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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - Site Credits

NaDaizja Bolling BAKER LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Laura Linard Rachel Wise Melissa Banta Melissa Murphy Sarah D. Westwood CONSERVATION TEAM Debra Cuoco Candace Kang Lisa Clark EDITING Julia Collins Sarah D. Westwood CATALOG DESIGN... View Details

January 2018
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Environmental Technology Fund Partners and E-Leather

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Aldo Sesia

It is 2014 and Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) Partners, a UK-based venture capital firm, has an opportunity to invest in a privately held UK company that manufactured engineered composition leather extracted from waste leather using an environmentally friendly... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Venture Capital; Investment Strategy; Investment; Strategy; Ownership; Valuation; Energy Conservation; Equity; Technological Innovation; Environmental Sustainability; Performance Efficiency; Manufacturing Industry; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom

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01 Dec 2005
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A Matter of Opinion

opened his eyes to the fact that “many different reasons bring people to the School, not just the lure of making money. One of my more conservative classmates said the purpose of business is to give people value for their money, put out a... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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The Dedication - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

notes, “as nothing less than society’s best hope for a human and progressive social order in a modern world.” 19 The 1924 competition guidelines for the HBS campus stipulated that all proposed plans conserve as much land as possible for... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Herman I. Safin

was one of only fifteen or so foreign students on campus," he recalls, "and as an exchange student, it was initially hard for me to feel at home at this southern, conservative institution." Remarkably, Safin again graduated as class... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

Summer 2013
Response

How Caesars Entertainment Is Betting on Sustainability: Response

By: Michael W. Toffel

One of the largest gaming companies in the world expanded its sustainability efforts using a scorecard to guide and goad managers. This response assesses Caesars Entertainment's CodeGreen scorecard, advocates a more comprehensive environmental assessment to target... View Details

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entertainment; Energy; Energy Conservation; Buildings and Facilities; Goals and Objectives; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

01 Dec 2015
News

In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)

community development, and other conservation efforts in Africa, South Asia, and South America. “The conduit by which we do all of that is exposing guests to experiences that bring to life the wonder of the land, wildlife, and people,”... View Details

Keywords: April White

14 Oct 2014
News

When it comes to climate change, companies must prepare now

conservation efforts, but through strategy and innovation. Now is the time to learn about options, before greenhouse gas emissions get costlier. “Climate change is about decision-making under uncertainty. The firms that come out ahead... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Recasting environmentalism as a smart financial investment

Conservancy (TNC), the world’s largest environmental organization. He is leading TNC as it changes society’s mindset around the importance of healthy natural systems and demonstrates nature’s value as the foundation of our well-being and... View Details

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Louis-Philippe, "King of the French" - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Louis-Philippe were published during his reign, especially in newspapers such as Charivari and La Caricature. His conservative ministry, led by François Guizot and supported mainly by the upper bourgeoisie, was unresponsive to the... View Details

11 Jan 2019
News

Case Study: Beating Bias

to the cesspool of anonymous comments. With 70 million millennials in the US, Patel is optimistic about the market. “Even if we were able to capture interest in 1 percent of that, we’re conservatively looking at a million potential... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

23 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 23, 2008

World Wildlife Fund US Harvard Business School Case 308-035 World Wildlife Fund US is a leading international conservation nonprofit that operates within a global network of WWF organizations. This case examines WWF US's strategy to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Nov 2024
Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy

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Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment

important historic landmarks and public resources such as hospitals. Heat tends to concentrate in dense urban centers, increasing health risks. A worldwide investment of $3.2 trillion in energy conservation would pay for itself within 3... View Details

09 Oct 2015
News

Balancing Progress and Preservation

than just financial gain,” he stresses. Some of his most successful deals have involved conservation easements that minimize investment risk while creating economic value from parcels that merit conservation. He has worked extensively on... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Sep 2005
News

New Art

visiting HBS, she assumed we were a stuffy, conservative institution,” she says. “Seeing the artwork completely changed her mind.” Even if a particular piece doesn’t please everyone, Black adds, it’s a means of stimulating dialogue and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

new and adventurous attitude on the part of the business community." 67 In 1987, Doriot died at the age of 87. From an era of conservative investment and large corporations, the patient visionary and calculated risk taker paved the way... View Details

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Industrial Production & Materials - Business & Environment

management all conserve water—increasingly important steps as droughts become more frequent. Innovation Transitioning away from carbon-intensive energy to power industrial production, designing products with efficiency in mind, and... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Whale Wars

Conservation Society’s activist campaign against the whale hunt in Antarctica. Sea Shepherd vessels use aggressive tactics to stop damage to the sea and its creatures, especially the slaughter that Japanese whalers continue under a... View Details

Keywords: Marybeth I. Thoren; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

06 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023-24 Leadership Fellows

of Boston - Office of the Mayor TARYN STAMPER, The Nature Conservancy MIMI VERDONK, OneTen Coalition, Inc. RYAN WARREN, Harlem Children’s Zone CAROLINE ZHENG, City of Cambridge CONNIE ZUO, Whitney Museum of American Art Hear from the... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise

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