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- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
oil, come some major concerns. Environmentalists, for instance, are not happy, since just as they're beginning to see a decline in demand and have the support of a president who's determined to stop climate change, if oil prices are down, everybody will start buying... View Details
- 24 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost
IFC as well as Western NGOs is now explicitly earmarking 30-40% of funds toward adaptation concepts like dams, irrigation, flood control, reflective roof coverings, and shifts in crops as rainfall and heat alter. This is beyond the financing of View Details
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IFC India 2025: From Gray to Green: A Glimpse of the Future of Green Hydrogen in India - Blog - Business & Environment
referred as “Rising Titan”, is seeking a way to decouple its development from emissions and to increase its energy independence. In this context, green hydrogen can play an integral role in India in achieving net zero by 2070 – in particular, green hydrogen is key to... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
the sector, as well. Putting a price on carbon was also mentioned as a key element in motivating changes that would have a meaningful impact for agribusiness and society, overall. View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
processes: carbonate mineralization. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810030-PDF-ENG Citigroup-Wachovia-Wells Fargo Guhan Subramanian and Nithyasri SharmaHarvard Business School Case 910-006 In late September... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
ClimateCAP 2022
sustainability showed the wide variety of ways we can adapt, from Patagonia’s internal Environmental Profit and Loss metric which comes way before financials in their product evaluations, to Representative Sean Casten’s #HotFERCSummer campaign focused on implementing... View Details
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
carbon footprint. MJ cited a 2020 study included in the National Library of Medicine, which estimated that individual yearly carbon emissions could be reduced by almost 19 gigatons if all secondary school... View Details
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Bibliography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Public Relations and Business, 1900–1950 (Industrial Development and the Social Fabric, vol. 3). Greenwich: JAI Press, 1979. United States Steel Corporation. Annual Reports, 1902–1960. --- Paths of Opportunity in U.S. Steel. United States Steel Corporation, c. 1947.... View Details
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Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture - Course Catalog
perspectives on the product life cycle. Cases discussed include Casper Sleep, a DTC mattress company, that sought to evolve over time from a single mattress offering to the “Nike of Sleep.” Patch attempted to make a marketplace for carbon... View Details
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
for our shareholders" or "By pursuing sound environmental, social, and governance policies we are creating value for our shareholders, all other stakeholders, and society at large." Of course, sustainable strategies are not that easy. Investments to improve energy... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
consumption tax. The destination-based cash flow tax that was proposed in the summer was effectively that in disguise. I wasn't a terrible fan of that implementation of it, but I think there's something to be said for switching to that base. The second big missed... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
50-60 percent recommended to minimize viral transmission. Sensors: Air quality and other measurable conditions. While it’s not currently possible to test directly for coronaviruses in the air, other measures like particulate counts, View Details
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
fossil fuel puts millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. "If wind and solar are going to be competitive with coal, we have to either improve the technology or decide that coal prices should reflect the... View Details
- 16 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design
report, Axios.com recently reported that garment production continues to grow annually by 2.7%, while 25% of garments remain unsold and less than 1% are recycled into new garments. Estimates are that the fashion industry is responsible for 10% of global View Details
- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
more inefficiencies that have no real effect on distributive justice. Q: What are you working on next? A: I have just started to look into the emerging global institutions that aim to reduce climate change caused by deforestation. Trade in View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding the Design of Livable Cities
global urban landscape. Rethinking Urban Areas Both environmentally and socially, the world's cities present one of the best opportunities for directly addressing global climate change. With half of the world's population residing in urban areas and contributing to as... View Details
- 24 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 24
several factors associated with suppliers being especially willing to share this information with buyers, focusing on attributes of the buyers seeking this information and of the suppliers being asked to provide it. We test our hypotheses using data from the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Making It Count
it, by establishing accounting methodologies for the valuation of impacts that a company has on society—e.g., carbon emissions generated, water withdrawal from water-scarce locations, employee wages, job creation in areas of high... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Up on the Green Roof
than 45 energy conservation measures, offsetting greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 2,495 metric tons of carbon dioxide, reducing operating costs $920,000, and maximizing utility rebates totaling upwards of $830,000. Shad’s... View Details
- 18 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation
key take-aways that may shape how they approach the remainder of their time at HBS and their careers going forward. Here’s what they said: Angela N. Son I decided to take this SIP because I realized that I’ve been hearing a lot about climate mitigation (e.g., View Details