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13 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

sector involvement. While some viewed the private sector’s presence with skepticism, I saw it as a crucial moment of convergence between policy and practice. The green zone was a showcase of corporate innovation, where companies... View Details

13 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 13

diffusion of the commercial internet. Theory predicts that firms with greater market share will be more likely to adopt innovations that build on their existing strengths, while they will resist more radical technological advances. While... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Jul 2020
News

The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)

Player One. And recently it’s felt like the right time in terms of technological advancements, accessibility, and investment for a field like VR to really start taking off and I wanted to be there when it did.” What promise do you think... View Details

2011
Working Paper

Sustainable Fleet Operations: The Collaborative Adoption of Electric Vehicles

By: Vanessa Chocteau, David F. Drake, Paul R. Kleindorfer, Renato J. Orsato and Alain Roset

Keywords: Fleet Management; Carbon Regulation; Sustainable Operations; Collaboration; Environmental Sustainability; Transportation; Cooperation; Energy Sources; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; France

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17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

the next big thing both as a mitigation strategy and a business opportunity. Indian politician Jayant Sinha admitted that his country generates some seven percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. However, he stressed that India does not have the money or the View Details

10 Aug 2022
News

Generosity Multiplied

wonderful thing, and it’s become extremely effective at fundraising for lots of good causes,” says Reed, who cofounded the charity with his father, Sir Alec Reed (OPM 17, 1991). It was his father’s idea to take the technology used for the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

02 Dec 2018
News

An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

of living that the developed world takes for granted. The panelists agreed that the world is warming faster than scientists anticipated even a few years ago and that, for investors, a changing climate offers many opportunities. These include View Details

Keywords: Allison Webster; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

20 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts

entrepreneur in the Deep South at the turn of the century, against all odds. Professor Nancy Koehn describes Walker’s inspiring real life story of making good on her own unique American dream. Cold Calling Stella McCartney Anat Keinan With her unique leadership... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

06 Dec 2021
News

The Sparkles in Our Skies

approximately the equivalent of a year and a quarter of the average American’s carbon footprint. While it feels like a technological magic trick in an industry known for tradition rather than innovation, it may not even be the startup’s... View Details

Keywords: April White; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

(AMP 94, 1984) (iUniverse) Simple Sabotage: A Modern Field Manual for Detecting and Rooting Out Everyday Behaviors That Undermine Your Workplace by Robert Galford (MBA 1976), Bob Frisch, and Cary Greene (MBA 1994) (HarperOne) Inspired by... View Details

09 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

developing a post-Brexit strategy, including a green paper on industrial strategy published last year, Porter believes a far bolder approach is needed. First and foremost, the UK must define a new value proposition for itself as a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Leaders Program

technological advancements, but also ensure the social engagement of vulnerable members of society, such as farmers. Daniel Tong: After graduating I will go back to Brazil. I believe the country has enormous potential to lead emerging... View Details

06 May 2025
Blog Post

The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet

developing small-scale geothermal heat and power projects that promote energy and resource efficiency, energy security for small communities, and local green jobs, all while preserving nature’s balance. The warm welcome we received from... View Details

15 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

Green and Black's, and Coca Cola purchasing a significant interest in HonestTea.) As the authors write, "Making a virtuous mouse and rich elephant merger work is a delicate, but potentially high-value undertaking in terms of... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

25 Mar 2025
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

partnerships as catalysts for first-of-a-kind deployments, as well as the vital importance of specialized investors who understand the unique risks, timelines, and technological complexities inherent to climate tech. Overall, the summit... View Details

10 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 10

growing evidence of pollution and resulting political pressures. The variety of capitalism literature has suggested that the German coordinated market economy model was more conducive to green corporate strategies than liberal market... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Feb 2019
News

Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

Boston Green Ribbon Commission, a group of business, institutional, and civic leaders developing strategies to fight climate change and meet Mayor Marty Walsh’s 2050 carbon-neutrality goal. However, McCarthy added, “the city is slow to... View Details

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Hard Numbers on Social Investments

to social problems through market solutions, the rate of return on these deals should be at least as high as traditional early stage investments. The big winners were in the technology and health care sectors, and in another group of... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

27 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Customer Loyalty Programs That Work

ExtraCare, and pay-for-membership cards for stores including Costco. In a very basic form loyalty schemes have been around for as long as people have been exchanging goods—consider the farmer who threw in an extra ear of corn for his best customers. The S&H View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Retail

01 Dec 2022
News

Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

reports, the relationship between ESG disclosure and performance, and how green bonds provide institutional oversight that helps bring credibility to firms’ environmental commitments. Key takeaway: “Standardized and comparable measures... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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