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  • 18 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation

these efforts. Coming from a background of ESG investing, we sometimes get pushback on the value of ESG integration. Through hearing from industry experts and participating in active discussions, I feel the... View Details
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Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change

cleantech). Includes ESG ratings.  Industry/Market Research IBISWorld - covers a wide range of industries in the US, China, the UK and Australia. BCC - in-depth market research reports on many sectors within health... View Details
  • 14 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

imposing costs on marginal ones. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52388 Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey By: Amel-Zadeh, Amir, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

highlighted in the case for discussion include the following: How can committed employees implement an innovative sustainability initiative within a large corporation? How can ESG data be more strategic for both Bloomberg and investors?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

performance has increased over time and that the premium is increasing as a function of positive public sentiment momentum. An ESG factor going long on firms with superior or increasing sustainability performance and negative sentiment... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 21 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 21

"G" (governance) component of ESG reporting. The governance matters we identify in this paper must be addressed before turning our attention to the broader set of ESG considerations in credit... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Feb 2020
  • News

Profits and Purpose

have also presented consecutively at the same big investment conference and found the same thing. The first year, I think 40 people showed up for my session on ESG issues in investing, the next year 230. This year there were 600 for the... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
  • 20 Jan 2022
  • Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

professors, and your classmates to meet people at those companies. Businesses of all sizes are now setting ESG targets and attempting to transition to a net zero future. This has caused the consulting field to also shift and take on many... View Details
  • 02 Jan 2018
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

publishes summaries of working papers written by Harvard Business School faculty—along with links to the full text of those papers. Here are the five most downloaded working papers of 2017: Why and How Investors Use ESG Information:... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research

transaction screening.  Orbis
A global database containing information on millions of companies, including private entities. Most U.S. private company data is sourced from Dun & Bradstreet.
Refinitiv Workspace Features market quotes, earnings... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2019
  • News

What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?

financial returns and impact in the business model of investee companies. Quite a few of the large, global PE firms have launched impact funds over the last year. On the public side, I think ESG will become core to any financial analysis,... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
  • 22 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

sustainability strategy and integrating it across all of its business units. The case provides a deep dive into the challenges and successes of trying to integrate impact, sustainability, and ESG across the firm and how that strategy... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 05 Mar 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit

with mangrove conservation expert Hemant Karkhanis. Joshi provided an overview to the Godrej Group, its ESG strategy, and its mangrove conservation and restoration initiatives. Godrej Group, an international business conglomerate with... View Details
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Digital Innovation and Transformation: Resources useful for Course Assignments

sans-serif">LSEG Workspace Features market quotes, earnings... View Details
  • 06 Sep 2024
  • Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows

that is deeply aligned with my core values, particularly those emphasizing leadership and innovation in social enterprise.” Matthias Argenyi. Matthias began his career at Garde Capital, where he designed and built an ESG strategy to... View Details
  • 30 Jul 2024
  • Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Rob Self (MBA 2021) – Integrating Climate into Consulting

company, and most recently, an ESG strategy for an airport. This role has allowed me to see how different companies are thinking about sustainability and I enjoy helping executives think about the future roadmap of their sustainability... View Details
  • 10 Jun 2022
  • Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

here to push them to be even better. As our movement grows, EarthQuake will advocate on behalf of our investors, fighting for better ESG practices at our portfolio companies. The bigger we get, the bigger our impact will become. Social... View Details
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

environmental record is actually quite mixed. But you wouldn't know it from environmental ratings and rankings that claim to highlight the most environmentally proactive companies. News Corporation was awarded the highest rating of "AAA" in the Global... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing
  • 04 Oct 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #10: Amanda Li (MBA 2018): Speeding Climate Change Solutions Through Project Finance Efficiencies

generated by the IRA passage is incredible – like a shot of caffeine,” Amanda said. “Anyone hesitant about growth in sustainable investing and even those questioning ESG investments are realizing that there are profits to be made. They... View Details
  • 27 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

having the most material ESG issues, as well as investors anticipating proprietary and political costs as a result of the mandated disclosures. Overall, the results are consistent with the equity market perceiving that this disclosure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne