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  • 05 Jun 2012
  • First Look

First Look: June 5

realized returns. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-103.pdf 'Power from Sunshine': A Business History of Solar Energy Authors:Geoffrey Jones and Loubna Bouamane Abstract This working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • June 2012
  • Case

PV Technologies, Inc.: Were They Asleep at the Switch?

By: Frank V. Cespedes and Diane Badame
PV Technologies, Inc. is an industry-leading manufacturer of photovoltaic inverters used to convert the direct current output of solar panels into alternating current for the commercial power grid. In conjunction with a request for proposal, the company's largest... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Customer Relationship Management; Competitive Strategy; Product Marketing; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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  • 2018
  • Book

Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time

By: Geoffrey Jones
Published at a time of ever-increasing warnings that the pace of climate change and other environmental changes risk making the Earth unsustainable within our own lifetimes, this book looks at the past of green business to identify lessons for the future. It provides... View Details
Keywords: Green Business; Sustainability; Business History; Eco-tourism; Organic Wine; Organic Food; Waste Management; Sustainable Finance; Ethics; Finance; History; Entrepreneurship; Accommodations Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Banking Industry; Energy Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Green Technology Industry; Tourism Industry; Europe; Asia; Latin America; North and Central America; New Zealand
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  • Career Coach

Craig Husa

assisted in securing over $8.0 billion in financing for utility-scale wind and solar facilities on six continents.  Craig was also CEO of General Software (acquired by Phoenix Technologies Ltd, NASDAQ: PTEC), and Healia (acquired by... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy
  • December 2017 (Revised June 2021)
  • Case

Tesla's Bid for SolarCity

By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Raaj Zutshi
In October 2016, Tesla asked its shareholders to ratify their $2.4 billion bid for SolarCity. Tesla had announced a series of large projects in the preceding months including the unveiling of the Model 3, the new Solar Roof, and pushing forward the opening of the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business and Shareholder Relations; Project Finance
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  • 20 Aug 2007
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

How should a company deliver financial news—both good and bad—to a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including investors, customers, government, and environmentalists? Energy giants Total and BP have learned best practices through trial and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Energy
  • Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

the future looks like. Increasing Solar Power 02 DEC 2019 | Climate Rising Is increasing solar power the answer? Abby Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar View Details
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FAQs - Alumni

free future. HBS has made significant sustainability progress with major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through hundreds of conservation measures, solar PV systems* and a solar thermal system.... View Details
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Business and Sustainability: New Business History Perspectives

By: Ann-Kristin Bergquist
This working paper provides a long-term business history perspective on environmental sustainability. For a long time, the central issues addressed in the discipline of business history concerned how business enterprises innovated and created wealth, as well as... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business History; Perspective
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  • Web

Blog - Business & Environment

Leslie Hubbard 17 Jun 2025 Alumni Career Journey: Margot Zuckerman (MBA 2024) – Integrating Climate into Business (and Government) Priorities Margot Zuckerman 03 Jun 2025 | Alumni Careers The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable View Details
  • Web

HBS - Key Metrics

grid, electricity from our solar panels (solar renewable energy credits [SRECs], which represent the environmental benefit, are sold to the Harvard Utility to meet its state renewable View Details
  • Web

Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Cluster (2012) Miami, Florida Marine Transportation Cluster (2012) South Carolina Automotive Sector (2012) Tennessee Music Cluster (2012) California Solar Energy (2011) Silicon Valley (California)... View Details
  • 10 Oct 2023
  • Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

Provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.” Environmental & Energy Law Program. August 12, 2022. https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2022/08/ira-ej-provisions/. Pickerel, Kelly. “Mission Solar will... View Details
  • Web

A Commitment to Sustainability | About

electricity from our solar panels (solar renewable energy credits [SRECs], which represent the environmental benefit, are sold to the Harvard Utility to meet its state renewable View Details
  • 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
Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis; Financial Services; Mining
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Curriculum - Business & Environment

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 Planning,... View Details
  • 19 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

operates power projects and is the world’s largest producer of wind and solar energy. Aman's role prior to HBS was the Head of Partnerships at Plentify. Dennis Cha (MBA 2024, Section F), Summer Internship: Product Partnership Intern,... View Details
  • 30 Apr 2020
  • Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy
  • 07 Dec 2022
  • Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

Finalist ventures included: Active Surfaces: Flexible, lightweight solar (photovoltaic) cell innovation for any surface. StepWise: Retail electric panel add-on that significantly reduces the fixed costs required to installing... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Miles Barr Erdin Beshimov Jutta Friedrichs Nathan Trujillo Business Track Runner-Up Ubiquitous Energy distributes electricity to “off-grid” communities worldwide via low-cost paper solar panels that are easy... View Details