Sustainable Finance - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2023
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3-Minute Briefing: Jeremy Grantham (MBA 1966)

Edited by Julia Hanna; photo by Webb Chappell When I was 16, I took my savings to the bank and bought some shares of a neighbor’s scaffolding company. Before coming to HBS, I sold them to my mother, who had also acquired some, and we felt pleased about saving the... View Details

Keywords: climate change; finance; sustainability; prediction; Finance

17 Apr 2015
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A Driving Force for a Sustainable World

Fabienne Herlaut (MBA 1984) has strived for sustainability in the greater world and in her own life. The founder and managing partner of Ecomobilité Ventures, a 25 million multi-corporate venture fund based in France and committed to... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Finance; Finance; Finance; Finance

25 Apr 2014
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Finding sustainable solutions for humanitarian crises

Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007) believes professionals and their companies are the critical link in solving the world's most serious problems. As the cofounder of Executives Without Borders, Goodwin proved his case in developing countries by strengthening humanitarian... View Details

07 Dec 2017
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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

13 Dec 2018
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Sustainable investing risks becoming a victim of its own success

12 Jul 2016
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The Fastest-Growing Cause for Shareholders Is Sustainability

01 Jan 2021
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How to Talk to Your CFO About Sustainability

22 Nov 2022
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Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of France hosted 250 alumni and guests at the Institut de France for the HBS European Alumni Summit, held October 21–23. The conference, titled Re.Invent: Leadership for Sustainable Future, featured... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2019
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What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?

mainstream. In spite of a host of complicating factors, from a basic lack of defined terms to the difficulty of measuring returns, demand is only going up. In response, HBS finance professor Shawn Cole and senior lecturer Vikram Gandhi, a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Mar 2015
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Improving Stakeholder Value through Sustainability and Integrated Reporting

01 May 2012
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Report or Explain: A policy proposal for sustainability reporting to be adopted as a common practice for the advancement of a Green Economy

01 Jun 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental

Ngoyi at the Fund for Export Development in Africa: creating sustainable development at scale. (Courtesy of Marlene Ngoyi) Born in Brussels to Congolese parents and raised in Gabon, Marlene Ngoyi (MBA 2009) has lived and worked in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; investment; exports; infrastructure; life experience; finance; Finance

01 Dec 2020
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The Complete Package

Chong, the founder and CEO of Greenpac, a Singapore-based sustainable packaging company, explains the less expensive choice is also the more environmentally friendly choice, as pine is grown on sustainable... View Details

Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; sustainability; packaging; leadership; women; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2025
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Origin Story: Mary Chen (MBA 2026)

transition fund focusing on utilities and grid tech, so it ties back to sustainability and what I really enjoyed at Bain and Bain Capital.” Game on: “I think immigrant parents sometimes miss what sports can offer; I never played anything... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Leah Fasten; climate finance; MBA; student life