ESG Reporting - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2025
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The Changing Climate on Wall Street

By: Clayton S. Rose, Maxim Pike Harrell and Michael Norris

Increasing and conflicting regulatory requirements and political pressures regarding climate change tested the leaders of U.S. financial institutions, as they struggled to determine how best to comply while managing their business and its risks.
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Summer 2013
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A Tale of Two Stories: Sustainability and the Quarterly Earnings Call

By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim

One of the challenges companies claim to face in making sustainability a core part of their strategy and operations is that the market does not care about sustainability, either in general or because the time frames in which it matters are too long. The response of... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Communication; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Investment; Environmental Sustainability

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21 Oct 2011
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Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information

Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus & George Serafeim

23 Aug 2016
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August 23, 2016

of longer-term shareholders. Myth Number 4: ESG data for fundamental analysis is scarce and unreliable. Reality: Thanks to the efforts of reporting and investor organizations such as SASB and Ceres, as well... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Are Companies Getting Away with 'Cheap Talk' on Climate Goals?

Companies regularly set ambitious climate goals, but these plans often end up like many people’s New Year’s resolutions: unmet aspirations that quietly fizzle out. While companies often gain positive media attention by trumpeting plans for reducing greenhouse gas... View Details

Keywords: by Tim Gray

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Driving Corporate Performance

are using powerful performance measurement and management control systems to confront some of today's biggest challenges and opportunities, such as improving employee motivation, using AI and data analytics effectively, and reporting on... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

Integrated Reporting and Investor Clientele By: George Serafeim In this paper, I examine the relation between Integrated Reporting (IR) and the composition of a firm's investor base. I hypothesize and find... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

interview with Paine, Conway discusses the committee's creation and provides an insider's perspective on what has made it so effective. 2014 Article Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance? By: Christopher... View Details

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Podcast - Business & Environment

Pint at a Time 18 MAY 2022 | Climate Rising Katie Wallace, Chief ESG Officer of New Belgium Brewing Company, and Adam Fetcher, Senior Director of Communications and Public Engagement, discuss how climate change’s impacts on their... View Details

22 Apr 2024
Research & Ideas

When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?

social benefits of impact investing at early stages and deserves further study, they note. The study also suggests that impact investments might benefit companies that can’t raise funds through mainstream channels most, the researchers say. View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Albert Shin and Charles C.Y. Wang. Ethan C. Rouen : Winner of the 2024 Best Paper Award at the Fox and Haskayne Accounting Conference for "Sustainability Meets Substance: Evaluating ESG Reports in the... View Details

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Companies: social responsibility

Where can I find social responsibility ratings and reports for companies? The following databases rate or rank the social responsibility of companies: MSCI GMI Ratings: GMI Ratings, formerly known as Corporate Library, offers annual... View Details

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

attractive person whom they thought of spontaneously than deliberately in Study 4, and reported their commitment to a current romantic relationship would be more affected by the spontaneous than deliberate recollection of a good or bad... View Details

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

reversed. The Psychology of (In)equality Professor Mike Norton + More Info – Less Info Our research reveals that people all over the world prefer less inequality – in wealth, health, and income. For example, Americans report an ideal... View Details

21 May 2021
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Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

more tech companies getting into this sector using AI/ML to extract ESG data as well as mandatory reporting requirements from Asian regulatory bodies in Hong Kong and Japan. How do you plan on continuing to... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Counter Intelligence

When Pano Christou (AMP 195, 2018) was hired at Pret A Manger in 2000, the idea that he would one day run the entire company could not have been further from his mind. At the chain’s Carnaby Street shop, in London’s Soho district, the 22-year-old had enough work just... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting

company. The Bridges Fund Management Recruiting Process A key way Bridges connects with prospective MBA interns is through the Turner MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT) Competition. The competition is a collaboration between Bridges Impact Foundation and... View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

make choices about what to eat. Clover Food Lab was founded to convince meat-lovers that vegetables aren't just delicious but have the power to save the planet.” Megan Murday MBA 2021 | Founder & CEO, Metric “Metric is a digital ESG View Details

27 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

having the most material ESG issues, as well as investors anticipating proprietary and political costs as a result of the mandated disclosures. Overall, the results are consistent with the equity market perceiving that this disclosure... View Details