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- 11 Sep 2009
- News
I Network, You Network, He, She, It Networks…
road would pick up his or her office mail (and any snail-mailed thank-you notes) in a timely fashion. Others wondered at her advice to mention personal interests that had come up in conversation (maybe the recruiter owns and breeds Portuguese View Details
- 11 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012)
Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development I found my professional North Star as an undergraduate student while studying abroad in rural Tanzania. Our work in clean water... View Details
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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
Israel Addressing Water Scarcity with Precision Irrigation Netafim, founded in Israel, is the global leader in drip irrigation systems—the most efficient way to deliver water to crops. In spite of this, as a... View Details
- 03 Aug 2020
- News
A Clean Start
valuable product. “Nature, through photosynthesis, has figured out how to convert carbon dioxide and water into all types of things, from wood and fibers to fruits and grains,” he observes. Surely humans could use this natural process—one... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 16 Apr 2013
- News
A Walkabout to the Ocean
Merkl: Managing water resources for a sustainable future. Photo Courtesy of Andreas Merkl They say all rivers lead to the sea. If that is true, then it's only fitting that Andreas Merkl (MBA 1989) should find himself today at the helm of... View Details
- 22 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) – Working to Change the Food System
lot of time by the water in the San Francisco Bay Area. I would catch and forage fish, crab, mussels, and sea urchin, and bring them home to eat! It was really magical (and delicious) to be able to interact with nature in such a way.... View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
CSOs are of critical importance in successful sustainability efforts, but ironically become less central as sustainability efforts blossom. Although often linked with environmental issues such as water and energy use, a growing number of... View Details
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Key Metrics | Annual Report 2024
Monthly Users 12,687,000 9,902,000 11,239,000 11,787,000 9,956,000 Sustainability CY2023 CY2022 CY2021 CY2020 CY2019 GHG Emissions (metric tons of CO2 equivalent) 10,354 10,011 9,098 9,103 11,562 Energy (kBtu) 138,056,976 140,590,670 121,948,442 122,569,467 150,713,824... View Details
- Portrait Project
John Paul Andree
sweeping generality in a far-off future. It is immediate and intentional – to serve others even in the smallest gestures and fleeting interactions. I will always remember this. And remember the icy water below. View Details
- Profile
Stephen Mathew
painting of my favorite water spring I would swim in back home. I'll leave with a new painting of Aldrich Hall and all the cherished memories with my friends in there. How have diverse perspectives in your section contributed to your... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Healthy Profit
crew is offered medical checkups, and more than 90 percent of employees participate in yearly health fairs that provide free screenings and educational resources. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH “All of their cruise ships have an internal water... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Why I’m Donating One Billion Dollars to Save the Planet
million acres of land and water in Africa, South America, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. “We need to embrace the radical, time-tested and profoundly democratic idea of public-land protection that was invented in the United... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Preserving Patagonia
recognized that conserved land has many embedded values: limited development (environmentally friendly real estate), sustainable agriculture, carbon sequestration potential, recreation (eco-tourism), water rights, and more. Profits for... View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
School Case 510-033 Woolf Farming Company, a privately owned family farming business in California's Central Valley, found its business threatened by a lack of water, brought on by a combination of drought, poor quality well water, and unavailability of surface View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My North Star at the Crossroads of Profit and Purpose
factory in the middle of the city, and it is probably the only city in India where you can drink clean water straight out of the tap. Both my grandfather and father worked at Tata Steel, the iconic steel manufacturing factory. I grew up... View Details
- 17 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures
Rehydrate: Transforming water access for DoD, disaster relief, and global communities plagued by water insecurity Bagh-e - Mujtaba Khalid (HKS), Hasan Nomani, Ehtisham Hammed - Bagh-e is an app-based... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
New Zealand Adventure
textures of the land, from lush green grass to icy glaciers to crystal clear waters and alpine peaks. And we were warmly welcomed at our many stops by the local Kiwi and Maori (native New Zealanders). Our local guide expertly described... View Details
- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
says, executives whose companies extract resources will feel an obligation to return the favor, whether it's a furniture company that plants trees to offset its extraction of lumber or a bottling plant that initiates a water conservation... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
relationships with the community. These investments can be modest. Just providing safe drinking water can lead to greater productivity and more profit, one of many instances where philanthropy makes good business sense. I get excited by... View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
opportunity; explains how the approach mitigates cognitive biases that otherwise can contribute to poor decisions; and considers conditions that are best suited for lean startup methods. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/812095-PDF-ENG Fiji... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel