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- 10 Mar 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension
your hands.” The “aha” moment: A 2010 sabbatical to sail with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, in an activist campaign against whale hunting in Antarctica. “I don’t think I intended to change careers but, afterward, I almost had no... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Nov 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Carbon Tariffs: Impacts on Technology Choice, Regional Competitiveness, and Global Emissions
- June 2025
- Supplement
Transforming a Titan (B)
By: George Serafeim and Lena Duchene
After a global search the board appoints Marcel Cobuz—ex-LafargeHolcim executive with deep innovation experience—as TITAN’s first non-family CEO. Cobuz co-creates a four-pillar roadmap: sharpen the core cement portfolio, accelerate low-carbon products and aggregates,... View Details
- April 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
China (C): Energy and the Environment
Describes energy and environmental policy in China during the period 1980-1993. China has implemented ambitious plans for electrification and the substitution of fossil fuels (mostly coal) for biomass. The environmental consequences of these changes, at the local and... View Details
Keywords: Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Pollutants; Climate Change; Business and Government Relations; Globalization; Energy Industry; China
Vietor, Richard H.K. "China (C): Energy and the Environment." Harvard Business School Case 794-134, April 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- Web
BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society
BiGS Fellows The BiGS Visiting Fellows are scholarly researchers who focus on issues of business and society. Consisting of scholars who study climate change or racial equity, they provide intellectual... View Details
- 19 Mar 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
8 Ways To Be An Environmentally Conscious Manager
chief sustainability officers in American companies, although their number has been growing rapidly. A new study by George Serafeim and Kathleen Millerexplains who they are, where they come from, and how to make them more effective. Think big More Than 900 Examples of... View Details
- August 2024
- Case
Iogen: Decarbonizing Hard-to-Abate Sectors
By: George Serafeim, Charlotte Foody and John Mulliken
Brian Foody, CEO of Iogen Corporation, was an early leader in advanced biofuels, developing a range of technologies to transform agricultural waste into transportation fuel. With $100 million in revenue and 350 patents across various biofuel technologies, Iogen was... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Biofuel; Market Attractiveness; Decarbonization; Technological Innovation; Climate Change; Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Transformation; Market Entry and Exit; Strategy; Energy Industry; United States; United Kingdom
Serafeim, George, Charlotte Foody, and John Mulliken. "Iogen: Decarbonizing Hard-to-Abate Sectors." Harvard Business School Case 125-037, August 2024.
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Jun 2023
- News
A Game Plan for Funding Carbon Offsets
- June 2010 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
U.S. Department of Energy & Recovery Act Funding: Bridging the "Valley of Death"
By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Ramana Nanda
The case focuses on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the $38 billion of stimulus funding the DOE received to encourage clean tech. They focus on "bridging the valley of death" (i.e., helping young, innovative companies finance technically risky and very capital... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Government and Politics; Innovation and Invention; Programs; Business and Government Relations; Climate Change; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry
Roberts, Michael J., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Ramana Nanda. U.S. Department of Energy & Recovery Act Funding: Bridging the "Valley of Death". Harvard Business School Case 810-144, June 2010. (Revised June 2011.)
- 04 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now
“military equipment” mindset, no new nuclear technology will be competitive with fossil fuels in time. If we change this mindset, we will have the opportunity of making an informed choice about using nuclear technology to meet the energy... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
UN President Speaks at HBS
environment. In his presentation “Globalization and the Sovereignty of Nations: Does Globalization Mean That National Sovereignty Is on the Decline?” Kerim, from Macedonia, cited the fight against climate View Details
Keywords: Government
- 09 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
New BEI Director: Lynn Schenk
School, and the world as we confront the realities of climate change and its associated responsibilities and opportunities for the business community. BEI faculty chair Mike Toffel looks forward to his... View Details
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
activism on climate change, where corporate executives of firms who don’t stand to profit from doing so nonetheless call for public policies to address the climate. In the US, public opinion about climate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
grading standards? Associate Professor Francesca Gino and colleagues investigate the phenomenon of the "fundamental attribution error." The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
its country. The group has influenced customers and suppliers to change their practices, whether by helping a fish harvesting operation in the coastal swamps minimize pollution or encouraging a motorcycle courier company to reduce... View Details
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Systems Leadership Project | Institute for Business in Global Society
Proceedings, April 2025 Finance, Coalitions, and Climate Risk Financial systems are evolving to address climate change through investor pressure, disclosure regulation, and... View Details
- 19 Jul 2023
- News
Managing Electricity to Meet Net Zero Targets
- 15 Apr 2020
- News
How Sarah Kauss Built S’well
on her recent HBS Reunion, where she had listened to Harvard Professor Daniel Schrag discuss the impacts of climate change and the looming global water crisis. “I had this idea that if there was a company... View Details