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- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=11-100.pdf The Effect of Target Difficulty and Incentives on Target Completion: The Case of Reducing Carbon Emissions By: Ioannou, Ioannis, Shelley Xin Li, and George Serafeim... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2018
- Research Event
Has Environmental Sustainability Lost its Relevance?
itself, on improved plant operations, or carbon footprint reduction, and instead recognize, as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink recently pointed out, the broader role of business in improving society as a whole. View Details
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
industry moved from steel tubes to carbon fiber ones, the cluster took hold in Taiwan because that's where the expertise is in fabricating and molding carbon fiber. "If the prices go up there, it's not like... View Details
- 09 Sep 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere topped 400 parts per million. Scientists now believe sea levels could rise three feet by the year 2100. A recent article in the journal Nature Climate Change predicts massive flood losses for the world's... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat the Global Threat of Coal?
This week, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency released the final version of the Clean Power Plan, a major set of rules and incentives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from America's power plants. The plan requires each state to meet a... View Details
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
Carbon Trading Forest Reinhardt, Gunnar Trumbull, Mikell Hyman, Patia McGrath, and Nazli Zeynep UludereHarvard Business School Case 710-056 Global climate change is an increasingly prominent political and business problem. Design of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
employment regulation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50041 November 2015 Accounting Review The Effect of Target Difficulty on Target Completion: The Case of Reducing Carbon Emissions By: Ioannou,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 9
and inspiring work; and the environment, by becoming carbon neutral. The case covers the decisions that Warby Parker must make at the beginning of its third year of existence as a consequence of growth and in order to avoid losing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
ESG—factors), both because of its importance to socially conscious investors and as an indicator of long-term corporate health. Firms such as Morgan Stanley Capital International crunch hundreds of factors from carbon emissions to the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
come into fashion? For example, I was reminded of stretch when the goal of a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2040 was at least informally agreed to at a recent economic summit. In that case, the end date was conveniently set... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
things like “strategy,” “focused activity level,” and “crisis response,” performance was dramatically improved when study subjects worked in the optimal conditions (with high rates of ventilation and low concentrations of carbon dioxide... View Details
- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
oil, come some major concerns. Environmentalists, for instance, are not happy, since just as they're beginning to see a decline in demand and have the support of a president who's determined to stop climate change, if oil prices are down, everybody will start buying... View Details
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
processes: carbonate mineralization. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810030-PDF-ENG Citigroup-Wachovia-Wells Fargo Guhan Subramanian and Nithyasri SharmaHarvard Business School Case 910-006 In late September... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
generally. Paper: http://www.benedelman.org/publications/convergence_in_position_auctions.pdf Assessing Potential Carbon Revenues from Reduced Forest Cover Loss in Liberia Authors:Donovan, Jessica, Keith Lawrence, Christopher Neyor,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
consumption tax. The destination-based cash flow tax that was proposed in the summer was effectively that in disguise. I wasn't a terrible fan of that implementation of it, but I think there's something to be said for switching to that base. The second big missed... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Nordisk. At United Technologies, whose products include Carrier air conditioners, Otis elevators, and Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines, a recent integrated report focused on such nonfinancial metrics as lower fuel consumption and noise emissions in a new jet engine... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
more inefficiencies that have no real effect on distributive justice. Q: What are you working on next? A: I have just started to look into the emerging global institutions that aim to reduce climate change caused by deforestation. Trade in View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
certifiers opt for a quick turnaround time at the expense of a lower accuracy. Finally, we investigate the opportunity of regulating transparency. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-062.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsThe View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
for our shareholders" or "By pursuing sound environmental, social, and governance policies we are creating value for our shareholders, all other stakeholders, and society at large." Of course, sustainable strategies are not that easy. Investments to improve energy... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
Consumers in the United States are so increasingly into fresh, local, and carbon neutral that if someone figured out how to grow a tomato that could walk itself to the grocery store, they'd be a millionaire. So why is Mutti S.p.a., a... View Details