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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
HBS alumnus Philip Rettger on partnering with the Harvard endowment
Philip Rettger (MBA 1985) has focused his career on renewable and sustainable energy. "While none of us knows what the future will offer for investment returns, I am pleased that the charitable remainder trust that I established several... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: Values Proposition
Illustrations by Drue Wagner The Company The Leadership The Pitch The News Saathi Cofounder and CFO Amrita Saigal (MBA 2014); Founded 2015 Almost 3 million women in India don’t have access to sanitary pads. Saathi’s environmentally... View Details
- 15 Mar 2022
- News
History’s Future
that will balance the demands of a rapidly growing tourism industry with a commitment to environmental sustainability and inclusive growth. That means both a commitment to preserving the region’s environment... 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 environmental protection and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Making Eco Easy
Competition (photo by Susan Young) That realization later led Paiji Yoo (who left HBS after her first year to pursue a mobile shopping startup she created) and her sectionmate John Mascari (MBA 2012) to cofound Blueland, which makes View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
Erica Diamond demo the "modlet" View a list of alumni working in green industry What does it mean to be green? It’s a trendy color these days, but over the years HBS alumni have demonstrated a long-standing commitment to environmental... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
On the Horns of an Investment Dilemma Financial management firms that focus on sustainable investing have been gaining ground for twenty years now. As an example, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a global association of nearly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
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... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
HBS Philanthropy Report Online
This year, the School’s annual donor report will be published online. The change from a print publication reflects a cost savings consistent with a School-wide effort to contain expenses, as well as a desire for environmentally View Details
- 31 Jan 2022
- News
Michael Trejo Brings Business Back to the Valley of the Sun
capacity for growth, addressing sustainability and environmental impact, and reinvesting in the local community. “We’re right where we want to be as a business,” Trejo told the magazine. “We’re growing, and... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
barware, and accessories.) Ocean plastic is a particularly vexing environmental problem: By contaminating our water and killing marine life, it endangers everything higher up the food chain—including us. That’s why Robert Goodwin (GMP 3,... View Details
- 08 May 2015
- News
An alternative view of the role of the corporation in society
Do corporations do well by doing good? Or do firms that engage in environmental and social initiatives destroy shareholder wealth? George Serafeim, the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration, has studied how... View Details
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
which provides safety and environmental services and products to the energy industry, knew the city from his undergraduate days at Rice University. He moved back in 2010, and when he did, his mentor, L. E. Simmons (MBA 1972), president of... View Details
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in new technologies to accelerate change
Girish Nadkami (MBA 1988), a venture capitalist in Switzerland, talks about the impact of investing in new technologies for communications, robotics, and environmental start-ups. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
Aravaipa Ventures, a fund to support environmentally sustainable technology businesses in Colorado. Fenwick-Smith had private equity know-how but had never been involved in creating venture funds. It was... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Feb 2021
- News
Locally Grown
Inspired by the natural beauty he found when he moved to Boulder, Colorado, Robert Fenwick-Smith (MBA 1988) created Aravaipa Ventures, an unusual venture capital fund to support environmentally sustainable... View Details
- 14 Jan 2022
- News
Power Play
founded SER Capital Partners, which focuses on sustainable investments, and brought in partners Sara Graziano (MBA 2011) and Chris Smith (MBA 2001), who contributed complementary skills from the energy sector, to establish the firm’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS
Rebecca Henderson, the Business and Environment Initiative is designed “to deepen our collective understanding of the environmental challenges confronting business leaders and to help them design effective solutions,” explains Reinhardt.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
overestimating the environmental benefits of shared dockless e-scooters—because many riders choose them over walking or pedaling a bike—pointed out that “choosing an e-scooter over driving a personal automobile with a fuel efficiency of... View Details