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    Canary Categories—Journal of Marketing Research

    Typically, past spending in a category is a positive indicator of future purchasing. In this we show that there exist categories (which we name "canary categories") in which the reverse is true -  
    When customers purchase... View Details

    • February 2013 (Revised December 2015)
    • Case

    Groom Energy Solutions: Selling Efficiency

    By: Michael W. Toffel, Kira R. Fabrizio and Stephanie van Sice
    Groom Energy Solutions helps organizations reduce their energy use and costs through the implementation of energy efficiency measures, which create long-term financial and environmental benefits. With early success serving customers in the cold storage and industrial... View Details
    Keywords: Groom Energy Solutions; Jon Guerster; Salem, MA; Energy Management; Energy Efficiency Paradox; Sustainability Management; Manufacturing; Cold Storage; Commercial Real Estate; Enterprise Smart Grid; Carbon Accounting; LED Lighting; Sustainability Research; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Entrepreneurship; Energy Entrepreneurship; Energy Services; Electricity; Startup; Expansion; Growth; Sustainability; Business Startups; Forecasting and Prediction; Energy Conservation; Revenue; Geographic Location; Human Resources; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Service Delivery; Strategic Planning; Science; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Society; Social Issues; Technology Adoption; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; United States; Boston
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    Toffel, Michael W., Kira R. Fabrizio, and Stephanie van Sice. "Groom Energy Solutions: Selling Efficiency." Harvard Business School Case 613-054, February 2013. (Revised December 2015.)
    • 19 Sep 2023
    • Blog Post

    2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

    verification process, NetaCarbon helps pro-climate businesses to unlock their full potential by expanding revenue sources and customer reach, ultimately accelerating climate impact globally through the View Details
    • 17 Jan 2023
    • In Practice

    8 Trends to Watch in 2023

    As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • Web

    Skydeck - Alumni

    it’s been stuck in the lab. John Levy (MBA 1979) thinks his startup has a way to make it an accessible superpower for business—and he is racing tech’s biggest names to make a long-promised future a reality. Reddit’s Rise COO Jen Wong (MBA 2004) on how she grew View Details
    • Web

    Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

    School Case 625-100, March 2025. Calyx Global: Rating Carbon Credits By: Michael W. Toffel and Adam Chen March 2025 | Case | Faculty Research This case describes how rating agencies and other organizations are seeking to improve the... View Details
    • Web

    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
    • 29 Aug 2023
    • News

    Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

    Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details
    • 04 Apr 2023
    • Blog Post

    Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

    production, our group visited Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping companies with 707 vessels and Denmark’s largest company ($81.5B in revenue in 2022), 206th on the Fortune global 500 rankings. Maersk was at the epicenter of... View Details
    • Web

    IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment

    Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details
    • 15 Nov 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender

    donations or grants, hybrid organizations generate their own commercial revenues that sustain their pursuit of a social mission. While hybrid models can enhance financial sustainability, they also pose new challenges for entrepreneurs.... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 06 May 2022
    • Blog Post

    Career Advice: Starting a Sustainable Startup

    challenges related to climate change, a space we were all passionate about. After a few weeks and dozens of calls with experts, we landed on using robotics and AI for verification of forest carbon offsets. Forests are an excellent View Details
    • Mar 2012
    • Article

    Green Rules to Drive Innovation

    increasing carbon charge; this would help internalize environmental costs, drive investment in energy efficiency, encourage innovation in renewable power, and raise substantial revenues that could reduce the... View Details
    • 01 Mar 2014
    • News

    Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions

    income to achieve desired levels of redistribution without harming saving; and a carbon tax to correct for externalities associated with energy consumption. In short, no tax expenditures that litter the code with preferences and that... View Details
    Keywords: ask the expert; Finance
    • 17 Nov 2022
    • News

    Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

    We’ve already seen the economics shift for a number of startups in battery development, battery recycling, carbon capture, solar development, and clean hydrogen. Within EVs, the IRA’s tax credit of 30 percent on commercial EVs (up to... View Details
    • 25 Oct 2016
    • First Look

    October 25, 2016

    less desirable merchandise through outlet stores to prevent cannibalization of regular store revenues by means of exploiting the positive correlation between consumers' travel sensitivity and taste for new products. I find that the rate... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 12 Sep 2024
    • Blog Post

    Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard!

    turned into a cement-like byproduct used in construction. Bags of waste feedstock that arrived at Amager Bakke. Source: Amager Bakke site visit presentation.Waste feedstock awaiting incineration. Image source: the authors. Amager Bakke earns several View Details
    • 22 Nov 2022
    • Blog Post

    Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change

    electrified transportation, waste/recycling and food/ag, we’re thrilled with the IRA. We’ve already seen the economics shift for a number of startups in battery development, battery recycling, carbon capture, solar development, and clean... View Details
    • 22 Jul 2022
    • Blog Post

    Climate Stories Episode #7: Turning Waste Heat to Power

    in the carbon mitigation industry. “This is a great time to be a clean energy innovator.” – Janice Tran, CEO and co-founder of Kanin Energy On July 12, 2022, Kanin Energy CEO Janice Tran announced a major collaboration in the clean energy... View Details
    • 13 Apr 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments

    In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental sustainability anyway, assuming that... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities
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