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- 2016
- Working Paper
Alternative Paths of Green Entrepreneurship: The Environmental Legacies of The North Face's Doug Tompkins and Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard
By: Geoffrey Jones and Ben Gettinger
This working paper examines the impact of two entrepreneurs who offered alternative paths to reach their shared goal of a more sustainable world. Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins were respective founders of the prominent outdoor apparel brands Patagonia and The North... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Jones, Geoffrey, and Ben Gettinger. "Alternative Paths of Green Entrepreneurship: The Environmental Legacies of The North Face's Doug Tompkins and Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-034, October 2016.
- 17 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - The Future of Green Building
approximately 40% of global CO2 emissions. With renewed commitments to green building coming from the conclusion of COP27, we feature two interviews from the CEM collection with business leaders in the real... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
Watch. Ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1983, he worked with the homeless at Grace Episcopal Church in Manhattan before entering HBS the following year. That decision was driven by several factors. Explains Massie, “As an activist, when I challenged the way View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Organic Matter
above: Neil Black (left) and N. Ross Buckenham at a California Bioenergy partner dairy in Bakersfield, California (photo by Christina Gandolfo) Cars and coal—not cows—are most frequently cited as drivers of climate change. But bovine burps and manure are also... View Details
- Web
IFC India 2025: From Gray to Green: A Glimpse of the Future of Green Hydrogen in India - Blog - Business & Environment
small-scale installations, and that that feature would work well to support the launch of the green hydrogen market. We also thought it made a lot of sense that they were looking to develop their business... View Details
- March 2022 (Revised June 2023)
- Background Note
Climate Issues on the Ground: Snapshots of Diverse American Cities
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Coelin Scibetta and Ryan Barr
This compilation provides brief snapshots of climate action and its geographic and institutional context in 13 U.S. cities that send diverse participants to the Harvard Business School Young American Leaders Program to learn about cross-sector collaboration to address... View Details
- 04 Jun 2009
- News
Harvard Business School Celebrates 99th Commencement
- 26 May 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Celebrates 101st Commencement
- 24 May 2012
- News
Harvard Business School Celebrates 102nd Commencement
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
The Power of Business in the Energy Transition
How do countries and companies work to achieve their carbon reduction goals? Is a Green New Deal necessary to transform the United States economy? These were just a few of the questions driving discussions at the 16th annual Symposium... View Details
- Web
Business Economics - Doctoral
Professor (2022-) Advisors: Scott Duke Kominers , Emmanuel Farhi , Jerry R. Green , Stefanie Stantcheva , and Alexander Teytelboym See All Placement Current Business Economics Students Sage Belz Fiona Chen... View Details
International Business and Decentralized Finance
Over the last decade, the green shoots of a new economic order have emerged as decentralized technologies challenge traditional financial systems. Decentralized finance (DeFi) holds the potential to transform international business (IB) by offering accessible... View Details
- 27 Mar 2014
- HBS Seminar
Joshua Margolis, Harvard Business School
- March 2014 (Revised May 2014)
- Case
China Vanke (A-1)
By: Lynn S. Paine, John Macomber and Keith Chi-ho Wong
As China's largest homebuilder, China Vanke Co. Ltd. (Vanke) was facing an industry downturn sparked by strong government intervention. Faced with falling prices, Vanke's president must decide whether to keep the company's pricing and product positioning intact, and... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; China; Green Building; Sustainable Development; Business Government Relations; Leadership; Business and Government Relations; Urban Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Safety; Real Estate Industry; China
Paine, Lynn S., John Macomber, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "China Vanke (A-1)." Harvard Business School Case 314-104, March 2014. (Revised May 2014.)
- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
Ogunlesi offers the example of two women-led businesses that have chosen to confront their local environmental hazards. While addressing different issues, Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro (Founder and CEO of MitiMeth) and Ifedolapo Runsewe... View Details
- Web
About - Business History
has written extensively on green entrepreneurship and the role of values in business leadership. He has a particular interest in the business history of emerging markets,... View Details
- October 2023 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Rheaply: Circularity For Every Business
By: Rembrand Koning and Alicia Dadlani
In March 2023, Garry Cooper, cofounder and CEO of Chicago-based Rheaply, needed to demonstrate that Rheaply’s expanded vision could translate into building cash flows and metrics needed to raise a Series B and turn the business into a model for financial and... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Social Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Environmental Sustainability; Entrepreneurial Finance; Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Illinois; Chicago
Koning, Rembrand, and Alicia Dadlani. "Rheaply: Circularity For Every Business." Harvard Business School Case 724-351, October 2023. (Revised November 2023.)
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Podcast - Business & Environment
space since he founded The Green Business Letter in 1991. Today, Trellis stands as a leading independent media platform focused on the intersection of business, technology, and sustainability. In this... View Details