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- 27 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 27
changing perception of such strategies by the analysts. Moreover, we find that higher visibility firms receive more favorable recommendations for their CSR strategies. We also find that analysts with more experience, broader View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Sustainability in CPG and Retail
chains." The Food Industry Association: Corporate Social Responsiblity Trade association representing food retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers. Their CSR section includes topics such as Food Waste, Sustainability, Animal... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Ink: Bringing Purpose to Life
spot” of maximizing both social and bottom-line value. “Companies and leaders have embraced the notion that purpose-driven companies can solve social and environmental problems while also generating wealth. As the thinking goes, companies can transcend traditional... View Details
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
perception of the value of such strategies by the analysts. Moreover, we find that firms with higher visibility receive more favorable recommendations for their CSR strategies and that analysts with more experience, broader View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Sustainability Resources for HBS MBAs
Business & Environment podcast Climate One Podcast Drilled Podcast Greentech media Energy Gang podcast Rankings Global 100 100 Best Corporate Citizens Newsweek American's Most Responsible Companies 2021 Global Cleantech 100 Sustainability... View Details
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
that shows how CSR can make it easier for firms to secure financing for new projects. Research was conducted by George Serafeim and Beiting Cheng of Harvard Business School and Ioannis Ioannou of the London Business School. Key concepts... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
method can serve as the foundation for new bundled payment reimbursement approaches. Publisher's link: http://search.proquest.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/docview/1634452215/fulltextPDF/4F2F96135E4D4D7CPQ/6?accountid=11311 January 2015 Harvard Business Review The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) - Course Catalog
important role to play in the mix. The course will explore business approaches, including CSR and CSV, its opportunities as well its limitations. We will study how new “venture philanthropy” attempts to serve that segment. We will look at... View Details
- 23 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective
improve how workers are treated or betters the environment. But new research from Harvard Business School and London Business School demonstrates the first real evidence that mandatory CSR reporting works, and could give policymakers and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
develop the capacity to examine and evaluate individual CSR-oriented actions, a process that requires both an understanding of the motivation behind them and an assessment of their impact on society and on the firm. Second, they need to ensure that the firm's View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
management believes the relationships between these key financial and nonfinancial metrics to be. Most companies have a great deal of work to do in this area. A 2008 KPMG CSR survey found that "Only a minority 16 percent of G250 companies... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2024
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship
his full interview transcript. Defining traditional CSR as “cosmetic social responsibility,” Shah outlines an intentional choice to pursue essential and sustainable, albeit less visible, socio-economic impact. View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Reinventing the Annual Report
on nonfinancial metrics such as lower fuel consumption in new jet engines, and a reduced carbon footprint and lower water consumption in the firm’s factories. The juxtaposition of information on both operations and CSR symbolizes UTC’s... View Details
Keywords: Robert G. Eccles
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
Art by Jude Maceren/Corbis Related Links "Burt's Bee's Social and Environmental Report Fiscal Year 2010" - Yola Carlough, Director of Sustainability at Burt's Bees, describes how participating in the HBS multimedia case influenced the company's decision to go paperless... View Details
- 07 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Market Investors Pay More for Resilient Companies
The steep market drop in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis is being used as a laboratory to study the importance of companies investing in stakeholder relations with their employees, suppliers, and customers, and how those investments could be strategic resources... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
On Purpose
Black Panther made more than $1.3 billion globally. (A sequel is due out this fall.) With the data points that Cohen collected, her team put words to their purpose: “To inspire a better world through the power of stories.” That forms the foundation of the company’s... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
water consumption in the firm's factories. The juxtaposition of information on both operations and CSR symbolizes the company's commitment to more than just the bottom line and its belief that both sets of data have a significant impact... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
has been discussed for decades. Here is research and writing from Harvard Business School that discusses both the concept in theory and examples of CSR in practice. A Good Place to Start Statement on the Purpose of a... View Details
- 06 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 6
Part of that effort was the creation of a strategic corporate social responsibility program called Our World, Our Family. The case tracks Western Union's earlier CSR initiatives and how they resulted in the creation Our World, Our Family.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
treaties, tariff policies, and regional trade agreements that can be put in place to enhance the effectiveness of CSR and a country's long-term competitiveness. When international quotas on textiles and garments are eliminated at the end... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna