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  • 23 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective

greater, he predicts, if countries followed the example of South Africa and France, which recently expanded their mandatory reporting laws to require that companies report their financial and ESG performance in a single integrated annual... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 26 Apr 2022
  • News

Leading on Climate Change

and countries on their sustainability efforts—and agreed that ESG transformation is underpinned by leadership transformation, which requires vision, trust, credibility, and transparency. View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 19 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 19, 2016

proposals on material versus immaterial issues affect firms’ subsequent ESG performance and market valuation. We find that 58% of the shareholder proposals in our sample are filed on immaterial issues. We document that filing shareholder... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Sep 2024
  • Blog Post

Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

or heat. Enlightened self-interest still drives investment decisions. Few investors and businesses with whom we spoke were interested in “green” activities or even ESG on their own merits -- since those don’t lead to incremental revenue... View Details
  • 12 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

Report begins with identifying the most important financial and ESG metrics for the company in its given industry and the strategy it is pursuing to achieve its goals. In some cases, revenue growth may be critical; in others, earnings... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 03 Nov 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Viewpoints: Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

O’Hanley (MBA 1986) Chairman and CEO, State StreetInvesting in Climate Remediation +Aris Papadopoulos (MBA 1985) Founding Chair, Resilience Action FundUnlocking the Emerging Market for Consumer Resilience +Kyung-Ah Park (MBA 1998) Managing Director View Details
  • 23 Oct 2018
  • First Look

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
  • Fast Answer

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
  • 04 Jun 2024
  • Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2024

fields. A highlight for me was the ESG workshop which was a practical way to get up to develop some practical skills while understanding the opportunities and issues in the space." - Aman Baboolal, MBA 2024 "The ClimateCAP conference was... 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
  • 26 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 26

Case 111-120 In 2011, the European Commission was deciding on how to best modify the existing European Union policy on corporate disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Previous directives had recommended that European companies report... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 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
  • 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 Mar 2022
  • Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2022

These included addressing food waste throughout the entire supply chain, working with farmers, suppliers, and big retailers on innovation, and using ESG metrics effectively. Finally, as Klaus Weber from Kellogg shared, “Climate change is... View Details
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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
  • 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
  • 02 Apr 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores

is further solidified by their top ranking in the Sustainalytics ESG risk rating for the construction materials industry group, encompassing over 140 companies. Overall, our visit to JSW Cement was an exciting example of the circular... 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