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Governance and Accountability in Social Sector Organizations

This research examines governance in two types of organizations: international NGOs and socioeconomic hybrids.

First, over the past decade, many of the world's most prominent international nongovernmental organizations and networks (INGOs) ... View Details

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CSV Explained - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases CSV Explained CSV Explained The Three Levels of CSV Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy Redefining Capitalism The New Role for Government & View Details
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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

by exercising their shareholder votes. Meanwhile, several NGOs have built certifications and other monitoring and assessment tools to understand how companies are progressing against their targets. This panel will explore the different... View Details
  • March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
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OpenInvest

By: Boris Vallee and Caitlin Reimers Brumme
Founded by a team of hedge fund and NGO alumni, OpenInvest launched its platform in 2015 to enable retail investors to tailor their portfolio to their personal values in an automated way, for instance by screening out weapon manufacturers stocks or overweighting LGBTQ... View Details
Keywords: Socially Responsible Investing; Investing For Impact; Robo-advisors; Investment; Values and Beliefs; Customization and Personalization; Technology; Financial Services Industry
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  • 2016
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Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica

By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Between the 1970s and the 2000s, Costa Rica became established as the world’s leading ecotourism destination. This working paper suggests that although Costa Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more... View Details
Keywords: Tourism; Latin America; Business History; Sustainable Strategy; Sustainability; Nonprofit; Entrepreneurs; Environment; Entrepreneurship; History; Environmental Sustainability; Tourism Industry; Costa Rica
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  • September 2006 (Revised May 2008)
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Corporate Responsibility & Community Engagement at the Tintaya Copper Mine (B)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Brooke Barton and Ezequiel Reficco
Engaging local stakeholders and building strong relations has become a strategic imperative for multinational firms in the often politically charged mining, oil, and gas sectors. For BHP Billiton, the world's second largest mining company, its Tintaya copper mine in... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mining Industry
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  • 13 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 13

  PublicationsHigher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value Authors:Michael Beer, Russel A. Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg, and Flemming Norrgren Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract Organizations must choose between... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Power to the People

By: Eric D. Werker

Every nongovernmental organization has a mission statement. For example, CARE, one of the world's largest and best-funded NGOs, explains its mission as serving "individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Food; Service Operations; Inflation and Deflation; Experience and Expertise; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Knowledge; Poverty; Agribusiness; Diversity; Non-Governmental Organizations; Innovation and Invention; India
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Creating Shared Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the launch of countless corporate social responsibility initiatives in recent decades. Now more than ever—in the midst of a global economic crisis that has strained the capacity of governments and NGOs to address complex societal... View Details
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The Three Levels of CSV - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases CSV Explained CSV Explained The Three Levels of CSV Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy Redefining Capitalism The New Role for Government & View Details
  • 2014
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Microfinance Services in Rural Areas--Farmers' Self-reliance Branch of CFPA Microfinance in Shangyi County (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yang Siqun and Shen Meihua
Microfinance is introduced into China in the 1990s. It had gone through 3 phases since the beginning, namely the pilot phase when all Microfinance practices are sponsored by charity funds based on projects, the promotion phase when the government subsidized some... View Details
Keywords: Microfinance; Rural Entrepreneurship; Value Added; China; China
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

preference for those from New York City, those with an interest in investing, or those with an interest in finance. HBS Association of Hong Kong Andy Choa (MBA 1951) Scholarship The HBSA-HK Educational Trust established the Andy Choa Scholarship for deserving leaders... View Details
  • 04 Jan 2013
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The Political Economy of Bilateral Foreign Aid

  • 2014
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Microfinance Services in Rural Areas--Farmers' Self-reliance Branch of CFPA Microfinance in Shangyi County

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Siqun Yang and Meihua Shen
Microfinance is introduced into China in the 1990s. It had gone through 3 phases since the beginning, namely the pilot phase when all Microfinance practices are sponsored by charity funds based on projects, the promotion phase when the government subsidized some... View Details
Keywords: Rural Entrepreneurship; Value Added; China; Risk Management; Microfinance; China
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Latin America - Global

its first international event in São Paulo, Brazil, in November 2023, with about 70 Latin American business leaders, entrepreneurs, NGO executives, and public sector leaders in attendance. Under the title, “Democratizing Development: How... View Details
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Accelerating Solutions - Business & Environment

policymakers, founders, investors, educators, recruiters and skills-based trainers. Highlights Video Full Panel Video Ensuring Climate Leadership: Boards, Metrics, & Accountability As thousands of large companies worldwide work towards carbon reduction goals, how do... View Details
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Europe - Global

Professor Debora Spar , the event brought together 70 C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, NGO leaders, public officials, and HBS faculty members. Panels, case studies, and breakout sessions explored topics from climate risk and financing... View Details
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Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases CSV Explained CSV Explained The Three Levels of CSV Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy Redefining Capitalism The New Role for Government & View Details
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Reconceiving Products & Markets - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases CSV Explained CSV Explained The Three Levels of CSV Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy Redefining Capitalism The New Role for Government & View Details
  • 01 Sep 2023
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Elevator Pitch: Standard of Care

NGO MedGlobal, traveling with two US doctors through Poland and into Ukraine. “It was a direct request, which couldn’t be more clear,” says Teodorescu, who describes the trip as “a no-brainer” and “an opportunity to step up to the... View Details
Keywords: entrepreneurship; healthcare; surgery; Ukraine; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance