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- 01 Dec 2014
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Instilling Production with Principles
competitors in an industry often known for low wages and dismal environmental records. “We can be a catalyst of change,” says Yang, who is planning sustainability conferences and factory tours to share her company’s successful strategies.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
expanding his Coosawattee Foundation, an educational organization he founded in 1986 dedicated to preserving Georgia’s archaeological sites and environmentally sensitive areas that combines Langford’s passions for history and the natural... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
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Leading In a New Era
human resources. Together, they have created task forces of interdivisional, cross-functional associates at widely varying levels to plot the future approach to product from aesthetic, process, and environmental perspectives." According... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 17 Feb 2015
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The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)
change.) “I had wanted to do more for climate change for a while. When it became clear I wasn’t going to have as much impact as I could if I stayed in consulting, I decided it was time to make the jump.” When did you first become... View Details
- 20 Jan 2017
- News
Bringing Power to the People
access to electricity. We are going to build a solar farm in the north of the country where there is no power plant at the moment. It has a real impact; we are bringing power where there was no power before. “It’s really impressive to see that what we are doing is good... View Details
- 20 Nov 2015
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Room to Grow
engaged campus community. Beyond the campus, the program’s impact is evident in a revitalized farming community in the surrounding areas and at other nearby colleges and school systems that are using the UMass model to start similar... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Innovative Loan Fund Yields Big Returns
Through its use of Harvard’s innovative Green Campus Loan Fund, HBS has cut energy expenditures and provided a model for conservation-minded schools around the University to follow. The loan fund provides capital for projects that reduce the University’s View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash
world," she says. "There was this dichotomy that, on one hand, a pile of e-waste contains 100 to 200 times as much gold as you can find in ore from the ground, yet in the absence of the right processes, you weren't able to tap into this resource efficiently, or in an... View Details
- 13 Jul 2015
- News
Promoting renewable energy
After studying economics and environmental science at Dartmouth, Giulia Siccardo (MBA 2016) came to HBS to expand her skills with the goal of helping companies reduce their impact on the environment.... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
Smith. Not only has Starbucks created a "third place" for the customer between work and home, but it has also launched a number of environmental and community-oriented initiatives. "We have a great culture in this company," Smith... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
faculty and emphasize values, ethical entrepreneurship, gender equality, and environmental and social commitment. “Every one of our students has the potential to go back home and lift people out of poverty in some of the most vulnerable... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Faculty Books
Schoar (University of Chicago Press) This compilation of articles explains how a country’s institutional differences and cultural considerations affect the role that entrepreneurs play in its economy. The contributors consider how View Details
- 26 Sep 2018
- News
Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure
called the Katy Prairie Conservancy, in collaboration with the Houston Flood Control District, local governments, and area developers on what he calls a sponge credit. The credit would allow, for instance, a town to mitigate the View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Financing the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure
tax” to mitigate the environmental impact of development through investment in conserving water-absorbing grasslands. Now the senior director of financing land conservation at investment bank Seale &... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
An Unconventional Suggestion
minimize the local environmental impact of extraction, and speed the transition to cleaner, lower-carbon energy. The report’s analysis found “no inherent trade-off between View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
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The End of Cows?
from a lab rather than a living animal, Alvarez believes consistency—not the myriad environmental or safety benefits of replacing factory farming—may become the main reason consumers adopt it. Once a lab-grown hamburger is perfected,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
book, Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, Henderson says that we have failed to reenvision capitalism. It must be not only an engine of prosperity, she offers, but also a system that is in harmony with environmental realities,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
earned prestigious awards. This is the kind of benchmark I want Anglo to be known for. In Alaska, we’ve spent over $100 million on environmental and socioeconomic impact studies pursuant to developing a... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Green House
available in the building industry,” she recalls. She could, for instance, track the positive environmental impact of each dollar the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development spent on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources
Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Finance (taught in collaboration with the Harvard Graduate School of Design), the BEI has generated 25 to 30 new environmentally related case studies each year. The BEI also hosts the annual alumni HBS... View Details
Keywords: Dalai Lama