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Curriculum - Business & Environment

Sustainability, Innovation, Strategy, Supply Chain Management The case describes BMW's electrification and decarbonization strategy, and how the company measured carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of its vehicles and used tools... View Details

21 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?

Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

09 Feb 2023
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The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

of growth, measuring carbon reduction, and navigating the shifting policy and consumer landscape. In Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent, Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie introduced HBS... View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

Agarwal MBA 2010 | Founder & CEO, Mati Carbon Removals “Mati uses enhanced weathering in agricultural fields for doing scalable, permanent carbon removals, with co-benefits to marginal farmers. Leveraging... View Details

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Partners - Case Method Project

9 of 37 Rose Carbone Seminole Ridge Community High School Westlake, FL Subjects: Government FL 10 of 37 Craig Cetrulo Saint Andrew's School (FL) Boca Raton, FL FL 11 of 37 Erin Ciulla Odessa Christian School Odessa, FL FL 12 of 37 Weylan... View Details

09 Nov 2022
In Practice

COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost

17 Jul 2023
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Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

Four years ago, I got involved with coaching and career education programs. This led me to working with students interested in industries such as consumer products, retail, sustainability, agribusiness, and hospitality. Living sustainably and minimizing my View Details

15 Nov 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change

Keywords: by Chonnikarn Fern Jira & Michael W. Toffel

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

force for good in society—a belief that is core to our company’s values. In Guyana, we’re partnering with the Mt. Sinai Health System and the Guyanese government to modernize the country’s health care system, and we also have made one of the largest private-sector... View Details

06 Sep 2022
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Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Product Management at Patch Patch is an API-based solution with solutions for carbon credit suppliers and companies ready to take climate action. Patch enables companies to embed carbon footprint estimation... View Details

26 Apr 2022
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What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

Parker is carbon neutral and advocates publicly on behalf of social issues, including immigrants’ rights, LGBTQ+ protection, and net neutrality. Like Mahindra, Warby Parker addressed the Too Many Bosses prob lem in the course of pursuing... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

25 Jun 2020
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Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

& Advertising Club Rob Self “I started my career in auto,” Rob says, “because it’s simultaneously something that impacts just about every person in the world while being a huge contributor to carbon emissions. I wanted to help people... View Details

23 Mar 2023
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As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

Cynthia Capers Lexington High School Lexington, SC Subjects: US History, AP US Government NC Christopher Cappel Page High School Greensboro, NC Subjects: Civics/Economics, AP World History FL Rose Carbone Seminole Ridge Community High... View Details

07 Dec 2022
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2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

recent tax credits, loans, and grants passed in Washington will drive innovation, accelerate the transition, and demonstrate the U.S. commitment to a managed transition to a low/no carbon economy. Following the morning keynotes, attendees... View Details

17 Jun 2011
HBS Case

KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

Homogenization has made it easy for fast-food joints to circle the globe, spitting out carbon copies of themselves, their burgers, and their fries along the way. But in the most populous country in the world, a fast-food giant stepped off... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage

12 May 2023
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Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

propane, which is present in only ~5% of U.S. homes. Propane is attractive because it is the greenest carbon fuel and is available for widespread distribution in areas that do not have easy access to natural gas (North Dakota, Montana,... View Details

30 Apr 2020
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Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

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Research - Private Capital Project

Ferragamo The case explores whether alternative investments play a unique role in achieving low carbon dioxide emissions at the portfolio level. This case is set in April of 2020 and follows Kasper Ahrndt Lorenzen, Chief Investment... View Details

02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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