. (Revised October 1993.)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Tapping into a sustainable enterprise that provides income for indigenous Mexican families
that allows indigenous Mexican populations to earn vital income by planting seedlings and developing pine-tree forests on their degraded lands. Arias-King, president of T&R Chemicals in Texas, uses natural... View Details
- August 1996
- Case
Australia in the 1990s: Lucky or Broke? (Abridged)
By: Alexander Dyck and Forest L. Reinhardt
Dyck, Alexander, and Forest L. Reinhardt. "Australia in the 1990s: Lucky or Broke? (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 797-028, August 1996.
- February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
UBS and Climate Change--Warming Up to Global Action?
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Forest L. Reinhardt and Elizabeth Raabe
Marco Suter, Executive Vice-Chairman, UBS Board of Directors, carefully studied the chart on his desk. It showed the public commitment of major financial institutions to help mitigate global warming. Evidently, UBS lagged behind its competitors. The graph was part of a... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Energy Conservation; Cost vs Benefits; Law; Financial Institutions; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Accountability; Financial Services Industry
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Forest L. Reinhardt, and Elizabeth Raabe. "UBS and Climate Change--Warming Up to Global Action?" Harvard Business School Case 707-511, February 2007. (Revised March 2007.)
- Web
Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online
Global Business Professor Forest Reinhardt Understand how decisions affect markets and business on a global scale and prepare for the political, social, and economic factors driving change. 4 weeks, 6-8... View Details
- May 2007
- Teaching Note
Toyota Motor Corporation: Launching Prius (TN)
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Dennis A. Yao
- January 1995
- Teaching Note
Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development TN
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Jackie Prince Roberts
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Grad’s “Claw” Goes to Market
Moeller and Forest competed last summer on the ABC reality show American Inventor; although they weren’t among the finalists, their product is the first from the show to be officially brought to market by a... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- February 2023
- Case
Master Kong: Growing the Instant Noodles Market in China
By: Forest Reinhardt and Shu Lin
- December 2021
- Case
Grapery
By: Forest Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred
Keywords: Agribusiness; Change; Transformation; Transition; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Goods and Commodities; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Latin America; North America; Asia
- Article
Case Study: Dealing with Drought
By: Forest Reinhardt and Alison Beard
Reinhardt, Forest, and Alison Beard. "Case Study: Dealing with Drought." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 11 (November 2016).
- March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
- Case
Norway: An Embarrassment of Riches
By: Sophus A. Reinert, Forest Reinhardt and Jens-Henrik Munthe-Kaas
- December 2018
- Case
The Nature Conservancy in 2018
By: Jose B. Alvarez, Forest Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a U.S.-based environmental NGO with $7 billion in assets and a presence in 72 countries in 2018. TNC originated in 1951 as a land trust, acquiring land in order to conserve it. Over the last 20 years, it developed a pragmatic... View Details
Alvarez, Jose B., Forest Reinhardt, and Natalie Kindred. "The Nature Conservancy in 2018." Harvard Business School Case 719-054, December 2018.
- 2025
- Working Paper
Methane Abatement Costs in the Oil and Gas Industry: Survey and Synthesis
By: Joseph E. Aldy, Forest Reinhardt and Robert N. Stavins
There is growing recognition of the relative importance of anthropogenic emissions of methane as a contributor to global climate change. An important source of such emissions in some countries, including the United States, is the oil and gas (O&G) sector. This points... View Details
Keywords: Emission Reduction; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Pollutants; Energy Industry
Aldy, Joseph E., Forest Reinhardt, and Robert N. Stavins. "Methane Abatement Costs in the Oil and Gas Industry: Survey and Synthesis." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 33564, March 2025.
- September 2008 (Revised October 2009)
- Background Note
The Carbon Market
By: Andre F. Perold, Forest L. Reinhardt and Mikell Hyman
The carbon market has emerged in response to concerns about global climate change. This note characterizes the market in 2008, describing each segment and how it operates. View Details
Perold, Andre F., Forest L. Reinhardt, and Mikell Hyman. "The Carbon Market." Harvard Business School Background Note 209-064, September 2008. (Revised October 2009.)
- September 2011 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
Duke Energy and the Nuclear Renaissance
Duke Energy, an American investor-owned electric utility, confronts multibillion dollar decisions about its future fuel mix. In particular, its leaders are considering building new nuclear capacity. Whether this is sensible depends, among other things, on demand... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Expansion; Policy; Business Strategy; Energy Sources; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "Duke Energy and the Nuclear Renaissance." Harvard Business School Case 712-002, September 2011. (Revised February 2014.)
- November 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Teaching Note
Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change (TN)
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Forest L. Reinhardt
Teaching Note for 709019. View Details
Keywords: Biotechnology Industry
- January 2024
- Case
Sprouts Farmers Market
By: Rajiv Lal, Forest L. Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred
Sprouts Farmers Markets (Sprouts) is a Phoenix, Arizona-based chain of 400-plus natural foods stores in 23 U.S. states and $6.4 billion in sales as of 2022. In its product assortment, brand image, and store environment, Sprouts emphasizes freshness, health, innovation,... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Strategic Planning; Sales; Business Strategy; Expansion; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Competition; Retail Industry; United States; Arizona
Lal, Rajiv, Forest L. Reinhardt, and Natalie Kindred. "Sprouts Farmers Market." Harvard Business School Case 524-059, January 2024.