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- 01 Sep 2003
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The Levitt Brand
colleague, interviewed Levitt for a special video presentation shown at the The Globalization of Markets colloquium. Noting that in 1983 Levitt’s HBR article had “created a firestorm of debate,” Greyser asked him to recall its impact at... View Details
- 07 Jul 2016
- News
Creating a Viable Future in Rural Africa
Louise Fenn Ruhr (MBA 1977) is helping empower poor and displaced communities in the developing world—particularly women—cope with the impact of climate change through sustainable food, water, energy, and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
Founded under the guidance of Mihir Desai, HBS Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, PRIMO is in its fifth year. The program enrolls 15-18 Harvard undergraduates who live in College dorms but spend their days immersed in the scholarly View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
Although Andrew Tisch might attribute the family’s philanthropic record to nature—“Being involved in the community has always been part of the family DNA,” he says—nurture has played a role as well. Tisch’s parents and aunt and uncle set... View Details
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Africa - Global Activities 2021
reflects on how another devastating health-related crisis—the Ebola outbreak that ravaged West Africa from 2014 to 2016—influenced her decision to pursue economic development to make a lasting impact on the African continent, which... View Details
- 28 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Kicking Off Alumni in Climate Networking Series in Boston
and share ideas. Over 40 alumni and students came to campus to learn more about the local community of HBS MBAs who are making an impact on climate change. Entrepreneurs working on climate change education... View Details
- June 2011 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
Mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure in the European Union
By: George Serafeim
In 2011, the European Commission was deciding on how to best modify the existing European Union policy on corporate disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Previous directives had recommended that European companies report ESG... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Accounting; Competitive Strategy; International Accounting; Financial Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Debates; Europe
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Phillip Andrews. "Mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure in the European Union." Harvard Business School Case 111-120, June 2011. (Revised February 2013.)
- Profile
Jason Flood
chemotherapy treatments to address his cancer. Today, Jason is cancer-free, but the experience proved transformative. “It was draining,” Jason says, “but it was a communal experience with a whole bunch of people receiving treatment at the... View Details
- 22 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights
legislation impacting the LGBTQ community isn’t typically the core competence of a corporation’s government affairs team, who tend to focus on industry issues like regulations and taxes. This expertise gap... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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A Broad Spectrum of Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
and 2008 New Orleans Service Immersions at HBS. “The community around Social Enterprise activities at HBS is a large, diverse group of faculty, staff, and students—there are definitely a lot of people here who are actively seeking ways to... View Details
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Andres Sarmiento
Why was earning your MBA at Harvard Business School important to you? Working at American Airlines' through the bankruptcy process made me reconsider the form of impact that I intended to have. My career until that point had consisted in... View Details
- 17 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)
applied for an MBA hoping that a two-year break from the professional world would help me find answers to some tough life questions: who am I, what do I want to achieve, and what impact do I want to make in this world. I was drawn to the... View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
dusk, 75 HBS alumni gathered in Google’s Community Space ove... From Milton Friedman to Larry Fink—The Rise of Impact Investing Fran Seegull 31 May 2018 Twenty years ago, I graduated from Harvard Business... View Details
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Rohit Pursram
interests. Grow and run a media company that will have a long-lasting impact on the lives of the people it touches. Use my leadership to make positive changes both within the company and in the community at... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Five Receive 2013 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
School has selected a number of outstanding men and women to receive its most important honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. Throughout their careers, these distinguished graduates have contributed significantly to their companies and View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Thomas J. Tierney, MBA 1980
impact that philanthropists and nonprofits can have,” says Tierney, who has created a unique organization that privately collaborates with a wide range of billionaires, advises the likes of the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations, and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2006
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End of Campaign Celebrated
Harvard Business School. Close to 200 members of the HBS community took part in the event, which highlighted the impact of the campaign on the School and paid tribute to the leadership of former Dean Kim B.... View Details
- 21 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing
gun-shy private investors, Morino warned that a social impact bond program will work only if the government and the investors truly understand what constitutes success for any given community... View Details
Sarah Hodges
online learning community for IT, dev and creative training. Prior to Pluralsight, she co-founded Intelligent.ly, a leadership development company that impacted thousands of emerging leaders. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital
- 13 Jan 2020
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Blending my Tech and Managerial Mindsets
initiatives for top-tier customers. However, the "startup bug" was always in me: creating something from nothing, positively impacting a market, and thinking big. I joined ClimaCell in Boston after its Series-A funding, and played a role... View Details