waste management - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities

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Lucia Cuneo Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

Urban Waste Entrepreneurs John D. Macomber, Chad M. Carr, and Fan ZhaoHarvard Business School Case 211-086 Private sector entrepreneur in China with advanced solid waste View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Rob Gierkink

Flashfood, a business that works with supermarkets to significantly reduce food waste while helping families with their weekly food bill. In 2016 Rob invested in Index, a point-of-sale technology company. Rob became Chairman of the... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital;#1;#Advertising;#16;#Consumer Products & Packaged Goods

29 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact

Established in 2010, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) works to deepen understanding of the environmental challenges facing business leaders and inspire new ideas and practical, effective solutions. BEI has established a network of 5,000 alumni whose... View Details

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

renewables, nuclear, demand management and other low-carbon technologies are better understood by the Chinese than any other nation. The Chinese know more because they are building far greater numbers of solar, wind, carbon capture and... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

01 Dec 2009
News

Faculty Books

Don’t Be Atlas: Get the World off Your Shoulders; Dig Deep for the Root Cause; Get Ready for the Long Haul; Never Waste a Good Crisis; You’re in the Spotlight: Follow True North; and Go on Offense, Focus on Winning Now. Entrepreneurs,... View Details

Keywords: Air Transportation; Transportation

15 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty

thing not to do is make long-term bets. In budgeting for operations, for example, lots of effort is wasted by thinking that we can project with any accuracy the timing for getting the answers to the important questions that will define... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson, Eugene B. Kogan, and Shirley Spence

21 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design

largest pump manufacturer in the world, headquartered in Bjerringbro, Denmark. Grundfos shared the same ecosystem of energy, material, and waste flows with other companies we visited. For example, Grundfos pumps installed in Denmark are... View Details

10 Feb 2016
News

Investing in Sustainability

Nicholas Tiller (MBA 1998) grew up in a farming community, but it was his experience in hedge-fund management in the food and energy sectors that led him to establish Sustainable America, a nonprofit with the aim of reducing US oil... View Details

22 Feb 2010
Op-Ed

Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis

plans for resolution have been Toyota's substitute for crisis response. As accounts pour in about declining quality, the company parades out relatively unknown mid-level managers to quell the firestorm. It won't work. "You live by... View Details

Keywords: by William George; Auto

01 Dec 2012
News

Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources

knows quite a bit about the topic. "Capitalism has traditionally been about driving wealth and productivity through efficiencies in capital and labor," says Henderson, who teaches the MBA elective Reimagining Capitalism. "But in the 21st century, we face a View Details

Keywords: Dalai Lama

01 Mar 2007
News

Gore All Business at HBS

WARM WELCOME: On an unseasonably mild December day, after a reception with faculty, staff, and students, Al Gore and Dean Jay Light walk to Burden Hall. We are managing the planet as if it were a business in liquidation,” former U.S. Vice... View Details

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

27 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction

innovations that can transform adversity and environmental waste into prosperity for climate-impacted communities in Nigeria. Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro is the Founder and CEO of MitiMeth, a company that uses water hyacinth, an invasive... View Details

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

the results of his inquiry in a new book The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World, which deals head on with the growing management complexities in the new economy. “What's going on now is a return to an earlier... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

03 Mar 2017
News

Big Blue’s Big Bet

that we’re smart in the things we’re attacking, and to try to solve real-world problems that make an impact.” Watson General Manager David Kenny (MBA 1986) adds: “The tech sector tends to reward short-term thinking.” But Watson is... View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

21 Nov 2019
Blog Post

The Power of Business in the Energy Transition

management systems for buildings. Tying in a policy perspective, Former US Energy Secretary and MIT Professor emeritus, Dr. Ernest Moniz, presented a perspective of a Green Real Deal that simultaneously must achieve a lower carbon future,... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Energy / Cleantech

07 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities

29 Feb 2016
HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

Weiss. “My second thought was, what are you doing to your company?” Selling hardware to budget-crunched cities can difficult. Bigbelly’s early pitch was that by providing trash compacting in the units (solar powered to boot), additional View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

18 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 18

PublicationsOptimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations Authors:Bariş Ata, Deishin Lee, and Mustafa H. Tongarlak Publication:Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (forthcoming) Abstract A... View Details