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- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
change is creating, including: Embracing new climate risk terms Investment firms are evaluating climate risk primarily along two distinct dimensions. They’re considering “physical risks,” such as the business and economic View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues
Program in response to last fall's terrorist attacks, was cosponsored by the HBS Social Enterprise and International Business and Development Clubs. In his dramatic introductory remarks, moderator Reynold Levy, president and CEO of the... View Details
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
racial inequities, the murder of George Floyd, and the growing movement for justice and change with panelists from organizations on the front line. They included Omar Blayton, CFO of Sunwealth, a solar impact fund that View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Jan 2014
- News
Learning from Helping Others
class and a Robert Coles-taught seminar called Moral and Social Inquiry. "We read literature and discussed what the characters had done and what decisions they had made. It allowed us to then think about our own lives and what kinds of... View Details
- Research Summary
The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management
In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
what guidelines might you suggest? —Norm Boone (MBA 1977) DITKOFF: At Bridgespan, we define impact investing as “investing capital to generate social View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Impact: Toward the Greater Good
research and work, in this case in the area of social enterprise and civic leadership, make a difference in the world. The support of alumni and friends advances this work. Through annual giving to the HBS Fund, donors are enabling and... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Funding His Purpose
markets. Letelier’s original vision for SITAWI—which means “to develop and flourish” in Swahili—was as a lender. He would solicit grants the organization would in turn use to give loans to nonprofits. “My pitch to the donor was, ‘If you make a grant to us, we’ll... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
ability to generate profit. There is no contradiction between social impact and good profitability; in fact, profitability is central to that social impact.” Eliminating, or... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
“If I had been leaving Harvard in 2010, this would be the area I would want to be going into.” — Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA ’69), a founder of the European venture capital industry, referring to his latest venture, Social Finance, a View Details
- 13 Apr 2022
- News
New School
a relationship between long-term thinking, social purpose, and success,” he says. Since taking over as CEO, Waldron has invested in the foundations of this relationship. He has focused on service to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
many HBS graduates, to invest in new ways of solving old problems. The five social entrepreneurs featured below are a representative sample of the scores of alums who have dedicated themselves to creating or... View Details
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
overcoming long odds. Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World? Can inclusivity, sustainability, and better governance boost economies? Rebecca Henderson and George Serafeim discuss the impact investing... View Details
- Profile
Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo
looking forward to in your career? The impact I can make. The ability to move things forward, to make change. For me, impact is not just about profits, but also the social... View Details
- Research Summary
Leadership and Leadership Development: An Ontological Approach
This summarizes my research program over the last twelve years (with my co-investigators Werner Erhard, Steve Zaffron, and more recently Kari Granger) in which the objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Advancing the Vision for HBS
As chair of The Harvard Business School Campaign, I have seen firsthand its impact on advancing key HBS priorities, including field-based learning, HBX, global research, the Harvard Innovation Labs, and financial aid. The philanthropic... View Details
- 16 Feb 2022
- News
Holding Business to Account
financial return and social change on behalf her clients. Following Walden’s acquisition, she founded Boston Common Asset Management, in 2003. By the fall of 2020, Boston Common had $3 billion under management and a mission to be, as... View Details
- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
within a set of constraints, both direct and indirect (For example) (A) recent Labor Department proposed rule just reiterated that the duty of (ERISA retirement) plan fiduciaries is to maximize investment returns.” Rather than hold CEOs... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Clubs Hopping
Reaching Out The first annual HBS Latino Alumni Association Southern Dinner, held in Dallas last fall, was more than a social occasion for outgoing club president Al Suarez (MBA 2005) and event organizer Eric Calderon (MBA 2013)—it was... View Details