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- 28 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
1990s and rejuvenating its reform process, and the wealth accumulating among the diaspora, were the supply and demand side for getting the diaspora together with its home country. Q: How does entrepreneurship affect the playing field in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Oct 2023
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
Sijh Diagne (photo by Michael Bucher) In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) was asked to serve as an advisor to Senegal’s minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. He was charged with leading the country’s private-sector development; but just as became the case... View Details
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Climate Impact - Business & Environment
carbon removal by 2040 and improving food and economic security for >200,000+ smallholder farmers.” Todd Brix MBA 1997 | Co-Founder & CEO, OCOchem “OCOchem has developed the world’s largest CO2 electrolyzer which converts CO2, water and... View Details
- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
- 07 May 2024
- Blog Post
Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria
fossil fuel pollution that disproportionately impact low-income communities and communities of color. In addition to the Scope 1 and 2 targets, the plan includes objectives to reduce Scope 3 emissions from travel (with an emphasis on air travel) and View Details
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
Development Organization controlled by a federally recognized tribe.[27] There are also $550 million for Bureau of Reclamation domestic water supply projects,[28] which funds the planning and construction of... View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
and Sarah E. FarrellHarvard Business School Note 412-050 This note provides background on the complex issues regarding the supply and consumption of water and how this natural resource is at increasing risk,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment
Section H), Summer Internship: ICM Mosaic Fellow / Summer Associate at Pangaea Ventures Pangaea is a hard-tech focused impact investor. For Pangaea, this means investing in companies across three key themes: food and water security,... View Details
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
Assistant Professor of Business Administration Kaplan's co-authored 2021 article, “Accounting for Climate Change,” introduced the E-liability carbon accounting system for measuring corporate supply chain emissions and won Harvard Business... View Details
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
organizations like Doctors Without Borders, responding to a disaster, will necessarily have more complex operational strategies. In order to provide shelter and food, they have to control an elaborate supply chain, from procuring tents,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
2030, with no action, half the world’s population will live with water stress. These communities house our employees and customers, fuel our supply chains, and sustain our operations. To mitigate climate... View Details
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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment
Presenting new financial risks , disclosure requirements , and insurance considerations Posing operating challenges for businesses and their supply chains As climate change continues, businesses, governments, and citizens will have an... View Details
- 21 May 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)
environmental concerns (for example, water treatment and usage) that a company needed to pay more attention to. The goal was to work with portfolio companies to improve their ESG ratings. By doing so we believe they could potentially... View Details
- 23 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?
create value for their farmer-owners, both economic and environmental. Supply Chain Sustainability. Behind their ambitious goals, Arla shared the strategic pathways that they plan to execute on their path to be carbon net zero by 2050. As... View Details
- 01 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan
tailor a financing infrastructure to the operating characteristics of a supply chain," says Nikolaos Trichakis, an assistant professor in the Technology and Operations Management unit at HBS, who co-authored the case with Gerry... View Details
- 14 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India
expanded services to include the supply and distribution of sustainable energy through solar lighting, thermal water heaters, and inverter systems, enabling the underserved sector to receive sustainable... View Details
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
looked past their stubborn bargaining positions to their underlying interests. By stepping back and mapping the parties' real interests, it emerged that the farmers were worried about reduced water flow below the dam, the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
with the company to better understand water conservation. MillerCoors is working to improve water conservation at the supplier level, as more than 90 percent of water used to... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
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Israel - Global Activities 2021
more of any crop, in any climate, with less water. “ Everyone knows that farmers’ appetite for water exceeds supply in many regions. Netafim—astute, technologically sophisticated, and committed to improving... View Details