Climate Impact - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Dec 2023
Cold Call Podcast

Can Sustainability Drive Innovation at Ferrari?

26 Feb 2021
News

Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation

“Our market opportunities include leasing the drone technology and proprietary seeders, and selling the seed pods to other organizations worldwide to help them reforest the planet.” Lord of the Trees is raising money and looking for View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment

accommodate rapid urbanization and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, new buildings can be designed to meet zero-emission standards, and existing buildings can be retrofitted to greatly reduce their... View Details

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Have You Checked out Podcasts from HBS?

Explorations of the impact of climate change on business After Hours: HBS faculty views on the crossroads of business and culture Cold Call: Transformation of HBS cases into podcast format The Disruptive... View Details

Career Coach

Kartik Sahni

brainstorming, creating a professional narrative, identifying their unique pathway to impact; 2) Sectors: unpacking impact investing, social enterprise and/or impact-oriented roles in private companies; 3) Organizations: narrowing focus... 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

15 Dec 2024
News

After Ozempic

them? It’s a sticky question, considering these products could have untold benefits “that could transform the world,” Badaracco says. Novo Nordisk acknowledges that, as the business grows, so will its impact on society—thanks in part to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Pete Ryan; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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Van den Ende Rozen - 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

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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

March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
Case

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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Educators

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25 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID

School. I wanted to pursue a joint degree that would help me address the dichotomy of my intended field, where climate investment cannot be an arena for governments alone and where impact involves navigating... View Details

23 Sep 2024
Blog Post

2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2024, over 100 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some of the types of companies that students worked at this summer... View Details

Portrait Project

Marwan Chaar

I grew up in a region synonymous with two things: Energy and Islam. Both have recently been threatened, and both will have to adapt in order to survive. We are caretakers of the world that was gifted to us. The climate is changing and we... View Details

04 Oct 2021
Blog Post

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

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers

of Weak Interests By Gunnar Trumbull Empirical studies have consistently shown a capacity to coordinate when the collective interest is both material and evident. One of the early studies to assess the impact of group size on coordination... View Details

Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull

24 Apr 2014
News

Seeing glass in a new light

a smart phone, tablet, or wall switch, the product brings unparalleled control over the internal climate conditions of a building and returns the unobstructed view to those inside—as blinds or shades are no longer needed. “Today,... View Details

17 Dec 2018
News

Tomorrow, Transformed

business leadership to accelerate social change COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE: What does environmental leadership look like in the age of global warming? CODE BREAKERS: Increasing the number of women in positions of leadership READY, SET,... View Details

Keywords: HBS Bulletin staff; illustration by Martín Léon Barretto

01 Dec 2011
News

Letters to the Editor

Benjamin (MBA 1969) Kansas City, MO Cities and Climate Change Thank you for the article “The City Solution” in the September Bulletin. Work like this gets people thinking more about the critical challenges we face. It’s up to cities... View Details

Keywords: HBS Show; Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

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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

29 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Exploring Sustainable Energy: A Visit to Vestas Wind Turbine Manufacturing in Odense, Denmark

sector. Conclusion: A Student's Perspective on Climate Change and Vestas' Impact Our visit to the Vestas site was highly inspiring in many aspects. The meticulous manufacturing process and understanding of... View Details

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