Mitigation Policies - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Apr 2024
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IFC India: JSW Steel

(steel consumes vast amounts of electricity to run its core processes) and circular material usage (ways to abate some of the carbon emissions in steel production, but not all); carbon capture and storage (CCS), which doesn’t abate carbon emissions altogether but... View Details

14 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery

to mitigate sanctions. “Perhaps even more important in today’s environment, you are also limiting reputational risk,” Soltes says, pointing to negative news stories or error-filled posts on social media that can undermine a company’s... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Contacts & Resources | Information Technology

the Information Security Office to help identify and mitigate any risk to you or to the University. If you have questions about Harvard policy or Information Security at HBS. Harvard Business School faculty,... View Details

18 Feb 2022
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Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation

wildfires, floods, and droughts–and their resulting destruction of lives and properties–sends a clear signal that all members of society must drastically accelerate efforts to both mitigate further climate change and enable resilience and... View Details

09 Apr 2021
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Reflections on Student Conferences in 2020

Economy”. The virtual symposium attracted over 500 professionals across academia and industry, from investors to policy makers, to engage in discussion, debate, and share ideas about the future of energy in a new economy shaped by COVID,... View Details

25 Mar 2022
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ClimateCAP 2022

and its speakers, are a welcome reminder of the passion, capital, and innovation being directed toward climate mitigation and adaptation. There is hope yet.” - Lee Scott (MBA 2023) “I was particularly moved by meeting MBAs from over 24... View Details

17 Jun 2025
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Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco - Addressing Extreme Weather, Climate Risk, and Resilience

pilot programs and policy efforts in California and beyond. Joining him was Kayla Calkins (MPA ’24), a recent graduate of Harvard Kennedy School and Program Officer at the Climate Resilience Fund. Calkins, who also serves as a Senior... View Details

16 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?

Should eco-conscious investors support a company that’s developing innovative solutions to climate change—even if that company is also a major polluter? The market’s answer to this question has been a resounding “no,” as evidenced by the investment View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Energy

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Industrial Production & Materials - Business & Environment

leaks and implementing more robust strategies to recover, recycle, and destroy refrigerants at the end of their useful life can mitigate climate change impacts. [43] Cement The manufacturing of cement generates 5%–6% of global GHG... View Details

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BiGS Research | Institute for Business in Global Society

academics and practitioners focused on the intersection of industry, public policy and decarbonization. The Green Industrial Strategy Project Details The Ownership Project Exploring how structuring ownership of key elements in the economy... View Details

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Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco - Addressing Extreme Weather, Climate Risk, and Resilience - Blog - Business & Environment

insurance pricing models, referencing recent pilot programs and policy efforts in California and beyond. Joining him was Kayla Calkins (MPA ’24) , a recent graduate of Harvard Kennedy School and Program Officer at the Climate Resilience... View Details

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

political economy of decarbonization With a focus on studying the politics of clean energy transitions and probing why some economies are moving faster than other, Meckling plans to examine the recent rise of green industrial policy... View Details

18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18

one mechanism for capturing the performance benefits of diversity in experience and provide insight into how the management of experience accumulation affects team performance. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-145.pdf PublicationsInstitutional... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 14, 2015

needs of all relevant stakeholders. The original Beer et al. model remains a valuable guide to the next 30 years of HRM. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49360 Forthcoming Innovation Policy and the Economy... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 May 2020
News

New Menu

find and support the entrepreneurs positioned to mitigate the effects of climate change and help the world adapt to the realities of a warming planet. The firm's first fund is the New Protein Fund, dedicated to growing companies producing... View Details

30 Apr 2018
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HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success

catalyst for increasing the relevance I could have in Africa." As it turns out, Josh's research at HKS would become the inspiration for the business he would explore at HBS and pursue after graduation. For his second-year policy... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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Tried and Tested

imbalanced gender dynamics around them. Now, as experimental economists, their research is helping define the complex factors that contribute to the workplace gender gap—and sparking ideas about how to mitigate it. Here, they talk about... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Sep 2020
News

The Devil You Don’t Know

Illustration by David Plunkert Illustration by David Plunkert Edited by Dan Morrell What examples from history can we reflect on as we begin to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and prescribe solutions for policy and... View Details

12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

Administration guidance documents, public statements, and workshops, U.S. policy makers and regulators have recently accelerated efforts to clarify policies and foster innovation around software-driven... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

29 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 29

superior economic performance. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-110.pdf Trade Policy and Firm Boundaries Authors:Laura Alfaro, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, and Andrew F. Newman Abstract We study how trade View Details