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Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability
Can a business case be made for acting sustainably? This is a difficult question to answer precisely, largely because there is no generally accepted definition of the term “sustainability”. Is it acting sustainably to protect the human rights of the firm’s workforce?... View Details
- 13 Apr 2015
- News
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
- 2008
- Working Paper
Learning Processes in Environmental Policy Making and Implementation
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This paper explores how "learning" occurs in the context of environmental policy formulation and implementation. Rather than viewing policy learning as a rational and technocratic process, the emphasis here is on the political and institutional contexts within which... View Details
- September 2002 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Environmental Power Corporation: Changing Manure Into Gold?
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Laure Mougeot Stroock
In 2002, Environmental Power Corp. (EPC), a small company developing renewable energy projects, was attempting to commercialize its "digester," a facility that extracted methane from manure, reduced manure's environmental impact, and generated electricity. The company... View Details
Keywords: Commercialization; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Investment; Projects; Wastes and Waste Processing; Corporate Finance; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Environmental Power Corporation: Changing Manure Into Gold?" Harvard Business School Case 903-403, September 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
- 2015
- Chapter
Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability
Can a business case be made for acting sustainably? This is a difficult question to answer precisely, largely because there is no generally accepted definition of the term "sustainability." Is it acting sustainably to protect the human rights of the firm's workforce?... View Details
Henderson, Rebecca. "Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability." Chap. 2 in Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective, edited by Rebecca Henderson, Ranjay Gulati, and Michael Tushman, 22–50. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- 2000
- Book
Competitive Environmental Strategy: A Guide to the Changing Business Landscape
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Environmental concerns can greatly affect business success, regardless of whether a business person or corporation shares those concerns. Today's corporate managers must understand the power of environmental issues, and shift their mindset from one focused on... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Environmental Management; Social Issues; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Hoffman, Andrew J. Competitive Environmental Strategy: A Guide to the Changing Business Landscape. Island Press, 2000.
- 05 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Environmental Change and Ground-level Impact
Established in 2010, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) works to deepen understanding of the environmental challenges facing business leaders and inspire new ideas and practical, effective solutions. BEI has established a... View Details
- November 2011 (Revised March 2014)
- Teaching Note
Trucost: Valuing Corporate Environmental Impacts
- 1997
- Chapter
The Dysfunctional Aspects of Environmental Standards
By: A. E. Tenbrunsel, K. A. Wade-Benzoni, D. M. Messick and M. H. Bazerman
Tenbrunsel, A. E., K. A. Wade-Benzoni, D. M. Messick, and M. H. Bazerman. "The Dysfunctional Aspects of Environmental Standards." In Environment, Ethics, and Behavior: The Psychology of Environmental Valuation and Degradation, edited by M. H. Bazerman, D. M. Messick, A. E. Tenbrunsel, and K. A. Wade-Benzoni. San Francisco: New Lexington Press, 1997.
- May 2007 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability
By: Deishin Lee and Lionel Bony
Herman Miller decided to implement the cradle-to-cradle (C2C) design protocol during the design of its mid-level office chair, Mirra. The C2C protocol was a set of environmentally friendly product development guidelines. View Details
Keywords: Product Design; Production; Supply Chain Management; Business Processes; Environmental Sustainability
Lee, Deishin, and Lionel Bony. "Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 607-003, May 2007. (Revised December 2009.)
- Awards
CPR-ADR Best Negotiation Book of the Year
Winner of the 1984 Best Negotiation Book of the Year from the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution-Alternative Dispute Resolution (CPR-ADR) for Environmental Dispute Resolution with Lawrence S. Bacow (Plenum Press). View Details
- October 2019
- Supplement
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF Partners)
By: Shawn A. Cole and Vikram S Gandhi
Cole, Shawn A., and Vikram S Gandhi. "Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF Partners)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 220-708, October 2019.
- 25 Aug 2011
- News
Profiting from Environmental Regulatory Uncertainty
Keywords: Adam R. Fremeth, Brian K. Richter
- 12 Jul 2018
- News
In the Market for Environmental Change
Carl Ferenbach (MBA 1972) is cofounder and retired managing director of the Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners and chair of the Environmental Defense Fund. In this video interview, he talks about his growing interest in... View Details
- 7 Aug 2009 - 11 Aug 2009
- Conference Presentation
Classical sociologists confront our environmental issues
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Pamela Tolbert
Keywords: Natural Environment
- August 1979 (Revised March 1984)
- Case
Environmental Protection Agency: Emergency Pesticide Exemptions
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Environmental Protection Agency: Emergency Pesticide Exemptions." Harvard Business School Case 180-018, August 1979. (Revised March 1984.)
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues
Professor Shon Hiatt highlights the benefits of federalism in fostering state policy experimentation and explains the impact of these laws on innovation and entrepreneurship in the U.S. geothermal power sector. View Details
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
Established in 2010, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) works to deepen understanding of the environmental challenges facing business leaders and inspire new ideas and practical, effective solutions. BEI has established a... View Details