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- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
Bühler Group, Stefan Scheiber is mapping a courageous plan to combat food waste and climate change. Ranjay Gulati hears from Scheiber about how he challenges his own company, its customers, and himself to face sustainability problems head-on. Climate Rising... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'
Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details
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Profiles - MBA
an authentic desire to build the world they want to live in. ” Tech areas of interest: AI/ML, Design, Human Computer Interaction, Sustainability, Privacy, Security & Trust Formative experience at the intersection of technology and... View Details
- 16 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?
The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
Background Note Raising Startup Capital By: Jeffrey Bussgang Entrepreneurs typically focus their full energies on business-building. But raising capital is a core part of building a valuable business. Developing expertise in raising... View Details
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
reports. We complement the country-level analysis using environmental, social, and governance metrics at the firm-level in conjunction with a differences-in-differences research design, and we find that for the treatment group, energy as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2021
- In Practice
What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?
The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2024
fascinated me. Why? Energy is the engine that drives the world’s economy, lifts people out of poverty, and improves quality of life. Oil and gas will be needed for decades and are fundamental to an affordable, just, and View Details
- 24 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software
numerous pieces of critical infrastructure. But without appropriate investment and maintenance, that widespread adoption has the potential to become a liability. A preliminary study released February 18, which we directed alongside the Linux Foundation, numerous... View Details
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Our Values | About
investigation. But the protest has raised questions about how we address freedom of speech, hateful speech that goes against our community values, and security and safety for everyone at the School. In this context, I am reaching out to... View Details
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Making the Decision to Attend: Our Participants Share Their Stories
Nehls West Area Sales Director Chevron Energy Solutions What will I learn that I can apply right away? Participants find that they master new ways of thinking that they can put into action immediately, which can help them take a big step... View Details
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
incentive systems to measure, track, and influence climate friendly changes to reduce CO2 emissions across the world's fourth largest dairy cooperative. Finance I Project Helios: Harvesting the Sun Key concepts: Return on Investment, Financial Management, Financial... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
glass, paper, and metal for recycling, as she points out; one day textiles will be just another stream. In the meantime, Looper is investing in tech to innovate its collection and near-infrared sorting processes to improve outcomes, explains Bolon, who previously... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Pet Project
simple-ingredient, raw-food diet. Spies couldn’t find such a thing in the pet aisle, so she started making it herself and quickly maxed out the freezer of her San Francisco kitchen with dog food. Within a month, George’s energy and health... View Details
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Climate Impact - Business & Environment
“Piva Capital is an early-stage Venture Capital firm focused on investing in hard-to-decarbonize sectors. We are backing entrepreneurs focused on the future of work, resource efficiency, circular economy, food and alternate proteins, View Details
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
first commercial infrastructure for enabling secure commerce on the Internet and provided the software and services that enabled companies like Time Warner and AT&T to offer their services on the Internet. Open Market was one of the first... View Details
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
disaster. Niinami’s managers tracked down staff members by foot, securing them housing in hotels, finding supplies for displaced workers, and assuring franchisees whose stores were destroyed that they didn’t need to worry about finances.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
day quantum computing becomes a reality is the day conventional digital security ends.) They should even be able to do things that digital computers cannot do at all, like realistically modeling molecules for more efficient drug discovery... View Details
- 23 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules
Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details