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- July–August 2024
- Article
Disclosing Downstream Emissions
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Karthik Ramanna
An increasing number of companies are using the E-liability carbon-accounting method as an important tool for tracking progress toward reducing global emissions in their supply chains. The system does not require formal accounting for downstream emissions—those... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Environmental Accounting; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Sustainability
Kaplan, Robert S., and Karthik Ramanna. "Disclosing Downstream Emissions." Harvard Business Review 102, no. 4 (July–August 2024): 124–133.
- September 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Supplement
Genzyme Center (B)
By: Michael W. Toffel and Aldo Sesia
Genzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning that the building as planned would likely earn a LEED Silver rating, an intermediate score in the LEED green... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards; Cost vs Benefits; Biotechnology Industry; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; Green Technology Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Aldo Sesia. "Genzyme Center (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 610-009, September 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Spring Training for Startups
The Winners Most Innovative, Greatest Impact (via online voting) York Street Partners Transforming financial markets to support Sri Lanka's development Best Investment (via HBS Alumni Angels) Busbud Busbud makes it easy to search,... View Details
- 03 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
9 Lessons from the Class of 2019
to the Clear Admit Podcast with Hamza Khan and Director of the Social Enterprise Initiative, Matt Segneri. 1. A Lesson in Following Your Dreams There are so many amazing stories from the Class of 2019 - and far too many to choose... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Health Industry Alumni Convene for Conference
"Financing Health-Care Delivery and Innovation"; two case studies, led by HBS assistant professors Richard Bohmer and Henry Chesbrough, that examined patients' rights in the context of other industry imperatives; and a session on health policy's View Details
- 28 Jun 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
Scaling a Fintech Startup for the Greater Good
- April 2017
- Article
The Responsibilities and Role of Business in Relation to Society: Back to Basics?
By: Nien-he Hsieh
In this address, I outline a back-to-basics approach to specifying the responsibilities and role of business in relation to society. Three “basics” comprise the approach. The first is arguing that basic principles of ordinary morality, such as a duty not to harm,... View Details
Keywords: Business And Society; Corporate Responsibility; Harm; Human Rights; Institutions; Pareto Efficiency; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Moral Sensibility; Society; Rights
Hsieh, Nien-he. "The Responsibilities and Role of Business in Relation to Society: Back to Basics?" Business Ethics Quarterly 27, no. 2 (April 2017): 293–314.
- December 1992
- Exercise
Negotiation Exercise on Tradeable Pollution Allowances: Group B, Utility #2
Describes the position of Utility #2 in negotiating Group B with respect to 1) its SO emissions reduction requirements; 2) the costs of its alternative compliance strategies; and 3) the nature of its state regulatory environment. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Pollutants; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governance Compliance; Utilities Industry
Emmons, Willis M., III. "Negotiation Exercise on Tradeable Pollution Allowances: Group B, Utility #2." Harvard Business School Exercise 793-078, December 1992.
- 2005
- Dissertation
Voluntary Environmental Management Initiatives: Smoke Signals or Smoke Screens?
Toffel, Michael W. "Voluntary Environmental Management Initiatives: Smoke Signals or Smoke Screens?" Diss., University of California, Berkeley, December 2005. (Winner of Academy of Management. Social Issues in Management Division. Best Dissertation Award presented by Academy of Management. Nominated for Academy of Management. Organizations and Natural Environment Division. Best Dissertation Award presented by Academy of Management. 2005.)
- Portrait Project
Anisha Raghavan
Who knows where my career will take me? I only know it will begin in marketing, keep me passionate, and encompass creativity. And that I am not willing to sacrifice family time to go the distance. Who knows what kind of social View Details
- 20 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business with Structured Finance
at Princeton University, the paper analyzes the difficulties of rating structured finance assets and the perils of relying on ratings to determine prices. "We began studying the corporate bond CDO market roughly three years ago and... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
In the Business of Flexibility
level of talent within their budget. The firm is simultaneously mobilizing a part of the workforce—those with a need or a desire for flexible arrangements due to childcare responsibilities or other factors—that might otherwise be left on the economy’s sidelines.... View Details
- 23 Feb 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot
David Motley (MBA 1988) grew up in Lincoln-Larimer, a struggling neighborhood in Pittsburgh’s East End. He remembers the soot on the snow in the cold winters of the 1960s. And if he looked south, toward the Monongahela River, he could see the steel mills that were its... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 31 Oct 2019
- News
Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup
Clubs News Clubs News Wisconsin executives share success More than 100 alumni and guests of the HBS Club of Wisconsin gathered on October 8 at the Fiserv Forum, home arena of the Milwaukee Bucks, to explore how two local business leaders are positively View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
The Next Lessons
Khan Academy began in 2004 as a family favor: To help his teenaged cousins understand a few math concepts, hedge fund analyst Salman Khan (MBA 2003) offered after-school math tutoring via phone calls and explainer videos. A decade later, Khan Academy has become an... View Details
Keywords: William Weber
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
1981. The School's Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration, Herzlinger is the author of seven best-selling books, including her landmark volume Market-Driven Health Care (1997), which analyzed the revolutionary impact of... View Details
- Portrait Project
Gilbert Tang
changes to the world. Changes that inspire me to grow beyond my profession, to impact not only an individual's life, but millions worldwide. As a doctor, I am about to make this happen! This vision is daunting. Health care evolution has... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
German Family to Give $11M After Learning Extent of Nazi Past
After an internal investigation revealed his company’s historic ties to Nazi Germany, JAB Holdings’ managing partner Peter Harf (MBA 1974) announced that the company intends to donate 10 million euros to a yet-to-be-determined charity. The research found that, in... View Details
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
in the path-breaking work on authoritarian regimes. In this paper, we take a deeper look at political institutions in the two countries, demonstrating that profound differences between the polities directly impact distributional choices.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
The Softer Side of Business at HBS
weren’t interested in these topics. Authentic Leadership Development (or ALD as it’s more affectionately known) is a perfect example here. ALD has been the single most impactful class I’ve taken at school and the professors and students... View Details