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- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Finding sustainable solutions for humanitarian crises
market-based solutions to difficult problems. "Business can be the greatest force for good on this planet," says Goodwin. Following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, he led the establishment of a nationwide recycling program that currently... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
his own company building environmentally sustainable live/work projects in New Mexico. “They were high density, they were affordable, and we recycled the water from them,” Wiviott explains. “It just made sense. I mean, my life felt better... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
initiatives that go beyond compliance with national standards. We also started undertaking innovative programs on wastewater effluent reuse as part of our water recycling efforts, as well as energy-efficient projects to reduce our carbon... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
‘Green’ Trailblazers
E-waste recycling Marcel Brenninkmeijer (AMP 155 1998) Good Energies Foundation London, New York, and Zug Foundation focused on poverty alleviation through sustainable access to renewable energy Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002) Serious... 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
- 11 May 2011
- News
In a Good Place
everything from handmade jewelry (think cufflinks made from old typewriter keys) to custom-made furniture (perhaps a coffee table constructed from recycled barn siding?). Incorporated in 1985, founded by parent volunteers (Gehrke took the... View Details
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
to invest in the careers of politicians who will vow to keep our unfair tax advantages. —Dal LaMagna (MBA 1970) is president and CEO of Brooklyn, New York–based IceStoneUSA, which makes countertops out of recycled glass and cement. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
customers, so of course it makes sense that we care for our employees and our communities as an extension of that. Eco-consciousness has been part of the company since the beginning, given our practice of recycling and renovating older... View Details
- 03 Feb 2021
- News
Power Play
will eventually come out, and when it does, there will be an opportunity to give it new life before recycling it or creating hazardous waste.” As SER looks ahead, the company knows smart energy is a smart investment, yet its mission is... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Instilling Production with Principles
pro-environmental policies are money savers and the key to her company’s continued success, Yang says. More Retail Revolutions Recycling the Consignment Shop Bigger than the local consignment shop and easier than eBay, thredUP, cofounded... View Details
- 04 Mar 2008
- News
HBS Blogs
since April 2009) MBA 1999K Rich Lloyd, http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/richlloyd (a struggle with cancer; archived since Sept. 2007) MBA 2001F Kaiser Fung, Junk Charts: Recycling Chartjunk as Junk Art, http://junkcharts.typepad.com/... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
the Valley's "Band of Angels," a group of entrepreneurs who are recycling their capital and energies into new ventures. This month the Center's first two intellectual products will make their debut in Sahlman's Entrepreneurial Finance... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
to millions. "Global recycling rates are only around 30 percent," says Birnbaum, meaning that 70 percent of bottles and cans end up at the dump. "It's criminal." Birnbaum revels in challenging Big Soda. He likes that his product... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
New Releases
mountaineer Yvon Chouinard, the company differentiates its clothing along environmental lines, using expensive organic cotton and polyester made from recycled bottles. Patagonia's margins shrank, but sales to its high-end retail clientele... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Do Good: Eat Chocolate
investing ahead of its growth, the company has become more focused on breaking even in the current economic climate. From the start, Endline knew that her approach to chocolate would be “colorful, whimsical, and playful.” The reusable, View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Crop Production; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
12, bought his first sailboat with money saved from collecting and recycling his neighbors’ newspapers. Although he dreamed of being a marine biologist, Frey’s academic passion was engineering, which sprang from working in a machine shop... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
remains the most expensive way to produce usable water. In addition, water is not economically transportable from coastal to inland areas. Right now, for agricultural and industrial use, it’s more cost-effective by half to recycle... View Details