Greenhouse - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Mar 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business

This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Green Technology

26 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

working to improve people’s lives through an inclusive and just transition to renewable energy for all. It is made up of anchor partners, investment partners, and delivery partners, as well as the country partners we work with. Key Objectives:a. Help avoid or avert... View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

sustainable fuel for the long term. When looking at decarbonization strategies, it’s important to remember that greenhouse gas emissions are just one part of the puzzle – and safety, availability, reliability are all important factors... View Details

25 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

graduation, Hilton’s experiences combined to lead him to Energy Impact Partners, where he perfected his skills as a venture investor. “I focused on early-stage startups that aim to displace or sequester a significant portion of global View Details

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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

greenhouse gas emissions must be net zero by 2050 to keep global warming below 1.5° C and thereby avoid the most serious impacts of climate change. [1] Major Effects of Climate Change Temperature Rise 18 of the 19 warmest years on record... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

Incineration Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping Circularity in Denmark BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams Grolsch Brewing Company: Drink Sustainably Van den Ende Rozen: Greenhouse Rose... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

Ferdinand Stockmann (MBA 2021) and James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021) Photo courtesy Syrup Tech Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world, says James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021), who worked in McKinsey’s retail sector before attending HBS. More than 8 percent of... View Details

Keywords: April White

08 Sep 2008
HBS Case

The Value of Environmental Activists

There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Michael Skelly (MBA 1991) CEO, Grid United Rise Above Corporate Interests BIO Climate change is upon us. If we are lucky, governments will pull together and create policies to reduce emissions and bend the curve of ever-increasing View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

host of the HBS Climate Rising podcast, will interview Erik Snyder (MBA 2009), cofounder and CEO of the Drawdown Fund, which invests growth capital to scale businesses that are reducing emissions or sequestering greenhouse gases. They... View Details

17 Sep 2024
HBS Case

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

As investor pressure mounts on companies to show their environmental impacts, leaders are encountering an unwieldy tangle of terms and approaches. Climate accounting basics and a dictionary of sorts can help demystify the calculations and voluntary targets that... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

08 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Koppert Cress: Macro Greenhouses, Microgreens

for its high concentration of agricultural innovation, Koppert Cress stands apart from its peers for its unique focus on gastronomy and innovative greenhouse production methods. The company was founded by Rob Baan, an ardent microgreen... View Details

03 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Van den Ende Rozen

that the family dynamic of the brothers creates a playful, supportive, and competitive work environment as each brother is responsible for a different area of the business. We started our tour of the facility by walking into the warm, brightly lit 4.5-hectare View Details

December 2013
Article

To Reconcile Mission and Margin, Deliver Better Outcomes at Lower Costs

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Pamela Greenhouse and Anthony DiGioia

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24 Apr 2014
News

Supporting social entrepreneurs with tools and services to grow

Rob Panoff (AB 1969, MBA 1973) talks about his work with the Social Enterprise Greenhouse to support social entrepreneurs with tools and services they need to grow. (Published April 2014) View Details

26 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Syngenta Tomato Vision

an opportunity to visit Syngenta Tomato Vision, a 150,000 square foot greenhouse and demonstration center located in Maasland, the Netherlands. This facility opened in May 2020 and focuses on testing thousands of tomato varietal crossings... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Organic Matter

with nearly 30 times the heat-trapping powers of CO2—represents 10 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions; according to the EPA, dairies and other livestock operations account for a third of that amount. California Bioenergy, founded in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; green business; agriculture; alternative energy; Agriculture

01 Mar 2010
News

A Wonderful Whirl

Mounted atop the Soldiers Field Park Garage, two wind turbines — 40-foot towers with 11.5-foot blades — represent Harvard’s biggest wind-energy project to date. Weighing more than 1,000 pounds each, the turbines are expected to supply 5 to 10 percent of the seven-story... View Details

Keywords: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

05 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change

reduction—and declares victory. But these measures fail to even dent the climate problem. And the proof is easy: Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. Last month, we hit 400 parts per million atmospheric CO2 for the first time in 3... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler

01 Sep 2010
News

HBS Wins Green Business Award

64 cubic yards of growing medium spread over 5,000 square feet and planted with 9,000 perennials, photovoltaic panels, a cogeneration unit, and a full lighting retrofit. Since 2003, HBS has enacted more than 100 energy conservation measures. These measures, coupled... View Details

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