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  • 2011
  • Book

Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors

By: Rebecca Henderson and Richard G. Newell
Accelerating energy innovation could be an important part of an effective response to the threat of climate change. Written by a stellar group of experts in the field, this book complements existing research on the subject with an exploration of the role that public... View Details
Keywords: Energy Sources; Innovation and Invention; Climate Change; Policy; Competition; Demand and Consumers; Finance; Energy Industry
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  • September 2020 (Revised June 2021)
  • Case

Algramo

By: Michael Chu, Monica Silva and Mariana Cal
Founded in 2013 by José Manuel Moller in Chile, Algramo first became known for addressing the “poverty tax” (the surcharge paid by lower income families for staples sold in smaller sizes) through specially-designed dispensers in low-income neighborhood grocery stores... View Details
Keywords: Packaging-as-a-wallet; Plastic Waste; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Reusable Packaging; Alliances With FMCGs To Meet ESG Goals; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Value Creation; Goals and Objectives; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile
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  • 02 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 2

Diether, and Christopher Malloy Abstract—We demonstrate that legislation has a simple, yet previously undetected impact on stock prices. Exploiting the voting record of legislators whose constituents are the affected industries, we show... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • Web

Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

governance? Keywords: Investment Fund ; Philanthropy ; Charitable Donations ; Sustainability ; Foundation ; Impact Investing ; ESG ; Family Business ; Forecasting and Prediction ; Private Sector ; Renewable Energy ; Social... View Details
  • 02 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • Web

Business History - Faculty & Research

simplistic assumptions about business behavior also enabled business history to be highly creative and, at times, to exercise a huge impact on management studies more generally, especially strategy and the study of entrepreneurship.... View Details
  • 29 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.

Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Web

HBS - Key Metrics

(GHG) 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 %... View Details
  • Forthcoming
  • Article

Disclosure Standards and Communication Norms: Evidence of Voluntary Sustainability Standards as a Coordinating Device for Capital Markets

By: Khrystyna Bochkay, Jeffrey Hales and George Serafeim
In this paper, we examine how the development of voluntary sustainability standards has affected the nature of information covered in conference calls. Using industry-specific dictionaries of sustainability terms contained in the disclosure standards developed by the... View Details
Keywords: Voluntary Disclosure; Accounting Standards; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainability Standards; ESG; ESG Disclosure; Accounting; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards; United States
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  • 02 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 2

such rifts, language training must include cross-cultural education. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/09/whats-your-language-strategy/ar/1 September 2014 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Government Green Procurement... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Clubs - Business & Environment

for students to reduce the environmental impact of lifestyle choices and increase the visibility of student sustainability campaigns, programs, and events. Harvard University Student Clubs Harvard Energy... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Solving for Z

we focused on promoting technology that will be used for the good of society?” Chen says. And they are not willing to wait to have a say in that process: “They want to do meaningful work and see impact sooner. They don’t want to just be a... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government
  • 19 Dec 2023
  • Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

Global Sustainability Personal at Bühler The global food supply chain is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental challenges. Many companies avoid these issues or make token efforts to reduce their View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 11 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 11

Publications August 2013 American Journal of Managed Care The Impact of Electronic Health Record Use on Physician Productivity By: Adler-Milstein, Julia, and Robert S. Huckman Abstract—Objectives: To examine the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

be aware of the range of powerful, dynamic, and often conflicting forces shaping the emerging competitive environment. The globalization of markets, the increasing homogeneity of customer needs worldwide, the impact of the digital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

; Sustainability ; Foundation ; Impact Investing ; ESG ; Family Business ; Forecasting and Prediction ; Private Sector ; Renewable Energy ; Social Entrepreneurship ; Climate Change ; Environmental... View Details
  • Web

Events - Business & Environment

advancing impactful climate and sustainability solutions around the world. This event will feature remarks by: Jim Stock, Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy and Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Director of... View Details
  • 07 Jul 2021
  • Book

Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust

with customers, employees, and investors by being “the real deal,” creating valuable products and services, acting on good intentions, treating people fairly, and taking responsibility for how an organization impacts business and society,... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • Web

Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

environmental dimension of CSR. Spring 2014 Article What Impact? A Framework for Measuring the Scale & Scope of Social Performance By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan Organizations with social missions, such as nonprofits and social... View Details
  • 2023
  • Other Unpublished Work

If 3 Was 9

By: Randolph B. Cohen
One determinant of where economies and markets are headed is how well we handle the climate crisis. Headlines on the climate tend to emphasize two points. First, average global temps are rising, with it being the hottest summer in 1,000 centuries per some estimates.... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Measurement and Metrics
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