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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
affordability as a consideration for current and future students,” she says. “The challenge now is to align financial and environmental sustainability in our investments. “I believe in starting somewhere,” she continues. “If we study our... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
our research examines. We find that, to the contrary, the success of voluntary regulation is contingent on a robust regime of government inspection and enforcement. Within such a regime, we find that voluntary compliance efforts by regulated firms can actually lead to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
Since the start of the 2000s, a high-level corporate position has evolved that is still something of a mystery. As companies have engaged in more efforts around sustainability, environmental and otherwise, the "chief sustainability... View Details
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Course Development
By: Debora L. Spar
Managing International Trade and Investment
Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details
- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change
impacting the planet. These tentative findings suggest that COVID-19 is making climate increasingly a top-of-mind issue. Now, it is up to corporations and policy makers to translate this attentional focus into actions and habits that stick—by using View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Hands-on Simulations Complement the Case Method
learning on campus and—by partnering with Harvard Business Publishing—in business classrooms around the world. The required Strategy course, for example, includes the “Strategic Brew” simulation, which puts all 900 first-year MBA students... View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
Clean Air Act was one of the first and most influential federal environmental laws—and many in the business community saw benefits from a national strategy to combat pollution. Prof. Michael Toffel Prof.... View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Porter Directs New Institute at HBS
A new Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC), directed by Michael E. Porter, opened at HBS in July. The interdisciplinary ISC is dedicated to enlarging and disseminating the body of research on competition and View Details
- Fast Answer
Sustainability in CPG and Retail
style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.238px; background-color: rgb(252, 252, 252);">(HarvardKey). Chapter from Channel Strategies and Marketing Mix in a Connected World.... View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
decades and accounts for roughly 5 percent of domestic US oil production. However, it's not particularly environmentally friendly: EOR companies mostly tap naturally occurring fields of CO2, transport the gas to the mature oil fields, and... View Details
- 03 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability Efforts
sustainability as a holistic strategy inside the organization, not as separate activities.” Practical implications The research results have practical implications for investors and companies. For investors, “The evidence presented here... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Web
Forest L. Reinhardt | About
author of Down to Earth: Applying Business Principles to Environmental Management , published by Harvard Business School Press. Like that book, many of his articles and papers analyze problems of View Details
- December 2005
- Article
The Strategic use of Decentralized Institutions: Exploring Certification with the ISO 14001 Management Standard
King, Andrew A., Ann Terlaak, and Michael J. Lenox. "The Strategic use of Decentralized Institutions: Exploring Certification with the ISO 14001 Management Standard." Academy of Management Journal 48, no. 6 (December 2005): 1091–1106.
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
investors alike that, as Gaurav Goel put it, "Sustainable businesses have lesser risks associated with their future earnings ... triple bottom line (economic, social, and environmental sustainability) reduces uncertainty." Or as... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 25 Jun 2014
- News
An International Perspective
“I’ve been involved in international business ventures my entire career,” says Andrew L. Waite (MBA 1993), a generous supporter of global research at HBS. After majoring in civil engineering at England’s Loughborough University of Technology and earning a master’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
Since its founding in 2010, the Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) at HBS has worked to educate students and business leaders about the environmental challenges and opportunities confronting companies and organizations today, and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- May 2020
- Teaching Note
Danone: Changing the Food System
By: David E. Bell, Federica Gabrieli, Daniela Beyersdorfer, Amy Klopfenstein and Aldo Sesia
Teaching Note for HBS No. 520-053.
This is a teaching note for the case “Danone: Changing the Food System?” The case examines the efforts of one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies to resolve the social, environmental, and economic issues within... View Details
This is a teaching note for the case “Danone: Changing the Food System?” The case examines the efforts of one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies to resolve the social, environmental, and economic issues within... View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
RELATED LINKS Video: Dean Nohria introduces the Project U.S. Competitiveness home page HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness The Path to Economic Revival Made in America — Making Their Way How Boeing Competes — James McNerney Jr.... View Details
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
green business profitable is an even harder journey. For society's sake, entrepreneurs must be prepared to make that journey, says Geoffrey Jones. A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy Many... View Details
- May–June 2000
- Article
Sustainability and the Firm
By: F. L. Reinhardt
Reinhardt, F. L. "Sustainability and the Firm." Interfaces 30, no. 3 (May–June 2000): 26–41.