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- 08 Jul 2014
- News
Seeking "big solutions" to increase the value of nature for business and society
Carter Roberts (MBA 1988) is leading the World Wildlife Fund to "connect the dots" between business and societal goals to increase our perception of the value of the natural world. (Published July 2014) View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
coral reefs, oceans, rivers, and deserts. (See a map at www.worldwildlife.org/wildplaces.) To accomplish this goal by 2015, the WWF will work to reshape global markets, policies, and institutions to ensure a sustainable future for nature... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Thinking Green
Sciences and the Design, Medical, and Law Schools for a Harvard Thinks Green forum in Sanders Theatre. “This transition we face as an economy, as a world is going to hit every major industry,” said Henderson. Kaplan, a member of a Harvard committee on greenhouse gases,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
How Does the HBS Endowment Work?
The HBS endowment consists of 1,000+ funds established over more than a century. These funds play a key role in sustaining the School’s core priorities. The $3.5 billion HBS endowment represents 9 percent of Harvard’s total $37 billion... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Whale Wars
Thoren Photo courtesy Beth Thoren Related Links View video of confrontations in the Southern Ocean Have you noticed that when you live in a big city long enough, your thoughts can struggle to travel further than the building in front of you? When I was in my 20s,... View Details
- 07 Nov 2018
- News
A Market-Based Approach to Solving the World’s Water Crisis
Jennifer Tisdel Schorsch (MBA 1992) is president of Water.org, a Kansas City–based nonprofit dedicated to bringing safe water and sanitation to the world through market-driven initiatives. In this interview she discusses the way the organization approaches financing... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA '77)
In 1996, while standing beside her car after she and her family had pulled over on a quiet roadside in upstate New York, Langer sustained devastating leg injuries after she was struck by a vehicle whose driver had fallen asleep at the... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- News
Promoting social enterprise in business
Aurora Rotes Casanova (MBA 2009) is helping promote more socially oriented projects inside companies and calculating their value. (Published November 2014) View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Noted & Quoted
putting your money where your principles were has become a mainstream invest-ment philosophy.” — Martin Clarke (TGMP 11, 2003), chair of UKSIF, the UK sustainable investment and finance association. (Financial Times, July 3, 2011) “I have... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Noted & Quoted
a buy-American pitch to sell cars anymore (American Public Media’s Marketplace, July 6, 2009). “Despite the hype about Google’s innovation prowess, the company hasn’t proven that it can build sustainable new growth businesses.” — Scott D.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Hail to the Chief
Not along ago, consultant Alison Sander (MBA ’86/JD ’87) was invited to evaluate the potential for sustainable investment opportunities in Ecuador’s rain forests, where petroleum reserves were being parceled out to international energy... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Clearing the Air
this race. Jim Matheson is a senior lecturer at HBS, a special partner at Engine, a venture firm focused on tough tech, and a senior advisor and venture partner at Breakthrough Energy. He has spent the last 15 years of his career focused on climate and View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Consumption Is America’s Competitive Advantage
standard of living. But Amar Bhidé (MBA ’79, DBA ’88) thinks the “gathering storm” theory is not only wrong but alarmist and harmful. Writing in his book The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected... View Details
- 15 Nov 2021
- News
Climate Trailblazers
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019
manufacturer for eyewear companies. It grew over the years. Ultimately, the company would realize that it had a “diamond” in its own backyard, a core business that had been in the picture all along. Focusing on that core, the Hilsinger team grew the company into a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Students Ready to Make an Impact
continued evolution and strength of the School’s dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem and its impact in the world. Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students 'Rooted' In Innovation Closing The 'Network Gap' A Sustainable Solution For... View Details
- 29 Nov 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
An old adage about volunteers cites the value they bring to organizations as including “wealth, work, and wisdom.” These “three Ws” define the dedicated alumni body here at HBS. Although being a donor is certainly critical to sustaining... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
website. Reflecting on recent events, Sykes expressed optimism: “Although the past few months have been difficult on myself and other members of the Black community, I am cautiously optimistic that the Black Lives Matter movement can create lasting and View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
What a Difference a Community Can Make
can and should be a force for good. The best business leaders take seriously their responsibility to create sustainable solutions to real-world problems and to help bridge the divides that are so evident in society today. More than... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
committees to create and sustain valuable educational programs for alumni that keep them current on major trends in business, business skills, and business education, specifically the HBS curriculum. The Global Alumni Conference... View Details