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- 31 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978
technology platform around naturally occurring beneficial bacteria found on all plants. After a career in private equity and venture capital, Steve became an entrepreneur in 2012, helping to feed a growing population in a sustainable way.... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Professors Introduce Valuation Software
performance based on historical data that should help users to avoid a common mistake of overestimating the sustainability of strong (or poor) current performance. Finally, the model shows the direct linkage between variables that are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 May 2021
- News
History’s Future
environmental sustainability and inclusive growth. “This is a cultural landscape. We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves in development and ruin all this heritage,” he says. For AlMadani, that means a commitment to preserving the... View Details
- 11 Dec 2019
- News
A Righteous Path
executive, that means managing growth—recruiting talent, developing office culture, finding room for everyone to sit, and, of course, fundraising to sustain the work—all while staying laser-focused on Safe Passage’s high-stakes mission.... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International
safety nets, it has marginalized pockets of poverty that will seriously threaten the future of the larger society if we don't unlock their potential for sustainable development. What gives you the most satisfaction in your job? In 1994,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Short Takes
stock-price measure known as Tobin's Q , Kang found that three types of shareholders owning large blocks of a company's stock had a positive impact on the firm's performance: outside-director owners (shareholders who serve on the company's board of directors); View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
"I Wanted to Move from Analyzing Results to Creating Them": Cynthia Samanian, MBA 2012
shift from her previous strengths to her new ambitions. At Path, a mobile application startup based in San Francisco, Cynthia joined as a business analyst, but during her five-year tenure, moved to design and product development, becoming Director of Product... View Details
- 1996
- Chapter
Shark Harvesting and Resource Conservation
By: K. A. Wade-Benzoni, A. E. Tenbrunsel and M. H. Bazerman
- June 2005
- Teaching Note
The Equator Principles: An Industry Approach to Managing Environmental and Social Risks (TN)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
- October 1992
- Case
Pioneer Hi-Bred International: Developing An Environmental Statement and Strategy
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Carla Koppell
Goldberg, Ray A., and Carla Koppell. "Pioneer Hi-Bred International: Developing An Environmental Statement and Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 593-045, October 1992.
- 28 Jun 2022
- News
Charley Cummings Is Building a New Kind of Bank
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
Above: illustration by Brian Stauffer In 2008, Sarah Kauss (MBA 2003) attended a presentation on climate change and the global water crisis at her five-year HBS reunion. Harvard Professor Daniel Schrag, who directs the University’s Center for the Environment, argued... View Details
- 10 Jun 2014
- News
Finance Minister Addresses Canada-US Energy Concerns
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
academics for an exploration of new economy themes ranging from getting back to sustainable business models to the emerging wireless landscape. “Over the past year, we have seen a flight to quality in the technology market, where MBA... View Details
- 2012
- Working Paper
A Framework for Research on Corporate Accountability Reporting
By: Karthik Ramanna
This paper provides an accounting-based conceptual framing of the phenomenon of corporate accountability reporting. Such reporting is seen as arising from a delegator's (e.g., a citizenry) demand to hold a delegate (e.g., shareholders) to account. When effective,... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; For-Profit Firms; Framework; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Research; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues
Ramanna, Karthik. "A Framework for Research on Corporate Accountability Reporting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-021, September 2011. (Revised July 2012, October 2012.)
- January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Blue Frontier: Disrupting Air Conditioning
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
Serial entrepreneur Daniel Betts founded Blue Frontier in South Florida to offer a climate-friendly solution to increase air conditioning efficiency and dehumidify using new technology he developed. Backed by significant venture capital, Blue Frontier had to choose... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Technological Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Performance Efficiency; Business Strategy; Florida
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jacob A. Small. "Blue Frontier: Disrupting Air Conditioning." Harvard Business School Case 325-088, January 2025. (Revised April 2025.)
- February 2010
- Case
Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel
By: Gary P. Pisano and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
In 2009, Amyris Biotechnologies was building a plant in Brazil that used synthetic biology to convert sugarcane into both renewable fuels and renewable chemicals. The Amyris' marketing team was investigating the commercial interest for both types of products, while the... View Details
Keywords: Renewable Energy; Chemicals; Risk Management; Product Marketing; Product Development; Production; Environmental Sustainability; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry; Brazil
Pisano, Gary P., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel." Harvard Business School Case 610-031, February 2010.
- February 2016 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Nuclear Energy: An Answer to Climate Change?
By: Michael W. Toffel, Glen W. S. Dowell and James Weber
Environmental activist groups have traditionally opposed nuclear energy. However, the growing environmental problems associated with global climate change require major changes to reduce the carbon intensity of electricity generation. Should environmental groups... View Details
Keywords: Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Power; Climate Change; Safety; Activism; Nonprofit; Environment; Environmental Protection; Social Movements; Energy; Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Non-Governmental Organizations; Non-Renewable Energy; Energy Industry; United States
Toffel, Michael W., Glen W. S. Dowell, and James Weber. "Nuclear Energy: An Answer to Climate Change?" Harvard Business School Case 616-052, February 2016. (Revised October 2017.)
- November 2024
- Case
Fyffes International SA
By: David E. Bell, Damien McLoughlin and Tonia Labruyère
Helge Sparsoe, CEO of Fyffes since 2020, had taken the tropical produce importer and distributor back to a path of stable level of profitability since he joined in 2020. He was now thinking about next steps for the business, which mainly traded in bananas. He was... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Change Management; Environmental Sustainability; Brands and Branding; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; Competition; Price; Value Creation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Republic of Ireland; Colombia; Guatemala; Costa Rica; Ecuador
- July 2007
- Article
Cooperation between Corporations and Environmental Groups: A Transaction Cost Perspective
Theory suggests that when transaction costs are low, corporations and stakeholders can minimize social costs by transacting to their mutual advantage, but when transaction costs are high, reducing social costs requires the intervention of a centralized institution.... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Cost; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Competitive Advantage; Cooperation
King, Andrew A. "Cooperation between Corporations and Environmental Groups: A Transaction Cost Perspective." Academy of Management Review 32, no. 3 (July 2007): 889–900.