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- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
understanding the risks and opportunities created by environmental and social issues and trends and responding to both in a meaningful way. When and where a sincere commitment to sustainability and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2024
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship
products and services, large companies have bought into the success of the trend by making bold “100% sustainable” statements about their business models. However, concerns over greenwashing – a term referring to misleading claims about corporate View Details
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/609016-PDF-ENG Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum Harvard Business School Case 710-004 Maharashtra state is accepting bids to redevelop Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia. A real estate developer assesses the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Feb 2010
- News
The MBA Oath Debate
recent opinion piece in the Financial Times, HBS student Andrew Sridhar (MBA 2010) cited what he calls “troubling” aspects of the oath. For example, he doesn’t buy the professionalization analogy with oaths in law, medicine, or the clergy. “Your liberty, your life, or... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
Falato, Antonio, and David Scharfstein Abstract—We present evidence that pressure to maximize short-term stock prices and earnings leads banks to increase risk. We start by showing that banks increase risk when they transition from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
Confederacy Nineteen ninety-six was only a few days old when the New York Times ran the headline "'95 the Hottest Year on Record." The story discussed mounting scientific evidence of global warming, a potentially catastrophic View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
it always has. It is too expensive; it carries too much investment risk for even the largest utilities without massive transfer of risk to taxpayers and/or ratepayers; and it takes too long from conception... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Regional Alumni Events Address Climate Change
the leadership of Faculty Chair Michael Toffel, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management. These events are an example of the many ways in which HBS convenes leaders to discuss important issues facing society. “When... View Details
Keywords: Jen Myers
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
as its operations in Nigeria.7 These disturbing experiences forced companies to create a strategic tool for managing risks at a global level. Mariale álvarez, environmental technical coordinator of Coca-Cola... View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
Levine, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and capabilities influence billions of dollars of "socially responsible" investments as well as some consumers, activists, and potential... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable. The DMIC could boost India's flailing manufacturing sector, increase foreign investments, augment exports, generate jobs, and situate the country on a higher growth trajectory.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
Welcome to the BEI Blog!
business leaders to address climate change and other environmental challenges. Together, the BEI team works with faculty, students, and alumni to achieve that mission. What does climate change mean for students? It is undeniable that the... View Details
- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
the environmental challenges of climate change, scarce water, and depleted fishing stocks as well as by migration driven by both income inequality and the environment. Interestingly (given that we interviewed them in late 2007 and early... View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)
environmental movement. “I spent a few weeks researching and formulating how this could be done. I then discussed the project with my dad, a veteran director, and when he told me he would dedicate time to support the film, I knew I had... View Details
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Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) - Course Catalog
entrepreneurs (both for-profit and non-profit) who want to lead effective social enterprises that create impact and ultimately solve big social and environmental problems. Business leaders who seek to influence the systems that can... View Details
- 25 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
ClimateCAP 2022
40 speakers from a range of companies, including Morgan Stanley, Unilever, Apple, Patagonia, Google and more. Through conversations with business leaders and experts from around the world, students learned about where some of the biggest View Details
- 02 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores
about the superior strength and environmental benefits of the product, which paid off. Slag-blended cement is now in coastal regions where its enhanced durability against saltwater erosion shines. JSW also recognizes the need for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Capitalism’s New Agenda
benefits of growth increasingly will be enjoyed only by the top quintile, and mostly by the top 1 percent. The business leaders we spoke to were disturbed by the environmental challenges of climate change, scarce water, and depleted fish... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
such as stable value funds, balanced funds, and life-cycle (or target date) funds. We find that life-cycle funds designed to match the risk tolerance and investment horizon of investors have small welfare costs. All other choices,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace