Sustainable Operations - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

Sustainable Evaluation System Strategy By: Eccles, Robert G., and Peijun Duan Abstract—China's sustainable development faces three challenges: first, the follow-up momentum of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2018
News

What I Do: Clare Reichenbach (AMP 185, 2013)

Foundation. Operating “at the intersection of pleasure and purpose,” in the words of CEO Clare Reichenbach (AMP 185, 2013), the nonprofit oversees annual industry awards (considered by many to be the Oscars of the food world), an ongoing... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13

Publication:Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (forthcoming) Abstract We empirically document factors that influence how local operating managers use discretion to balance the tradeoff between... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Jun 2019
News

The Investor Revolution

Keywords: environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues

27 Sep 2019
Blog Post

HBS Alumni and Students Take On the Climate Crisis

solar power to communities where highly flammable kerosene and expensive flashlight batteries are the primary sources of light. CAN FARMING SAVE THE PLANET?Don Wiviott (MBA 1984) is cofounder and partner of Sustainable Farm Partners... View Details

30 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

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... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

The Path to Economic Revival

industrial commons, which represents the collective capability to sustain innovation. Pisano: Is there a future? Yes. It’s not too late. There’s still a manufacturing base in the United States, and it’s quite large even though it’s a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

rapidly in importance. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52634 The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting By: Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim Abstract—A key aspect of the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

28 Feb 2014
News

The First Five Years: Omowale Casselle (MBA 2009)

the expectations of our consumers, retailers, and brand partners. "In addition to managing our product lines, I also lead our operations team, which means that I make sure that each retail partner (Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, and Meijer)... View Details

Keywords: General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

17 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’

company so dedicated to reinventing agriculture to be more sustainable and less polluting use planet-friendly packaging? It wasn’t an oversight. As founder Viraj Puri recalls, when the company was starting out, his team researched... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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Energy & Environment Club’s Icelandic Adventure! - Blog - Business & Environment

Rising Climate Stories Clubs Courses & Curriculum Creating Emerging Markets Entrepreneurship Event Faculty Faculty Research IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production 2023 IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable... View Details

12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

Joy M., Liana Victorino, Ryan W. Buell, Michael J. Dixon, Susan M. Goldstein, Larry J. Menor, Madeleine E. Pullman, Aleda Roth, Enrico Secchi, and Jie Zhang Abstract—The purpose of this article is to present exciting and innovative research questions in service View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2019
News

The HBS Fund

Business Become More Sustainable The notion of “doing well by doing good” is gaining momentum as business leaders and investors realize that social responsibility can improve the bottom line. That’s why HBS Online introduced a course on... View Details

March 2022
Article

Carbon Footprinting and Pricing under Climate Concerns

By: Marco Bertini, Stefan Buehler, Daniel Halbheer and Don Lehmann

This article studies how organizations should design a product by choosing the carbon footprint and price in a market with climate concerns. The authors first show how the cost and demand effects of reducing the product carbon footprint determine the profit-maximizing... View Details

Keywords: Carbon Footprint; Carbon Offsetting; Climate Impact; Net-zero Emissions; Pricing; Climate Change; Product Design; Price; Environmental Sustainability; Marketing

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06 Mar 2021
News

Elevated Economics

12 Jun 2020
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Resilience and Response During COVID-19

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

04 Dec 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan, George Serafeim, and Eduardo Tugendhat

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Anticipating Greener Supply Chain Demands: One Singapore Company's Journey to ISO 14001

By: Michael W. Toffel

One major benefit of Jebsen & Jessen Packaging Pte Ltd (JJPS’s) implementation of ISO 14001 is that it acquired a third-party 'seal of approval' that will be used in its marketing efforts to meet the growing environmental concern of its customers within the electronics... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards; Environmental Sustainability; Singapore