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- September 2010 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Ze-gen: Commercializing Clean Tech
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Kaitlyn Lyons and Scott Prozeller
The Ze-gen case covers the first five years in the life of a clean-tech start-up. Ze-gen had developed an innovative technology that converted solid waste into synthesis gas (called syngas). This technology was in testing at the company's pilot plant, built next to the... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Environmental Sustainability; Commercialization; Green Technology Industry; New Bedford
Applegate, Lynda M., Kaitlyn Lyons, and Scott Prozeller. "Ze-gen: Commercializing Clean Tech." Harvard Business School Case 811-014, September 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- Web
Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment
important historic landmarks and public resources such as hospitals. Heat tends to concentrate in dense urban centers, increasing health risks. A worldwide investment of $3.2 trillion in energy conservation would pay for itself within 3... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Social Enterprise Conference Draws 800 Participants
plenty of opportunities for networking. The Social Enterprise Conference was jointly hosted by the HBS Social Enterprise Club and by the Kennedy School of Government. As conference cochair Caitrin Moran (MBA ’06) told the Harbus, “We’re very happy with how the day... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
Former HBS Dean John McArthur guided the School during a critical phase of its modern development. He also touched a virtual army of friends, colleagues, and just plain folk with a warm, personal style. more Maximizing Assets Baupost Group president Seth Klarman (MBA... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
leadership has become a personal and professional mission for Nick, who was coaxed out of retirement last year to take a new post as president and CEO of Dairyland Power Cooperative, a multisource energy provider made up of 25 local... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- February 2017
- Case
GE Digital
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson
Known for manufacturing industrial equipment, GE has decided to invest in software and analytics capabilities to become a digital industrial company. They have also created a software platform that they hope will power the Industrial Internet. GE executives forecasted... View Details
Keywords: GE; General Electric; Manufacturing; Industrial Internet; Wind Power; Digital Manufacturing; Renewable Energy; Energy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Applications and Software; Growth and Development Strategy; Transformation; Green Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; North America
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott Johnson. "GE Digital." Harvard Business School Case 517-063, February 2017.
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Now You Can Choose
Finnegan In this issue of the Bulletin, Dean Nohria discusses the School’s efforts to ensure that an HBS education remains a transformational experience. Across the campus and at our global centers, the School is positioning itself to create a new standard in View Details
- June 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
International Carbon Finance and EcoSecurities
By: Andre F. Perold, Forest L. Reinhardt and Mikell Hyman
In late 2007, EcoSecurities had to decide whether to undertake a new Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in China. EcoSecurities was an aggregator of carbon credits and also invested directly in projects that produced carbon credits. Governments and firms... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Cost Management; Investment Return; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment; Cash Flow; Valuation; Pollutants; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Services Industry; China
Perold, Andre F., Forest L. Reinhardt, and Mikell Hyman. "International Carbon Finance and EcoSecurities." Harvard Business School Case 208-151, June 2008. (Revised October 2008.)
- March 2003 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Sustainable Development at Shell (A)
Describes the complex and challenging process by which social and environmental concerns are integrated into the existing strategy of a large, multinational firm. Details the circumstances leading up to a large-scale effort to transform Shell's strategy to take into... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Growth and Development Strategy; Energy Industry
Wei-Skillern, Jane. "Sustainable Development at Shell (A)." Harvard Business School Case 303-005, March 2003. (Revised July 2004.)
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
Kurt (MBA 1967) and Louise Wulff
background in oil and gas with his management education to become an oil analyst first at Arthur D. Little and then Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. In 1987, he founded McDep, LLC, which conducts independent View Details
- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
LifeQube mobile clinic management Asia-Pacific HBS Club of Shanghai Oliver Segovia, MBA '10 Jennifer Kelly, MBA '10 AVA invitation-only shopping platform Canada HBS Club of Toronto Zaheed Poptia, MBA '06 CardSwap online giftcard... View Details
Keywords: Multiple alumni
- 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
- Web
Teams | New Venture Competition
agents. Importrix Jamie Linsdell (MS/MBA 2026), Vineet Jammalamadaka (MS/MBA 2026), Kevin Mathew (MS/MBA 2026), Gordon Xiang (MS/MBA 2026) Importrix is an AI platform for imports that automates the customs brokerage process end-to-end to improve the efficiency of... View Details
- January 2018
- Case
Environmental Technology Fund Partners and E-Leather
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Aldo Sesia
It is 2014 and Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) Partners, a UK-based venture capital firm, has an opportunity to invest in a privately held UK company that manufactured engineered composition leather extracted from waste leather using an environmentally friendly... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Venture Capital; Investment Strategy; Investment; Strategy; Ownership; Valuation; Energy Conservation; Equity; Technological Innovation; Environmental Sustainability; Performance Efficiency; Manufacturing Industry; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Aldo Sesia. "Environmental Technology Fund Partners and E-Leather." Harvard Business School Case 318-001, January 2018.
- 18 Mar 2008
- News
Election ’08, HBS Style
refunded?” Stymied, the candidates slowly responded by talking about improving the lines of communication between the SA and the student body, possibly cutting fees and the big events they help fund, and using their energy and passion to... View Details
- 03 Mar 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Pamela Meyer (MBA 1986)
the uncomfortable moments. The ability to have a difficult conversation is a necessary social skill that mature leaders have to develop. Knowing someone is deceptive is quite different from knowing the truth. It’s important to recognize that difference. We don’t have a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 19 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book
midst of emerging ideas and to provide support and momentum for ideas that are a little ahead of their time. By being at the leading edge of the movement, we can have real influence, bringing not just management thinking and theory but... View Details
- 31 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978
with extensive work in renewable energy and energy efficiency, power plant development, utilities operations and restructuring, and advanced energy technologies. He has also... View Details
- 23 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective
came after several countries began requiring that companies report their metrics on environmental footprint, worker safety, and similar issues in a systematic, uniform way. But does this reporting actually lead to more responsible View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Ready for Launch
MBA ’09, all have worked in Africa), with Jamie Yang, Jukka Valimaki, and Blandine Antoine, all of MIT. Org chart: A Tanzania-based management team (Emmanuel, Jukka, Jamie) and U.S.-based advisory team (Alla, Benjamin, Blandine). Best... View Details
Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises