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  • October 2023
  • Case

Driving Sustainability at AB InBev

By: Ethan Rouen and Antonio Manuel Oftelie
It was the height of the summer in 2022, and Michel Doukeris, the CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), and Peter Kraemer, the company’s Chief Supply Officer, gazed across the vast desert surrounding Zacatecas, Mexico. They were visiting their Grupo Modelo Brewery,... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Transformation; Decisions; Environmental Sustainability; Leading Change; Growth Management; Business Model; Food and Beverage Industry; Mexico
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    George Serafeim

    George Serafeim is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He co-leads a Lab, within Harvard's Digital, Data, Design Institute, and serves on the faculty steering commitee of Harvard University's Salata Institute. He... View Details

    Keywords: asset management; insurance industry; automobiles; industrial goods; fashion; food; green technology
    • March 2014 (Revised May 2014)
    • Teaching Note

    The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal

    By: Lucy White and Benjamin C. Esty
    On February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general... View Details
    Keywords: Proxy Contest; Proxy Battle; Proxy Advisor; ISS; Glass Lewis ＆ Co.; Hedge Fund; Short Selling; Share Lending; Telecommunications; Voting Rights; Empty Voting; Equity Decoupling; Share Unification; Dual Class Shares; Canada; Exchange Ratio; Shareholder Activism; Shareholder Votes; Investment Activism; Public Equity; Capital Structure; Investment Return; Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Telecommunications Industry; Canada; British Columbia; United States; New York (city, NY)
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    • September–October 2024
    • Article

    The Crowdless Future? Generative AI and Creative Problem-Solving

    By: Léonard Boussioux, Jacqueline N. Lane, Miaomiao Zhang, Vladimir Jacimovic and Karim R. Lakhani
    The rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) open up attractive opportunities for creative problem-solving through human-guided AI partnerships. To explore this potential, we initiated a crowdsourcing challenge focused on sustainable, circular economy... View Details
    Keywords: Large Language Models; Generative Ai; Crowdsourcing; AI and Machine Learning; Creativity; Technological Innovation
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    Capstone | MBA

    immune cell (natural killer cells), rather than the previously used type (T cells). Circular RNA – Shifting the Paradigm or Reinventing the Wheel? The genetic information inside our cells is contained within DNA, and that information is... View Details
    • 17 Apr 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: April 17

      PublicationsHappiness Runs in a Circular Motion: Evidence for a Positive Feedback Loop between Prosocial Spending and Happiness Authors:Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Michael I. Norton Publication:Journal of Happiness Studies 13... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 19 Oct 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: October 19, 2010

    give more, that giving indeed causes increased happiness, and that these two relationships may operate in a circular fashion. Second, we consider whether advertising these benefits of charitable giving—asking people to give in order to be... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • October 2013 (Revised January 2016)
    • Case

    J.C. Penney's 'Fair and Square' Strategy (Abridged)

    By: Elie Ofek and Jill Avery
    As he gets ready to release 2nd quarter 2012 results, Ron Johnson, the new CEO of department store J.C. Penney, is reconsidering the dramatic changes he initiated for the business model and brand image of his company. A new pricing scheme he put in place in February,... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Change Management; Marketing Strategy; Price; Consumer Behavior; Decision Making; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Retail Industry; United States
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    Podcast - Business & Environment

    company’s mission to recycle textile waste and build circular supply chains for apparel made of polyester fabric. Patrik brings his prior experience leading Under Armour and other global brands across the textile and footwear industry for... View Details
    • Web

    Lifelong Learning - Alumni

    Andrew Ng discusses what organizations have learned about generative AI in the last year 891 01 Dec 2023 HBS Alumni Bulletin Rounding the Bend New technologies offer new hope for a circular economy in the apparel industry Re: Emily Bolon... View Details
    • Web

    Clubs - Business & Environment

    details of energy technology and science. Circular Economy Symposium at Harvard The Circular Economy Symposium introduces participants to circular economy concepts & case... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    Rounding the Bend

    Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments... View Details
    Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing
    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    Joint Venture

    The human knee is a marvel. It’s the hinge at the center of our gait, the evolutionary adaptation that makes humans the only fully bipedal mammals on the planet. But the knee also is a complicated and vulnerable knot of bone, muscle, and sinew. Nearly everyone knows... View Details
    Keywords: Shoshi Parks
    • 07 Mar 2023
    • Blog Post

    Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

    the solutions they are developing. Upon reflection after our visit, we still have some questions: Recycling infrastructure: Given the current limitations on the use of bioplastics, especially for the type of plastics used in 90% of its elements, LEGO Group’s View Details
    • 30 Mar 2023
    • Blog Post

    Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration

    Circularity in Denmark BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams Grolsch Brewing Company: Drink Sustainably Van den Ende Rozen: Greenhouse Rose Production Koppert Cress: Macro Greenhouses, Microgreens View Details
    • 17 Jul 2023
    • Blog Post

    Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

    about energy storage or carbon dioxide removal? Or perhaps the circular economy or changing consumer behavior is better aligned with your interests. Get to know the space, get to know yourself, and enjoy the process of discovery. This... View Details
    • 19 Sep 2023
    • Blog Post

    2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

    de-centralized, currently untapped resources such as electronic waste domestically in the US, providing a step change to create a circular supply chain for EV batteries. Nth Cycle will be the first domestic producer of a critical... View Details
    • Web

    Dean’s House | About

    main floor, with a circular staircase leading to a sitting room, bedrooms, and baths on the second and third floors. The surrounding garden was part of Frederick Law Olmsted’s original landscape design. At the time of its completion, the... View Details
    • 03 Jan 2023
    • What Do You Think?

    How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?

    employed many leadership ideas and kept what worked. In Hesselbein’s case, I was most intrigued by the circular organization concept she introduced to the organization. Instead of a pyramid, it consisted of concentric circles comprising... View Details
    Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
    • 15 Dec 2023
    • News

    Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

    certification program. He is also a Special Programs Instructor, teaching Applied Circular Economics and Regenerative Economics at the Sustainability Graduate Programs and at the Global Development Practice Graduate Programs, both at... View Details
    Keywords: Margie Kelley