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- 24 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?
COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
efficient way to transport cargo, and his thoughts returned to the shipping vessels that ran along the U.S. coastline. He believed "that ships would be a cost effective way around shoreside weight restrictions . . . no tire, no chassis repairs, no drivers, no... View Details
- 20 Oct 2023
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
amounts of data, which in turn fuels AI, which can in turn make the digital products smarter. The challenges include internal education around data, systems modernization, and privacy concerns, while the opportunity is the creation of a... View Details
- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
company growing crops hydroponically in the US. Their method of growing uses 80% less water, 90% less land, and 95% less shipping fuel than long-distance field grown produce. Utilizing greenhouses allows BrightFarms to grow and deliver... View Details
- 28 Nov 2018
- HBS Case
On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website
turnaround, Datar studied the calculated steps it took to fuel its success. Hire data experts In 2013, the one bright spot in Target’s otherwise bleak financial picture was its then-small e-commerce arm. Although overall sales declined,... View Details
- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture
“Electrochemical approaches such as Aaron’s have the advantage of operating at ambient temperature and pressure and being driven only by a voltage swing with carbon-free electrical energy, instead of a thermal swing driven by fuel... View Details
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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni
regardless of their finances; and fuel the faculty research that addresses complex challenges in business and society. 50 % Nearly half of MBA students receive need-based fellowships 250+ Number of new cases produced by HBS faculty each... View Details
- 23 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules
Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost
- Web
Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
William Berger Larry Bowden Ken Pearson Lee Avikara Business Track Runner-Up Jadoo Power Systems was founded on the belief that fuel cell technology adoption will occur through niche markets and by a disciplined approach to developing... View Details
- Web
A Commitment to Sustainability | About
Reporting Program. The GHG inventory consists of direct emissions from onsite fuel combustion (Scope 1) and indirect emissions from purchased electricity (Scope 2) sources. In addition to the reduced occupancy impacting the % reduction,... View Details
- 20 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Three Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
depression. Night after night, I laid in bed, agonizingly questioned myself: "Why can't I just be seen as normal? Why can't I be straight? What's wrong with me?" However, what consistently fueled my determination to confront the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2022
- Book
Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed
identity she created within the team. Purpose is the fuel on which Corporate Explorers thrive. It is critical to success, whether it comes naturally from deep personal experience or from an intense, deliberate effort to create one. When... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 07 May 2024
- Blog Post
Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria
Interested in offsetting your travel carbon footprint? Click here. Are you traveling soon, but feel concerned about the carbon footprint of your flight or drive? Planes and cars release greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) such as carbon dioxide, along with other pollutants... View Details
- 19 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?
Democrats (e.g., tax breaks, minimum wage, fuel efficiency) and Republicans (e.g., death tax, border security, war on terror), rating each according to political slant. Zhu and Greenstein then identified some 4,000 articles that appeared... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Blog Post
How to Fit in at HBS
We immigrated from Colombia in the late 90s and lived the first decade of our American lives as undocumented immigrants after various attempts to adjust our immigration status failed. We joined the many first-generation immigrants who are the construction and cleaning... View Details
The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth
When the economy was booming and dot-coms were flying high, venture capitalists were admired as impresarios of innovation. Then the market tanked, start-ups fizzled, and those same deal-makers were rebuked as predators out for a quick score. So... View Details
- 26 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)
their findings in the newly updated working paper “Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers.” They initiated the study because they were fascinated by the growing overlap between e-commerce and social media platforms, View Details
- 21 May 2024
- News
A New Chapter
Joe Wolf (MBA 1999), cofounder and co-CEO of Imagine Worldwide, wants to provide educational opportunity where it is needed most. “In the next 30 years, half of the world’s youth will be sub-Saharan African,” says Wolf. “Right now, the World Bank reports that only one... View Details
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment
storage, or create the new clean hydrogen infrastructure. Nabil's role prior to HBS was a Consultant at BCG. Daniel Tong (MBA 2023, Section C), Summer Internship: Strategy & Finance Director at FirstElement Fuel FirstElement View Details