Sustainability - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

Safaris find a sustainable growth path that will allow it to profitably expand its business and meet its shareholders’ interests while still achieving its priority purposes of protecting and investing in the ecosystems and communities on... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

rapidly in importance. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52634 The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting By: Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim Abstract—A key aspect of the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015

pronounced for firms with high growth opportunities, not controlled by a family, operating in "sin" industries, and exhibiting commitment to IR. I find that the results are robust to the inclusion of firm fixed effects, control for the quantity of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 May 2019
Book

These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems

people to say, “I can do something, too. Now, what should I do?” BOOK EXCERPT Healthy and Sustainable Food Around the world, HBS alumni are tackling the challenges of food insecurity and realizing the potential of View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Green Technology

01 Dec 2018
News

What a Difference a Community Can Make

can and should be a force for good. The best business leaders take seriously their responsibility to create sustainable solutions to real-world problems and to help bridge the divides that are so evident in society today. More than... View Details

Keywords: John B. Hess (MBA 1977), Chair, The HBS Campaign

11 Jun 2019
Book

These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway

says Tarun Khanna, is that startups must create their own trust. Fintech, Small Business, & the American Dream Karen Mills describes how technology is opening up new capital for entrepreneurs. Creative Construction: The DNA of View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2024
News

Fueling Innovation

By giving to the HBS Fund, alumni and friends support the School’s core priorities and help catalyze the launch of new programs and initiatives and sustain their growth. Featured here are a few key examples of innovations at HBS that... View Details

14 May 2013
Blog Post

MBAxAmerica Update: Week 6, New Orleans

sustainable in New Orleans. Moreover, this supplemental programming creates a potential revenue opportunity for Idea Village that can reinforce their core programming. The programs and events we developed will be piloted at this year’s... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

01 Dec 2014
News

Innovation: The Fish-Farming Fix

headaches. Part of the problem, Kozachenok says, is the field’s relative youth: “Commercial fish farming only started in the 1980s. It hasn’t had time to mature into a solid, sustainable industry.” By increasing supply consistency,... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; aquaculture; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Agriculture

01 Feb 2002
News

Church on Sunday, Work on Monday

which focused on the experiences of 85 Christian CEOs. American business has experienced enormous change in the last few decades, which has led to what Nash and McLennan term "a kind of spiritual schizophrenia" that is threatening the ability of many in the workplace... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

January 2020 (Revised April 2020)
Case

Fossil Fuel Divestment (Abridged)

By: Michael W. Toffel and Sarah Gulick

The president of Harvard University is facing growing pressure from students, alumni, and other climate change activists that are urging the university to divest its multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuel companies. The case summarizes the arguments for and... View Details

Keywords: Divestment; Harvard University; Higher Education; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Public Opinion; Ethics; Education Industry

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July 2004 (Revised May 2008)
Case

Beacon Lakes

By: Arthur I Segel, Robert Barlick Jr and Jose Gonzalez

In September 2001, Armando Codina, the CEO and chairman of Codina Group, is facing the decision of whether to go ahead as planned with its $220 million Beacon Lakes project, a 6.6-million-square-foot warehouse and office park in Miami's Airport West submarket. Although... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Urban Scope; Business and Government Relations; Natural Environment; Expansion; Environmental Sustainability; Real Estate Industry; Everglades National Park; Miami

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09 Oct 2024
Podcast

Worker welfare: From theory to tangible good

Good Business Lab cofounder Anant Nyshadham on demonstrating the ROI of better worker conditions and getting from academic exercise to large-scale implementation. View Details

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

A Fast Start on Your New Job

relationships to sustain them. Transitions also are times when small differences in a new leader's actions can have disproportionate impacts on results. Everyone is straining to take the leader's measure and people are forming opinions... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

sustain competitive advantage: learning by doing, learning by exporting, learning from competitors, users, and alliance partners. In this paper we focus attention on another locus of learning that has received less attention from... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

July 2021
Teaching Note

Digital Transformation 2.0: CEO Elie Girard at Atos

By: Tsedal Neeley

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 421-024. Elie Girard has taken the helm as CEO of multinational IT giant Atos to lead the company into the next era of digital transformation. Noticing that customers’ digital needs were evolving to become even more specialized and global... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Leading Change; Mergers and Acquisitions; Environmental Sustainability; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Transformation; Information Technology Industry

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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

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15 Jan 2025
Podcast

OneTen CEO Debbie Dyson: Why "skills-first" builds a better workforce

In taking aim at degree inflation, the corporate-led good jobs coalition looks to boost economic opportunity, address skills gaps, and create a more equitable and inclusive workforce. OneTen helps employers navigate the uncertain new normal of hiring and advancement... View Details

2018
Book

Food Citizenship: Food System Advocates in an Era of Distrust

By: Ray A. Goldberg

The global food system is the largest segment of the world's economy. As agribusiness-studies pioneer Ray Goldberg suggests, it is also the largest health system on the planet. And it is changing fast. Its size and importance to human, environmental, and economic... View Details

Keywords: Food; System; Global Range; Health; Environmental Sustainability; Development Economics; Partners and Partnerships; Public Opinion; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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January 2024
Case

Flashfood: The Magic of Commitment

By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti

Josh Domingues had accomplished what countless young entrepreneurs long to achieve: founding a promising company that aspires to make the world a tangibly better place. Shocked to learn that international food waste cumulatively amounted to the world’s third largest... View Details