Natural Environment - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jun 2012
Working Paper Summaries

“Power from Sunshine”: A Business History of Solar Energy

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Loubna Bouamane; Energy; Utilities

08 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits

Cap and trade has become an increasingly popular mechanism used by governments to induce green behavior among corporate polluters, with news emerging almost daily. Just recently New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withdrew his state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

1991
Article

Binding Parties to Agreements in Environmental Disputes

By: M. A. Wheeler and L. Bacow

Keywords: Natural Environment; Agreements and Arrangements

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25 Feb 2009
Conference Presentation

New Research on Corporate Environmental Disclosure and Environmental Ratings

By: Michael W. Toffel

Keywords: Research; Corporate Disclosure; Natural Environment

Citation

08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

the business environment are changing in the future. The CSO is the ambassador with the vision, the person who decides what needs to change when it comes to how the company is interacting with the communities and the broader societal... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

15 Dec 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Cognitive Barriers to Environmental Action: Problems and Solutions

Keywords: by Lisa L.Shu & Max H. Bazerman

09 Sep 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Boundary Spanning in a For-Profit Research Lab: An Exploration of the Interface Between Commerce and Academe

Keywords: by Christopher C. Liu & Toby E. Stuart; Biotechnology

22 Feb 2022
Cold Call Podcast

How to Scale a Startup Marketplace for Used Furniture

Keywords: Re: Ayelet Israeli; Consumer Products

19 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book

Editor's note: Harvard Business School in mid-October played host to the 2010 Workshop on Integrated Reporting: Frameworks and Action Plan. Under direction of conference organizer Robert G. Eccles, participants recently published an electronic book around themes... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria; Accounting

12 Sep 2007
Working Paper Summaries

The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

09 Feb 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Do Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings Predict Corporate Social Performance?

Keywords: by Aaron K. Chatterji, David I. Levine & Michael W. Toffel

21 May 2019
News

Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

Reserve Bank of Chicago’s imposing building to discuss with thought leaders and entrepreneurs the impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector of the American Midwest. “Climate change forces us to confront the relationships between the human institutions that... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

04 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City

Editor's Note: Rapid urbanization and resource scarcity pose problems—and opportunities—for businesses and governments all over the world. But who can best lead the building and developing of these municipalities? One model: promotion and regulation by the private... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Real Estate

20 Sep 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Christina Lubinski; Chemical

07 Oct 2011
Working Paper Summaries

What Environmental Ratings Miss

Keywords: by Auden Schendler & Michael Toffel

18 Aug 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening Private Monitoring

Keywords: by Lamar Pierce & Michael W. Toffel

07 Jul 2016
News

A World Without Borders

well-regulated reserve with natural geographic defenses. Kent has been up close with the animals during the relocation and other wildlife management efforts: “It’s a very raw experience to be close with a large wild animal. Our lives are... View Details

04 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now

Drbouz In June 2016, I gave a TED Talk called We Need Nuclear Power to Solve Climate Change. The talk discussed the world’s realistic options for reducing fossil CO2 emissions soon enough to contain climate change’s more severe effects. To my surprise, that talk has... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Green Technology