Sustainable Investing - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jan 2020
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Home Grown

view (Granite Equity plans for businesses, including Granite Equity itself, to be sustainable for 100 years or more); and investment in community (often businesses owners or senior officials contribute to... View Details

Keywords: Finance

23 Oct 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Decarbonization Factors

Keywords: by Alex Cheema-Fox, Bridget LaPerla, George Serafeim, David Turkington, and Hui (Stacie) Wang

01 Sep 2011
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Green Day

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (where she continues to serve as a board member), Diniz had already launched a consulting business but was ready to move on. “I’m very results-oriented, very practical,” she says. “I wanted to invest... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna;Sarah Auerbach; Agriculture; Manufacturing; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Sep 2005
News

Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock

Houston-based investment bank that specializes in the energy industry. The future oil shortage, he says, is a problem we should address right now. Based on your research, how soon will we feel the effects of the diminished Saudi oil... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

22 Jul 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Social Responsibility and Access to Finance

Keywords: by Beiting Cheng, Ioannis Ioannou & George Serafeim

07 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India

underscores their commitment to sustainability across the value chain while demonstrating their technical capabilities. Team: Our visit also shed light on the company's ethos towards building technical talent. In a sector where... View Details

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Lauren Booker

internship, she will do so within a new capacity: investment banking, an area she'd like to pursue after graduation. "HBS has helped me explore my career options," she says, "with so many opportunities for cultivating my... View Details

05 Apr 2022
Blog Post

The HBS New Venture Competition Turns 25: Celebrating A Quarter Century of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

winners, exemplifying leaders working to make a difference in the world, are: Student Business Track The Dubilier prize was established by New York and London-based private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in 1998 in honor of... View Details

01 Sep 2024
News

The Road Less Traveled

Most cars in the United States weigh more than 4,000 pounds, and new models are trending larger, even in countries where people drive less. And the larger the vehicle, the more fuel required to power it, which means more greenhouse-gas emissions that contribute to... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; illustrations by WACSO; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

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Eligibility | New Venture Competition

(HKS) Sustainable Investing (HBS) The Founder Mindset (HBS) Transforming Education Through Social Entrepreneurship (HBS) By December 6: Harvard graduate students enrolled in other related Harvard graduate... View Details

10 Apr 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: SELCO - Decentralized Renewable Energy to Develop While Decarbonizing

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details

March 1, 2021
Article

Transitioning to Clean Energy Transportation Services: Life-cycle Cost Analysis for Vehicle Fleets

By: Stephen Comello, Gunther Glenk and Stefan Reichelstein

Comprehensive global decarbonization requires that transportation services cease to rely on fossil fuels for power generation. This paper develops a generic, time-driven life-cycle cost model for mobility services to address two closely related questions central to the... View Details

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21 Nov 2019
Blog Post

The Power of Business in the Energy Transition

approached with pragmatism, innovation, and broad coalitions in order to deliver the optionality that different countries and regions need to meet aggressive goals. A wide range of technologies must continue to be invested in and... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Energy / Cleantech

24 Apr 2014
News

Ensuring success through education

Educating a nation of children is Hüsnü Özyeğin’s (MBA 1969) investment in Turkey’s future. The successful self-made businessman and philanthropist is focused on eliminating disparities in education. He has founded dozens of schools and... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Peak Earth?

investment advice.” Grantham, who has established a foundation to raise awareness about environmental issues and promote collaboration within the green movement, sees dark decades ahead and potential disaster if we don’t change our ways.... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

Advanced Management Program and a founding member of Intel. Now executive vice president of that corporation, he is also president of Intel Capital, a corporate venture capital unit investing in companies in this country and companies... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Circularity in Denmark

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

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Collections | Working Knowledge

impact. Social Responsibility and Sustainability Explore insights on social responsibility and sustainability—from climate finance to AI in refugee resettlement and impact investing. Managing the Business Essential insights on credit... View Details

01 Feb 2021
News

Locally Grown

Inspired by the natural beauty he found when he moved to Boulder, Colorado, Robert Fenwick-Smith (MBA 1988) created Aravaipa Ventures, an unusual venture capital fund to support environmentally sustainable technology businesses in the... View Details

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Club Conferences | MBA

Conference October 19, 2025 Energy & Environment Club Food & Agriculture Club Sustainability Club Conservative Club October 25, 2025 Conservative Club Retail & Luxury Goods Club Conference October 26, 2025 Retail & Luxury Goods... View Details

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