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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability
Image by John Ritter Is there a business case to be made for companies to act in environmentally friendly ways? Rebecca Henderson: If one can imagine that all business in the entire world was run by one person, it’d be pretty straightforward to make a business case for... View Details
- May 23, 2011
- Article
Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
To determine the extent to which corporate and investor behavior is changing to contribute to a more sustainable society, researchers Robert Eccles and George Serafeim analyzed data involving over 2,000 companies in 23 countries. One result: a ranking of countries... View Details
Keywords: Change; Society; Corporate Disclosure; Natural Environment; Rank and Position; Social Issues; Financial Statements; Behavior
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (May 23, 2011).
- 2006
- Chapter
Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience
By: Kellie McElhaney, Michael W. Toffel and Natalie Hill
McElhaney, Kellie, Michael W. Toffel, and Natalie Hill. "Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience." In Strategic Sustainability: The State of the Art in Corporate Environmental Management Systems, edited by J. Sarkis and R. Sroufe. Sheffield, U.K.: Greenleaf Publishing, 2006.
- 21 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details
- July–August 2014
- Article
Sustainability in the Boardroom: Lessons from Nike's Playbook
By: Lynn S. Paine
One surprising role of Nike's corporate responsibility committee is to provide support for innovation. More and more companies recognize the importance of corporate responsibility to their long-term success—and yet the matter gets short shrift in most boardrooms,... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry
Paine, Lynn S. "Sustainability in the Boardroom: Lessons from Nike's Playbook." Harvard Business Review 92, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2014): 87–94.
- May 2007 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability
By: Deishin Lee and Lionel Bony
Herman Miller decided to implement the cradle-to-cradle (C2C) design protocol during the design of its mid-level office chair, Mirra. The C2C protocol was a set of environmentally friendly product development guidelines. View Details
Keywords: Product Design; Production; Supply Chain Management; Business Processes; Environmental Sustainability
Lee, Deishin, and Lionel Bony. "Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 607-003, May 2007. (Revised December 2009.)
- September 2014
- Article
The New Heretics: Hybrid Organizations and the Challenges they Present to Corporate Sustainability
By: Nardia Haigh and Andrew J. Hoffman
Corporate sustainability has become mainstream; reaching into all areas of business management. Yet despite this progress, large-scale social and ecological issues continue to worsen. In this article, we examine how corporate sustainability has been enacted as a... View Details
Keywords: Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Mission and Purpose
Haigh, Nardia, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "The New Heretics: Hybrid Organizations and the Challenges they Present to Corporate Sustainability." Organization & Environment 27, no. 3 (September 2014): 223–241.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Wellsprings of Creation: How Perturbation Sustains Exploration in Mature Organizations
By: David James Brunner, Bradley R. Staats, Michael L. Tushman and David M. Upton
Organizations struggle to balance simultaneous imperatives to exploit and explore, yet theorists differ as to whether exploitation undermines or enhances exploration. The debate reflects a gap: the missing mechanism by which organizations break free of old routines and... View Details
Brunner, David James, Bradley R. Staats, Michael L. Tushman, and David M. Upton. "Wellsprings of Creation: How Perturbation Sustains Exploration in Mature Organizations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-011, July 2008. (Revised June 2009, September 2010.)
- 01 Jan 2021
- News
How to Talk to Your CFO About Sustainability
- July 2020
- Case
Sustainable Investing in Private Markets at TIFF
By: Luis M. Viceira and Victoria Sienczewski
Viceira, Luis M., and Victoria Sienczewski. "Sustainable Investing in Private Markets at TIFF." Harvard Business School Case 221-005, July 2020.
- 24 Oct 2012
- News
The Big Flaw in Corporate Sustainability Rankings
- 09 Apr 2024
- News
Sustaining a Legacy of Giving in Turkey
- 24 Jun 2018
- News
Does Sustainable Investing Lead to Lower Returns?
Sustainability Talks: In Conversation with Vikram Gandhi
In this episode of ‘Sustainability Talks’ hosts Patrick Sheehan (Founder & Managing Partner, ETF Partners), Rob Genieser (Managing Partner, ETF Partners) and Remy de Tonnac (Partner, ETF Partners) are joined by special guest Vikram S. Gandhi to discuss... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 28 Sep 2018
- Webinars: Career
How to Drive Company Performance and Employee Sustainability
Learn how to empower your teams in a way that encourages both high performance and sustainability, from Carolyn Everson, VP of Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook. View Details
- Web
Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage Course Number 1285 Professor Eric J. Van den Steen Fall; Q1; 1.5 credits Exam NOTE: This course meets on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:10-5:10PM in Q1. It will not conflict... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term
companies, and drive change, HBX introduced the online certifi cate program Sustainable Business Strategy in June 2018. Led by Rebecca Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, the program showcases the role faculty... View Details
- 27 Jul 2022
- News
ESG Reports Aren’t a Replacement for Real Sustainability
- 11 Jan 2021
- News