water - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 May 2024
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Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

events. For example, at Commencement & Reunions we utilize water stations for guests to reduce bottled water plastic waste; donate leftover food to Food for Free; provide waste sorting stations to divert... View Details

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Carlos Emilio Larreategui

My grandfather cut through the tension of a family political discussion: “If, with all our flaws, God loves us infinitely, who are we to deny each other love?” Ecuador, the place I call home, was treading polarized waters that pitted... View Details

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Navroz D. Udwadia

with drinking water and electricity in every village. Millions of people exploring life, expressing talents and living in peaceful prosperity. An India governed by upright leaders capable of shepherding the country to its rightful place... View Details

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CSV in Practice - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

eucalyptus in conjunction with other crops, assisting them with technical training and inputs. Fibria achieves far greater land and water efficiency versus traditional plantation methods while improving the productivity and income of more... View Details

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

Section H), Summer Internship: ICM Mosaic Fellow / Summer Associate at Pangaea Ventures Pangaea is a hard-tech focused impact investor. For Pangaea, this means investing in companies across three key themes: food and water security,... View Details

24 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

water dispensers,” says Hussam, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School whose research lies at the intersection of development, behavioral, and health economics. “Which means that when these initiatives don’t work, nobody can... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Drew Keller

to rent kayaks for the day, but after seeing how much more fun people with motorboats seemed to be having, we switched plans and rented one. We spent the day water skiing, tubing, and making fun of my dad’s boat driving skills. It was... View Details

15 May 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

The Promises and Limitations of Big Data

scattered everywhere. John Quelch discusses approaches to integrate patient data so that medical professionals and patients can make better decisions. Related Research Papers How the Water Industry Learned to Embrace Data Most current... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Utilities; Public Administration; Health

31 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher

also for those who already are in business and looking for ways to keep their heads above water and preparing for the turnaround. "During periods of randomization, make it so that you do something different going forward,"... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Consumer Products

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

looked past their stubborn bargaining positions to their underlying interests. By stepping back and mapping the parties' real interests, it emerged that the farmers were worried about reduced water flow below the dam, the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

Ebrahim cites his research on two NGOs in western India: the Sadguru Water and Development Foundation and the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme. These nonprofits work in hundreds, if not thousands, of rural communities on issues relating... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

storage, or scaling global water recycling. The great thing about opportunities in the climate arena is that they all matter. In water, my sphere of action, I and the founders who are generous enough to let Burnt Island Ventures be a part... View Details

13 Mar 2023
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Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

approached me with an article in the New York Times about a rock found in Oman that could absorb CO2. And that was the beginning of 44.01. Tell us about 44.01 and what inspired you to co-found it. The special rocks in Oman are called peridotites and they naturally... View Details

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Ahmed Farag

awake. My mind flashes back to the time when I picked up the blueprints for the water well that we were building for an impoverished village. Born an hour’s drive away, only luck and faith put me on the more fortuitous side of life’s... View Details

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Enrico Ferrari

own." Enrico is planning on testing the venture capital waters during his summer break. "I've been on the operational and execution side, now I want to see the investors' side for a complete picture before I launch my next... View Details

Keywords: Tech

18 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!

Marketers can make a bottle of sugar water look like golden elixir. Can health advocates sour the taste for consumers? (SteveDF) San Francisco is in a three-year battle with the American Beverage Industry over whether soda companies can... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Public Relations

11 May 2022
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MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

year and my water broke around 2 hours after the class ended. I don’t think I will ever forget the name of that case (“ofo”) because it helped me realize how close I was from meeting my baby. Marie Jimenez Year: Second Due Date: August... View Details

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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

Health Climate change is predicted to be responsible for 250,000 additional deaths each year between 2030 and 2050 as the result of heat exposure among the elderly, childhood undernutrition, malaria, and other diseases exacerbated by climate change [7] . View Details

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

takeaway is the difficulty of embedding sustainability when there is an inherent tension in the business model—in this case growing their cow-based business while reducing inherent environmental impacts like methane emissions, land use, and soil and View Details

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Wyss House | About

LEED –NC Gold certification. Green construction highlights include 100 percent of electricity usage offset by Renewable Energy Certificates; 41 percent reduction in domestic water use; 96 percent of construction and demolition waste... View Details

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