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19 Jan 2016
News

Electric Avenues

invests up front to develop and build the desalination facility, signing up local utilities to long-term contracts at firm prices. “It’s one of the first examples of a private company in the US water industry taking on development and... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Sep 2008
News

The Levitt Brand

Globalization of Markets” (1983). With nearly 900,000 reprints sold to date, “Marketing Myopia” posed a question that reverberates nearly fifty years later: “What business are you really in?” “An industry begins with the customer and his... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Oct 2013
News

The Green Giant

The old-fashioned assumption of the environmental movement was that business and industry were the problem. World Wildlife Fund President and CEO Carter Roberts (MBA 1988) is bullish that they can be part of the solution. A new breed of... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; World Wildlife Fund

13 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

from the rest of the world in this area–we have the world’s least sustainable transportation system, as measured by transportation emissions per capita. And even globally, View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation

which our faculty provide. EE: What is the typical profile of the group? Hart: The single defining characteristic of our participants is that they have achieved a position of extraordinary responsibility and recognition in their industry... View Details

Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery

30 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

lifetimes, this book looks at the past of green business to identify lessons for the future. It provides rich new evidence and insights on green business as it examines its variation between industries and nations over time. It shows the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2006
News

Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum

AIR AND SPACE: GLF participants enjoyed cocktails and dinner at the popular Washington museum. PHOTOGRAPHS BY DANUTA OTFINOWSKI There has never been a time when there have been as many challenges facing this country as there are now, nor... View Details

22 Aug 2019
News

Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

transportation is virtually not usable for anyone in the middle class or above. And so those are very challenging parts of being in Lagos, but I keep saying that we have to straddle between the future we envision and the world we... View Details

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

durations, and dispatch it as electricity on demand. Cal's role prior to HBS was an Aerospace Industry Application Engineer at Mathworks. Aditya Desai (MBA 2022, Section J), Summer Internship: MBA Summer Intern at Natron Energy Natron... View Details

29 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 29

to deploy a system of statistical control that had been developed and applied successfully in the management of the Army Air Forces. Henry Ford II had recently assumed control of his grandfather's troubled automotive empire and was... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet - Blog - Business & Environment

capturing milligrams of CO in a lab at ETH Zurich. Their first small-scale direct air capture plant came online in 2014—and they’ve been scaling at a fast pace ever since. Last year, the Energy and Environment Club visited Orca, their... View Details

22 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Avant Ski Makes Turns in Ski Media Objectivity

resort or one pass.” Bringing a Breath of Fresh Air to a Stodgy Industry When you consider the total cost of ski passes, ski rentals or purchased gear, plus lessons, food, and lodging, the sport of sliding... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Leading Change

balance are our priorities,” says Yang. Pro-worker and pro-environment policies aren’t just a social good at Esquel. “They save money and strengthen our competitive advantage,” notes Yang. For example, polluted water impedes the production of cotton, and poor View Details

29 Feb 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel and Cement and the Quest to Capture Carbon in Hard to Abate Sectors

is economically unviable, and it would require a lot of process innovation to make financial sense and for them to scale it. Despite the potential here, Mr. Acharya doesn’t “see it happening in the next 20 years”. However, regulation outside of India might play a role... View Details

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

include positioning strategies, choosing the proper channel, potential partnerships, manufacturing issues, market analysis, and PR management. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507016 Demand and Supply Forecasting at... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 26, 2008

included innovative image maps. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=408097 Linear Air: Creating the Air Taxi Industry Harvard Business School Case 808-107 No... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2020
News

The Complete Package

Courtesy Susan Chong The typical wooden shipping pallet, constructed of mixed hardwood, ccan weigh 50 pounds, Susan Chong (OPM 48, 2016) explains. But a pallet made of pine weighs half that, and for businesses air shipping their products,... View Details

Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; sustainability; packaging; leadership; women; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2015
News

Feedback

experience, so I quit the Air Force and came to HBS to get my credentials in preparation for a career in business. I pray that attitude in industry has been overcome today. The Marine captain [Maura Corby... View Details

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Photograph Albums - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Photography Collections Introduction Large Collections Automobile Industry Caterpillar... View Details

01 Jun 2020
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Prognosis

they were disproportionately coming from Chelsea, Revere, and East Boston. I think in this case the social determinants include living in crowded housing conditions, where the ventilation and air quality are not as good and which seems to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; COVID-19; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

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