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Jeremy Burnham

Jeremy’s team was asked to come up with concepts for a “sustainable” shoe that would appeal to impulse buyers. For two months, the team met once a week to brainstorm ideas and ultimately settled on three: an “exchange” program, in which customers who brought in old... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2010
  • News

Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops

have been a huge mistake. Two years earlier, she and her partner, Peter Strugatz, had purchased the assets of Great Harbor Design at public auction for $26,000. The former owner had invested $4 million in perfecting a durable building surface made from cement and View Details
Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing
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Alice Yen

orange persimmons and brown turkey figs. Standing by his side, I observed my dad creatively experiment with recycled reflective compact disks to keep the deer and robins from having an early bite. After the season ended, I watched as he... View Details
  • 26 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?

When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology; Information; Technology
  • 01 Sep 2024
  • News

Fueling Innovation

credit to a Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business. Photos by Evgenia Eliseeva, Nabil Kapasi, and Susan Young ADVANCING THE MISSION Far-Reaching Impact From the Classroom to Casablanca Reduce, Reuse, Recycle View Details
  • 20 Feb 2014
  • News

Managing the World’s Trouble Spots

long-term solutions to fundamental problems. In Haiti, a recycling program built to reduce flooding from clogged canals has helped to reduce cholera transmissions and create sustainable jobs. In Brazil, a business consortium is providing... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
  • 09 Apr 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact

Both impact investing and traditional philanthropy are on the rise after the decade-long economic boom following the Great Recession. But when does an impact investment make a bigger difference than a grant? The question is far more complicated than simply evaluating... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 07 Nov 2016
  • News

The Business of Saving Old Buildings

setting up a nonprofit foundation to do recycling of older buildings, and so I started the Architecture Heritage Foundation and was asked by the Boston Redevelopment Authority to come up with what they could do with the surplus wholesale... View Details
  • 29 Feb 2016
  • HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

self-compacting solution to keep streets clean. Last year, however, the Massachusetts-based company’s CEO shared plans to change its business model from selling a product—waste and recycling stations—to selling a subscription-based... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy
  • 19 Jan 2016
  • News

Electric Avenues

was—naturally—”What are your biggest costs?” Trash, they said—it was 30 percent of the municipal budget. So Cisco outfitted Barcelona’s recycling bins with sensors that would help determine how full they were at pickup. The results: Most... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
  • 01 Dec 2014
  • News

Instilling Production with Principles

pro-environmental policies are money savers and the key to her company’s continued success, Yang says. More Retail Revolutions Recycling the Consignment Shop Bigger than the local consignment shop and easier than eBay, thredUP, cofounded... View Details
Keywords: April White; fashion; Manufacturing
  • 15 Dec 2024
  • News

Editor's Letter

coffee table instead of in the recycling bin. The new name reflects a real change in our focus: We want to be a medium for the entire HBS community, including students, staff, faculty, and alumni. There are editorial and visual changes,... View Details
  • Web

Mobility Policy | About

beds, couches, or pillows. Don't leave the device unattended while charging. Don’t charge devices while you are sleeping. Dispose of lithium batteries by taking them to your local battery recycler or hazardous waste collection center.... View Details
  • 20 Feb 2025
  • Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Building Resilience - Mumbai’s Journey to Sustainable Water Management

recycling and reusing treated sewage water, with plans to make it potable to supply new residential complexes. However, infrastructure challenges persist. While the water exiting the treatment facility is potable, contamination occurs... View Details
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Art Nature Business

photographs to works that incorporate recycled and industrial materials—in order to bring new perspectives to conversations on campus about climate change. Click on the images below for more information about each work in the exhibition.... View Details
  • 21 Aug 2008
  • News

Stylin’ at Gallatin

percent of the discarded materials were recycled in some way. Three thousands bricks were reused in the renovation. Gallatin is the second residence hall and fifth building on the HBS campus to achieve LEED certification for construction... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 04 Jun 2024
  • Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2024

complex interplay between reducing reliance on fossil fuels and the growing demand for vital minerals like cobalt. Exploring innovative solutions, from recycling critical minerals to implementing regulations ensuring supply chain... View Details
  • 24 Oct 2023
  • Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco

efficiency to cut down on emissions, a robotics company that is focused on modernizing the recycling industry, several alumni working for renewable energy firms, and a number working in the electric vehicle space. I left the event... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2011
  • News

‘Green’ Trailblazers

E-waste recycling Marcel Brenninkmeijer (AMP 155 1998) Good Energies Foundation London, New York, and Zug Foundation focused on poverty alleviation through sustainable access to renewable energy Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002) Serious... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Management; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services
  • 26 Aug 2009
  • Op-Ed

Where Cash for Clunkers Ran Off the Road

have attracted the older, most fuel inefficient used cars. Instead, a $4,500 incentive attracted many perfectly serviceable vehicles. Because of government concerns over fraudulent recycling of trade-ins, vehicles had to be destroyed.... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Auto
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