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- 06 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Basics of Consumer Marketing in Asia
2002 he was CEO of Philips China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. He pointed to Unilever's early experience in China as a cautionary tale. Unilever had done well selling high-end soap products elsewhere, but in China it had a difficult time... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
Unilever CEO Paul Polman, we can see the effect these groups have had on more senior executives. Polman has asked his top 500 executives worldwide to experience these groups. He notes, "Forming True North Groups is an integral part of the... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental sustainability anyway, assuming that... View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
performance. Learning to Live with Governments: Unilever in India and Turkey, 1950-1980 Authors:Geoffrey G. Jones Publication:Entreprises et Histoire 49 (December 2007) Abstract A noteworthy characteristic of the contemporary global... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 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
- 08 Oct 2010
- What Do You Think?
Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?
Unilever that actually set low limits on the ratio) that in turn accounts for some amount of added performance. So the resulting questions are: Will moral suasion through such measures as the Dodd-Frank bill affect CEO compensation? Does... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all, cigarette makers once used... View Details
- 27 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: HBS Visits Jindal Steel Works (JSW) Steel Dolvi Plant
public and private sectors alike. In Mumbai, we visited big conglomerates like Tata Power, JSW Steel, and Hindustan Unilever - companies that are deeply embedded in the Indian economy and have a large role to play in leading the green... View Details
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
reverse merger. Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111018-PDF-ENG Back to the Future: Redeveloping Unilever House A. Eugene Kohn, Arthur I Segel, and Andrew TerrisHarvard Business School Case 211-038 Steve... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 16, 2007
Fernandes can resolve the conflicts, the integration of the acquisitions is in jeopardy. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=408001 Unilever as a "Multi-local Multinational"... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 28
states, thereby helping increase the incomes of 80–100 million farmer families across the country. However, despite its success, Amul is beginning to come under increasing pressure. Multinationals like Nestlé and Unilever are increasing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
companies encouraging and funding ESG innovation. Dow Chemical has enormous energy consumption in their operations, but they've managed to save more than $10 billion through efficiency programs and are moving the world toward the adoption of renewable energy sources... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808040 Dove: Evolution of a Brand Harvard Business School Case 508-047 Examines the evolution of Dove from functional brand to a brand with a point of view after Unilever... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Sep 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics
A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 12, 2006
must be willing to re-earn credibility by proving their value and winning their new colleagues' trust. Purchase this article: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=R0612J L'innovazione nella grande impresa: l'esperienza della View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
companies,” says Rogers. The Anglo-Dutch packaged-goods conglomerate Unilever had already bought Breyers. (It would buy Ben & Jerry’s in 2000.) Simultaneously, the Swiss food conglomerate Nestlé began to make friendly overtures to... View Details
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
supply-chain investments to make it possible for the small farmer to produce good-quality milk, transport it, and sell it to the company. This makes sense for the company because it needs fresh, locally produced milk, and for the small farmer, an assured steady source... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
executive vice president of business transformation at Unilever, discuss the company-wide plan Unilever launched to accelerate the speed of change throughout the organization and prepare its global workforce for a digitalized and highly... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- Blog Post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS
up in a traditional Chinese family. Prior to HBS, I worked at Unilever in both the Shanghai and Tokyo offices. I am also a failed serial entrepreneur, with my first company founded while I worked at Unilever, and the subsequent three... View Details