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  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

Take a Trim Tab Approach to Climate Change

attention, and thereby educate people to influence the tide of events. Prominent business leaders have a bully pulpit, if they want to take it, on the issue of climate change and environmental sustainability. Today's business leaders have... View Details
Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Energy; Utilities
  • 01 Oct 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

innovators alike grapple with both the impacts of climate change and how to build a more sustainable system for the future. Right now there is enormous opportunity (and need!) for strategic thinkers and... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
  • 17 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Are Companies Getting Away with 'Cheap Talk' on Climate Goals?

Companies regularly set ambitious climate goals, but these plans often end up like many people’s New Year’s resolutions: unmet aspirations that quietly fizzle out. While companies often gain positive media attention by trumpeting plans for reducing greenhouse gas... View Details
Keywords: by Tim Gray
  • 05 Nov 2014
  • News

Divestment Alone Won’t Beat Climate Change

  • February 2020 (Revised March 2020)
  • Case

Prime Coalition: Catalytic Capital for Climate Innovation

By: Ramana Nanda, Benjamin N. Roth and Olivia Hull
With long development timelines and high risk, new energy technologies were often left to languish in the “valley of death,” unable to raise enough funds to bring a product to market. In 2014, Sarah Kearney founded the nonprofit Prime Coalition to solve this problem.... View Details
Keywords: Energy Conservation; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Mission and Purpose; Science-Based Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States
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  • 20 Mar 2025
  • Blog Post

Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)

but I was ready to transition from advisory work to a deal team. I decided to get an MBA to make that transition. Many of the impact investors that I most respect are HBS alumni, and they spoke highly of their experience. I was also drawn... View Details
  • 27 Sep 2019
  • Blog Post

HBS Alumni and Students Take On the Climate Crisis

Talking About Climate Change in the MBA Classroom Cause or solution? Risk or opportunity? How business leaders should own up to and tackle climate change is at the forefront of the MBA classroom at Harvard Business School. Students from... View Details
  • October 2021
  • Article

Shareholder Activism and Firms' Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Change Risks

By: Caroline Flammer, Michael W. Toffel and Kala Viswanathan
This paper examines whether—in the absence of mandated disclosure requirements—shareholder activism can elicit greater disclosure of firms’ exposure to climate change risks. We find that environmental shareholder activism increases the voluntary disclosure of climate... View Details
Keywords: Transparency; Reporting; Shareholder Engagement; Shareholder Activism; Climate Change; Risk and Uncertainty; Environmental Management; Investment Activism; Corporate Disclosure; Communication Strategy; Information Publishing; Measurement and Metrics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; United States
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  • 19 Sep 2019
  • News

Podcast Roundup: Climate Issues Top of Mind for Faculty and Alumni

  • 14 Nov 2024
  • Blog Post

Weekend Sprint: Accelerating Climate Solutions

Breaking, and Adam Slavney co-Founder & CEO of Pascal. They heard from Sam Liss and Harvard Office of Technology Development on translating and licensing intellectual property. Ted Wiley, co-Founder and COO at Form Energy, spoke about the journey to making a View Details
  • 23 Oct 2019
  • News

Confronting Climate Change: From Business as Usual to Business as Vital

  • 22 Apr 2020
  • Research Event

How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services
  • 15 Apr 2020
  • Video

Climate Change Exhibit Overview: From Business as Usual to Business as Vital

  • 02 Nov 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy

Climate Stories Episode #11 – Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy “Students are our futures. Look at the impact of Hurricane Ian. We need to focus... View Details
  • 10 May 2023
  • Video

Beyond Business as Usual: Climate Disruptors

  • 05 Jan 2022
  • News

Can Capitalism Address Climate Change?

  • 09 Jun 2021
  • News

The Next Frontier of Sustainable Investing: Measuring Impact

  • 15 Jan 2025
  • Blog Post

Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners

viability of opportunities within ACP’s pipeline. Each day was an immersion into critical questions about climate impact and financial viability, set against the backdrop of a fast-evolving sector. Why This... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Climate change as must-see TV

already killing 150,000 people annually, according to the World Health Organization,” says Abbasi, executive producer of a nine-part, $17 million documentary series on the human impact of climate change... View Details