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- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
and business problem. Design of market-based systems to reduce carbon emissions has proven difficult. More broadly, national attempts to comply with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol present both governments and firms with significant... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 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
- Web
Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog
written or updated for this course in the past twenty-four months; most classes will feature protagonists as guests. Recent cases include TPG Rise Climate, Blackrock Circular Economy Fund, Generation investment Management, CPPIB, Carbon... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Savings and Loam
all millennials park their money at the three largest banks. It’s a disconnect that he finds “viscerally aggravating,” given that those institutions have bankrolled the fossil-fuel industry—and, with it, the carbon emissions that are... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
reduce the carbon intensity of electricity generation. Should environmental groups reverse course and support the construction of new nuclear plants—using technology that could be rapidly deployed at scale—to reduce greenhouse gas... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 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
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
Consumers in the United States are so increasingly into fresh, local, and carbon neutral that if someone figured out how to grow a tomato that could walk itself to the grocery store, they'd be a millionaire. So why is Mutti S.p.a., a... View Details
- 11 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Business Competition Harms Society
Agency to institute such a program. The researchers examined the prevailing inspection system called On-Board Diagnostics II (OBD-II), which tests for excessive carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides, and also checks the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
carbon dioxide sequestering for power generation fits all objectives, except it is not doable on the scale needed. Stobaugh’s book supports the inclusion of “externalities” in energy pricing, the implication being that, if included, this... View Details
- 22 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention
since the term ESG has been politicized and even weaponized during the on-going climate debate. Nisha cited an article by Jacqueline van den Ende, co-founder and CEO of Carbon Equity, who wrote: “ESG has been marketed as a means to have... View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist
Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist “We need to get the water molecule on the same footing as the carbon molecule. This industry has not communicated effectively. Solving the water crisis... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
Performance Indicators (HPIs) they collect. They will try to demonstrate that their buildings are safer than someone else’s space, especially as landlords compete for office tenants. We see this already in posted statistics like positivity rates; in widespread sharing... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 31 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
IPCC Reports,UN State of the Climate Reports, UN COP 27 Summary, Climate Change @ World Economic Forum Books: The Lean Startup, The Hard Things About Hard Things Job Boards: Climate Draft, Climate Base Podcasts: My Climate Journey Slack Groups: Air Miners for the View Details
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Faculty & Advisors | MBA
investments in Avidyne, Blue Tarp Financial, Carbon Black, Jaunt, Rethink Robotics and 2U. Brian McNaboe MBA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MS, Computer Science, University of Washington; BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of... View Details
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
reason(s) for the center's shortcomings and develop a plan of action so that this center's problems do not undermine the whole initiative toward greater scientific collaboration. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/412029-PDF-ENG FIJI Water: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2024
- News
How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details
- 26 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?
When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
heat-trapping gases such as carbon dioxide that are released into the atmosphere when coal and petroleum products are burned. That same day, the Wall Street Journal reported that in California and Arizona, General Motors would this year... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
explain everything I ever wanted to know about carbon exchange, deforestation drivers, species displacement, and so on. My work colleagues, both Liberian and expatriate, are absorbed by their work and live their lives with extraordinary... View Details
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Past Issues - Alumni
lifelong power of community Complete Table of Contents March 2023 Clearing the Air Faculty and alumni on the opportunity—and necessity—of carbon capture technology Free Spirits With celebrity backers, splashy investments, and a bevy of... View Details