Climate Impact - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Apr 2024
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IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

are impacted and respond to climate change. As discussed with URDI, it is impossible to talk about climate adaptation risks in Mumbai without looking at the city’s historical... View Details

29 Jan 2021
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Holding Business to Account

the naming rights to the team’s Maryland stadium and, in 2003, FedEx’s CEO became a minority owner in the team. In protest of the shipping-services giant’s involvement with the football team, a group of impact investors—including the... View Details

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Sustainability in Energy Industry

financial regulators This report identifies so many important recommendations to address the systemic risk that the climate crisis presents. Global Energy Review 2020 The impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on... View Details

18 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Career Advice: Transforming the Energy Industry

inspiration, you meet such a broad spectrum of people at HBS - accountants, investors, lawyers, strategists – that you cannot help but wonder about the impact we could have as a community if we can bring these skills to bear on the View Details

25 Mar 2022
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ClimateCAP 2022

event for MBA students to come together to learn and discuss the business implications of climate change. At ClimateCAP, students were able to gain a deeper understanding of the tangible business impacts of... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era

renewables compete very well with expensive oil-based energy and are more reliable. A domestic focus on efficiency and renewables can reduce domestic energy bills and create diversification. A favorable business climate for renewables... View Details

13 Jul 2020
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Locally Grown

pharmaceutical machinery sector. With the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop for his career decision, Fenwick-Smith became increasingly interested in climate change and what the business community could do to make a... View Details

Keywords: April White

28 Oct 2021
News

Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

(HBSWANY), presented the discussion in partnership with the nonprofit Girls With Impact to explore how Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company, is using philanthropic and investment capital to fund innovative startups and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Energy - Course Catalog

will also cover the energy transition needed to reduce climate change and its impacts. It will examine the economic, regulatory, and social contexts that provide the dynamic backdrop for how both new entrants and incumbent firms can... View Details

04 Oct 2021
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Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS

engineering for sustainable development.” The program at the University of Cambridge presented Sheil with an opportunity to reflect and then narrow her focus on what she wanted to be doing in the climate sustainability space. With her... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital

09 Mar 2021
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New BEI Director: Lynn Schenk

School, and the world as we confront the realities of climate change and its associated responsibilities and opportunities for the business community. BEI faculty chair Mike Toffel looks forward to his continued partnership with Lynn,... View Details

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Policy - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change Policy From obstruction to leadership For much of the last 50 years, powerful segments of the business community have opposed government action on climate change. The fossil fuel... View Details

12 Dec 2023
Cold Call Podcast

Can Sustainability Drive Innovation at Ferrari?

Keywords: Re: Raffaella Sadun; Auto

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Sustainable investing and ESG resources

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News and information covering the sustainable and impact investment markets. Our subscription includes the daily publication, The Brief, as well as their... View Details

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Industrial Production & Materials - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change Industrial Production & Materials Refrigerant gases, cement, and plastic are materials ripe for innovation Industrial activity that produces many of the materials used in commerce, as well as consumer products... View Details

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HBS - From The Dean

community. It was also a year when we made significant progress on several important priorities. At a moment when AI took center stage with the advent of ChatGPT, our own digital transformation—exploring how we can leverage data and information technology to... View Details

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Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard! - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in View Details

19 Mar 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

8 Ways To Be An Environmentally Conscious Manager

Business MBA students participating in Harvard Business School’s Climate Change Challenge offer ideas on how companies can negate impacts from a changing environment. Understand that solutions don’t come... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy

March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
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Vineyard Wind Starts Spinning: Overcoming Onshore Challenges to Offshore Wind

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small

To activate the first wind turbines in the ocean off Martha’s Vineyard eventually supplying clean energy to 400,000 households, Vineyard Wind’s leaders had to navigate the permitting process, numerous delays, and objections from stakeholders in three communities:... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Renewable Energy; Joint Ventures; Green Technology; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Massachusetts; Martha's Vineyard; New Bedford; New England

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27 Nov 2023
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Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series –Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction Cover image features Adenike Ogunlesi This year’s annual UN conference on climate change, COP28, will take place in... View Details

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